1660s
Post-Cromwell English decade
The decade from 1660 to 1669.
In historical writing, decades are commonly referenced this way: The 1660s saw the restoration of the English monarchy.
The format works for any century: the 1920s, the 1840s.
Note the absence of an apostrophe before the s.
Restored English sovereign
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- RoundheadsCivil War anti-monarchists
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
- Royal SocietyUK's national science academy
Great Fire of London · Great Plague · libertine · wit · rakes · playhouse · Anglican · coffeehouses
Decorative additions to something
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
- CaravaggioRenaissance-era Italian painter
- RubensBaroque Flemish painter
- VermeerBaroque Dutch painter
Bernini · Rembrandt · gilded · frescoes · opulence · dramatic · elaborate · grandeur
Resolved dispute or colony
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
- charterFounding organizational document
territory · expansion · indigenous · trade · missionaries · frontier · Jamestown · Virginia
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
- divine rightGod-granted ruling authority
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- throneCeremonial chair for sovereigns
reign · coronation · dynasty · aristocracy · court · Versailles · Sun King · Hapsburg
UK's national science academy
- NewtonFamous scientific surname
- BoyleGas behavior law eponym
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
- telescopeInstrument magnifying faraway objects
natural philosophy · empiricism · experiment · vacuum · optics · anatomy · observatory · pendulum clock
Of groin-node swellings
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- pestilenceFatal epidemic disease
- mortalityState of eventual death
fleas · rats · contagion · outbreak · red cross · shut up · plague doctor · parish
Charles II
Restored English sovereign
- monarchyRule by crowned sovereign
- RoundheadsCivil War anti-monarchists
- CommonwealthAssociation of sovereign states
Royal Society · Great Fire of London · Great Plague · libertine · wit · rakes · playhouse · Anglican · coffeehouses · periwig
ornamentation
Decorative additions to something
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
- CaravaggioRenaissance-era Italian painter
- RubensBaroque Flemish painter
Bernini · Vermeer · Rembrandt · gilded · frescoes · opulence · dramatic · elaborate · grandeur · Counter-Reformation
settlement
Resolved dispute or colony
- New WorldWestern Hemisphere landmasses
- colonistsSettlers in new territory
- plantationLarge-scale farming operation
charter · territory · expansion · indigenous · trade · missionaries · frontier · Jamestown · Virginia · tobacco
Louis XIV
- absolutismUnrestricted governmental authority
- divine rightGod-granted ruling authority
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
throne · reign · coronation · dynasty · aristocracy · court · Versailles · Sun King · Hapsburg · Stuart
Royal Society
UK's national science academy
- NewtonFamous scientific surname
- BoyleGas behavior law eponym
- microscopeInstrument for viewing minute objects
telescope · natural philosophy · empiricism · experiment · vacuum · optics · anatomy · observatory · pendulum clock · Huygens
bubonic
Of groin-node swellings
- epidemicWidespread disease occurrence
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
- pestilenceFatal epidemic disease
mortality · fleas · rats · contagion · outbreak · red cross · shut up · plague doctor · parish · burial pit
1660s2020s
Third decade, 21st century
modern era · 21st century · contemporary times · today · now