Seventeenth century

Towards the beginning of the seventeenth century, interior designs were plain. The focus was on practical living—financial restrictions limited the attainability of a flashy household. When describing a 17th century household, Wayne Craven wrote, “the rooms had low ceilings with exposed beams, plastered or occasionally paneled walls, and floors laid with broad planks,” (Craven, 35). Living quarters were plain and primarily filled with only the essentials for living. Craven also wrote that “the usual

1. In what sense is seventeenth-century Dutch painting an art of describing? Focusing on two works of your choice, consider the possible relationships between artworks and contemporary forms of social behaviour and/or new knowledge. The distinctive pictorial mode of 17th Century Dutch painting can broadly be categorised as descriptive. Realism is employed in rendering scenes of everyday life through various iterations of subject matter found in the real world. Distinct from Renaissance art of

Look again at the three seventeenth century poems, To His Coy Mistress, The Flea, and Shall I compare thee. In what ways have the three poets used, or departed from, the conventions of their time and why do you think they have been successful in ... Look again at the three seventeenth century poems, “To His Coy Mistress”, “The Flea”, and “Shall I compare thee”. In what ways have the three poets used, or departed from, the conventions of their time and why do you think they have been successful

Mufwene (2003), there are speculations that African Americans and White Americans have a similar way of speaking. People speculated that in the seventeenth century African-American and white people work together in the plantations, interacting to each other, and influencing the way of speaking. There are assumptions that segregation in the eighteen century caused changes in the English language between African-American and Whites. African and Whites used to work in tobacco and cotton plantations

In the seventeenth century, murders were verified by the examination of witnesses who claimed people were murdered and supernatural happenings, such as corpses bleeding, ghosts, and dreams verified if the said person was the guilty murderer (4). The main focus of this article is an explanation of the examined accounts and also the comparison of another murder subject matter, printed murder pamphlets (4). These murder pamphlets made it so the destiny of the murderers was able to get through to the

second half of the seventeenth century was a period of relative political stability in Europe. Although wars still occurred, they lacked the intensity of the preceding period. In the ascendant states, such as France, Prussia, Austria, Russia, and England, central governments were gaining authority. The primary power and for many states the model of political authority, was France. So, what conditions made the development of monarchical absolutism possible in seventeenth-century Europe?, What policies

worldview. Christian Theist believed that God was the creator of all, and that he had laid out a plan for humanity. In the Seventeenth Century, as theist started to question their worldviews, a new view began to rise. Deism, as defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, is, “Movement or system of thought advocating natural religion, emphasizing morality, and in the 18th century denying the interference of the Creator with the laws of the universe.”(2017) To understand how Deism came about, let’s

Although violence was prevalent throughout the entire period from 1460 to 1800, it could be argued that the seventeenth century was extremely significant to Ireland’s history of violence and warfare. During the seventeenth century, Ireland was plagued with battles and sieges due to the power struggle between the Irish Catholics and Protestants. Tensions were high as animosity festered for the Irish Catholics who were being forced to abandon their religion, language, and land, which had ultimately

ascended to primacy among European powers. By the beginning of the seventeenth century, the Dutch Republic had overcome the limitations of its size and available ecological resources through its innovative financial and commercial institutions and was enjoying a hundred years of commercial dominance. By all measures, the Dutch Republic was positioned to remain atop Europe for the foreseeable future, but by the end of the seventeenth century, domestic production and overseas dominance was waning. A series

In seventeenth-century England, the crime of sodomy was considered to be a heinous sin. In a time when religion governed law, homosexuality was not tolerated. The case against Lord Audley, Earl of Castlehaven, represents the treatment of those convicted in engaging in sexual behavior with men. Not only was sodomy frowned upon because it went against God’s laws, but it was also considered a crime against honor. Lord Audley’s trial shows that a crime of deviance is worse than a crime against another