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Thirty Years' War ends
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Period of Enlightenment begins
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Hobbes publishes 'Leviathan'
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Revolution in England
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Locke's 'Two Treatsies of Government' published
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England and Scotland Unite
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Montesquieu published 'Persian Letters'
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American Revolution begins
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Rosseau publishes 'The Social Contract'
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Declaration of Independence
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American Revolution ends
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Dutch Revolution begins
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French Revolution begins
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Olympe de Gouges publishes 'Declaration of Rights of Women'
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The Period of Enlightenment ends