Most Read This Week In 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 disease killed eight thousand...between its first appearance in October 1635 and its eventual disappearance in July 1637...The appalling impact of the plague had two significant consequences. One was that it created a shortage of labor and thus resulted in a rise in wages as employers competed for man-power.
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― Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused
― Tulipomania: The Story of the World's Most Coveted Flower & the Extraordinary Passions It Aroused
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Across the whole of the Americas, the introduction of infectious diseases from Europe resulted in a 90 percent fall in the population, from about 60.5 million in 1500 to 6 million a century later.
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― Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
― Pathogenesis: A History of the World in Eight Plagues
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