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Augustan and Neoclassical: Comparisons with Rome |
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The Merry Era of a Somewhat Lazy King
The era of Charles II is called “the time of Merry Olde England,” but Charles is remembered as a somewhat lazy ruler. Open the pages of Britannia to find out how a “lazy” king restored the English monarchy, persevered through plague, fire, and war, and survived Parliament’s attempts to undermine his rule. Then, see if you can figure out why—despite catastrophic problems—Charles’s reign is considered to be “merry.”
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Reason and Enlightenment: Asking “How?” |
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Revolutionary Thinking
What caused the scientific revolution of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries? And why did that revolution so profoundly affect literature, religion, and art? Visit World Civilizations at Washington State University to find out why enlightened Europeans began to look at the world as a machine. Then, discover how the idea of a mechanical universe extends far beyond the realm of science.
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