Symbol of the The Bavarian Illuminati secret society (1776-1785) members were from Freemasonry, accused of conspiracy, detail ...

The trio of history lectures were completely sold out this season, covering topics including the French Revolution.

the intellectual origins of the French Revolution; intellectual encounters with the New World; the concept of a Counter-Enlightenment; and the move from a private to a public sphere of cultural ...

The ideas of this Scottish Enlightenment are exported to the colonies and fan the flames of revolution against the evils and cruelties of Empire.

In their modern forms they came about as a result of two events, the American Revolution in 1776 and the French Revolution in 1789. The French Revolution would have an enormous impact in Ireland ...

What ideas underlay such important moments in history as the Renaissance, the Enlightenment and the French Revolution? Early Modern Studies explores these questions and much more. Completion of ...