17th Century


The 17th century was the century that lasted from January 1, 1601, to December 31, 1700, in the Gregorian calendar. The 17th century falls into the Early Modern period of Europe and in that continent was characterized by the Dutch Golden Age, the Baroque cultural movement, the French Grand Siècle dominated by Louis XIV, the Scientific Revolution, and The General Crisis.

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The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty
The King's Messenger
Hour of the Witch
Act of Oblivion
The Map of Bones (The Joubert Family Chronicles, #4)
I Am You
Las niñas del naranjel
The Maiden
A Poisoner's Tale
The Manningtree Witches
The Witches of Vardø
The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit, and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty
The Six Loves of James I
The Witching Tide
Dark Tides (The Fairmile, #2)
The Village Healer’s Book of Cures
Macbeth
Hamlet
Don Quixote
Othello
Paradise Lost
The Tempest
King Lear
Twelfth Night
Girl with a Pearl Earring
The Miniaturist (The Miniaturist, #1)
Year of Wonders
Oroonoko
The Winter's Tale
Tartuffe
Antony and Cleopatra

But such is the nature of the concept of tolerance. It evolves. Every generation puts its own limitations on it, and the clashes that define a given generation seem in many respects to be over the question of who and what that generation tolerates.
Russel Shorto

Lope de Vega
Es tan bella que el mismo sol la envidia.
Lope de Vega, El caballero de Olmedo

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