This site describes the Age of Enlightenment and then goes on to describe the history of the Enlightenment Era, the key conflicts, and the Enlightenment's role in later philosophy.
This site offers a basic overview of the Age of Enlightenment. It explains why rational thinking was advocated as well as explains the history of the enlightenment philosophy.
This site is an overview lecture of the Scientific Revolution. It includes information from British historians as well as astronomers and mathematicians.
This site offers a basic overview of the Age of Absolutism. This includes the reign of Louis XIV and his positive achievements with negative results, and information about religious wars.
This site offers information about many different Italian Renaissance artists. Some of the featured artists include Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo da Vinci.
This site offers insight about the Black Death from a citizen who survived everything. He talks about the signs of death, the breakdowns of social order, and the mass burials.
This site offers an insight to the daily life in Sparta. This includes things like the life of children, schools, marriage, clothing, and entertainment.
This site gives a basic overview of the Industrial Revolution. It offers details on things like transportation, quality of life, and gives examples of the different developments during that time.
Provides catalysts that sparked the Industrial Revolution. It lists the great inventions of the period. It also gives social conditions of factory workers and city life. Overall, a very comprehensive guide to the Industrial Revolution.
After Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, he was forced to renounce his emperorship. The European powers were not going to take any more chances with Napoleon and thereby exiled him to the Island of St. Helena. The diary is by Comte de Las Cases who was part of the small entourage that accompanied Napoleon in his exile.
This article, originally from the Columbia Encyclopedia, describes the Industrial Revolution from the 18th to the 19th century. Topics include the Nature of the Industrial Revolution, the Industrial Revolution in Great Britain, the Worldwide Revolution, and the Effects of the Industrial Revolution.
Discusses the political and cultural history of France during the Renaissance and Early 17th Century. It also focuses on royal absolutism in France and the different events of the time period that affected it
This webpage from History.com details the French Revolution include the prelude, the Rise of the Third Estate, The Bastille, and more. It also recommends related articles if the reader is interested.