Sentences with phrase «radical eighteenth century»

Edmund Burke, the radical eighteenth century politician, hack and philosopher, redeemed himself in the opinion of his more conservative contemporaries when he criticised the excesses of the French Revolution.

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The Wesleyan revival involved radical innovations in church music in the eighteenth century.

In the eighteenth century, radical campaigners like John Wilkes used these principles to challenge the oppressive powers of the British government, campaigning for individual rights and protections from legal tyranny.

Empire: Total War takes the Total War franchise to the eighteenth century Age of Enlightenment — a time of political upheaval, military advancements, and radical thought, captured in stunning detail.

Working in collaboration with Venetian glassmakers, he began producing ornate mirrors and eighteenth - century style chandeliers, using black Murano glass in a radical departure from traditional Rococo colors.