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17Th Century: New England
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The Comte de Guiche has demanded that you and your friends create a scroll full of information about various aspects of life in 17th century France. Since de Guiche amuses himself by watching others work hard, he has specifically given you areas in which to report. Your team's job is to find information pertaining to the following areas of 17th century France: Music, Art, Theater, Politics, Philosophy, Fashion and biography information on de Guiche's arch enemy Cyrano de Bergerac. Your group will locate the information, share the information and then individually create a "scroll" or newspaper of the times reporting in all mentioned areas. The final product must be typed and include pictures or images from the research. The format of the newspaper/scroll may include articles, advertisements, obituaries/births, advice column, and/or political cartoons.
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In the 17th century England began to found colonies in North America and the West Indies. In 1607 the first permanent colony was founded in North America at Jamestown, Virginia. In 1609 the English settled in Bermuda. In 1620 the Mayflower sailed from Plymouth to Massachusetts carrying English settlers. In 1629 the English settled in the Bahamas. In 1655 they took Jamaica from the Spaniards.
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In the mid-17th century, Wenceslaus Holler published this series of engravings depicting the costume of women in England. These images record a contemporary view of the costume of women, a subject which fascinated the artist. Wenceslaus Hollar was a 17th century engraver who published over two thousand of his drawings. He was born in Prague, Bohemia, and spent most of his career in England.
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The 17th century was a golden age of theatre in England, Spain, and France. In Italy, there was the extraordinary rise of the Opera. This was the greatest literary accomplishment of 17th Century Italy, otherwise in decline, and had ultimate impact on Literature in general throughout the world. Chief among the gifted European dramatists were: * Beaumont and Fletcher: Elizabethan English dramatists and collaborators, Francis Beaumont and John Fletcher. * Calderon and Lope de Vega: Spain's two greatest playwrights, Pedro Calderon de la Barca [1600-1681] and Lope de Vega [1562-1635]. Calderon was more poetic than Lope de Vega, weaker in comedy, stronger in tragedy, and notable here for his effective use of Horror and Supernatural Fantasy plots.
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As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th Century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. During this period, the power of England and the United Provinces increased; while that of Spain and Portugal declined.
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In the late 17th century furniture for the wealthy became more comfortable and much more finely decorated. In the early 17th century furniture was plain and heavy. It was usually made of oak. In the late 17th century furniture for the rich was often made of walnut or (from the 1680s) mahogany. It was decorated in new ways. One was veneering.
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