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Seventeenth century Europe, particularly its second option years, is often hailed as the beginning of the Enlightenment as nations over the continent experienced a surge in technology and scientific progress, an interval also commonly referred to as the Age of Reason. There is British natural philosopher, Francis Bacon, whose booklet Novum Organum challenged Aristotelian philosophy and stressed the importance of inductive reasoning. Bacon's ideas, which emphasized observation and the execution of various premises to create conclusions, was later referenced by famous French mathematician René Descartes. The Enlightenment have been awakened by the Western european Age of Discovery, however the continent was also a seedbed of insurrection, holy wars, and volatility. Individuals were growing weary of the unstable system of monarchy, a post that was inherited only by participants of an exclusive bloodline or interconnection, one that often muted the voices of people. Again and again, grossly incompetent and seemingly diabolic rulers had come to power through the rigged regal system. The Glorious Trend can be an intriguing story of any power warfare exacerbated by ruthless ambition, under-the-table plotting, and the treachery of familial betrayal. In 1678, a sinister scheme to assassinate King Charles II was unearthed, mailing the general public into a frenzy of mass worry. Fingers were pointed at the Catholics, who was simply accused of concocting the intricate conspiracy, and this very event would intensify the white-hot flames of the anti-Catholic hysteria that had been working unchecked within the nation. Seven years later, the openly Catholic King James II rose to the throne, and needless to say, the typically Protestant open public was not pleased. As people slowly switched against him, the king's little girl, Mary, and her partner, William of Orange, viewed across the British Route from a distance. The individuals were begging for change in a busted system, and something drastic were required to and would be achieved.

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