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Europe. Britain. In a friendly keyboard contest in Rome between Handel and Domenico Scarlatti, the result is a draw – Handel being the winner on the organ and Scarlatti on the harpsichord. Go to Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759) in The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church (2 rev ed.)
Subcategories. This category has the following 58 subcategories, out of 58 total. 18th century by city (15 C) 18th century by continent (22 C) 18th century by country (185 C) 1700s (37 C, 1 P) 1710s (36 C, 4 P) 1720s (39 C, 5 P) 1730s (36 C, 7 P)
This category has the following 92 subcategories, out of 92 total. 18th century in Europe by city (38 C) 18th-century crimes in Europe (13 C) 18th-century disasters in Europe (14 C) 18th-century elections in Europe (4 C, 30 P) 18th-century European people (8 C, 1 P)
By the 18th century, scientific authority began to displace religious authority, and the disciplines of alchemy and astrology lost scientific credibility. While the Enlightenment cannot be pigeonholed into a specific doctrine or set of dogmas, science came to play a leading role in Enlightenment discourse and thought.
The women's sack-back gowns and the men's coats over long waistcoats are characteristic of this period. Fashion in the years 1750–1775 in European countries and the colonial Americas was characterised by greater abundance, elaboration and intricacy in clothing designs, loved by the Rococo artistic trends of the period.
European literature of the 18th century refers to literature (poetry, drama, satire, essays, and novels) produced in Europe during this period. The 18th century saw the development of the modern novel as literary genre, in fact many candidates for the first novel in English date from this period, of which Daniel Defoe 's 1719 Robinson Crusoe is ...
19th century. An 1835 illustration of power loom weaving, as part of the Industrial Revolution. The 19th century began on 1 January 1801 (represented by the Roman numerals MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 (MCM). The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval.
