1720s
Post-South Sea Bubble
The 1720s refers to the decade from 1720 to 1729.
Like other decade terms, it functions as a noun or adjective to locate events, styles, or conditions in that ten-year span: The South Sea Bubble burst in the 1720s.
The 1720s saw the height of piracy in the Caribbean and the composition of Bach's Brandenburg Concertos.
Famous Caribbean buccaneer
- buccaneerCaribbean colonial-era pirate
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
- treasureValued wealth or keepsake
Jolly Roger · corsair · plunder · cutlass · brigantine · sloop · marooned · doubloon
Excessively elaborate in style
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
Vivaldi · Bach · Handel · harpsichord · concerto · cantata · fugue · sonata
Basis or justification
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
- RousseauFrench surname, philosopher or painter
- empiricismKnowledge through observation
Montesquieu · rationalism · salons · deism · natural rights · social contract · skepticism · secularism
Large-scale farming operation
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- trading postRemote commerce station
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
tobacco · sugar cane · slavery · colonist · governor · charter · British Empire · triangular trade
Early British statesman
- WhigsAnti-absolutist party members
- ToriesBritish conservative faction
- JacobiteSupporter of exiled Stuarts
- speculationUnproven theorizing or risky investment
financial crisis · patronage · Treaty of Utrecht · Peter the Great · absolutism · succession · diplomacy · statecraft
Blackbeard
Famous Caribbean buccaneer
- buccaneerCaribbean colonial-era pirate
- privateerAuthorized civilian warship
- galleonLarge historical sailing ship
treasure · Jolly Roger · corsair · plunder · cutlass · brigantine · sloop · marooned · doubloon · Caribbean
rococo
Excessively elaborate in style
- ornamentationDecorative additions to something
- gildedOverlaid with gold leaf
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
fresco · Vivaldi · Bach · Handel · harpsichord · concerto · cantata · fugue · sonata · opera
reason
Basis or justification
- philosophyStudy of fundamental truths
- VoltaireFrench Enlightenment satirist
- RousseauFrench surname, philosopher or painter
Montesquieu · empiricism · rationalism · salons · deism · natural rights · social contract · skepticism · secularism · coffeehouse
plantation
Large-scale farming operation
- mercantilismTrade policy favoring exports
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- trading postRemote commerce station
fur trade · tobacco · sugar cane · slavery · colonist · governor · charter · British Empire · triangular trade · indigo
Walpole
Early British statesman
- WhigsAnti-absolutist party members
- ToriesBritish conservative faction
- JacobiteSupporter of exiled Stuarts
speculation · financial crisis · patronage · Treaty of Utrecht · Peter the Great · absolutism · succession · diplomacy · statecraft · cabinet
1720s2020s
Third decade, 21st century
prehistoric times · medieval period · Victorian era · antiquity · ancient times
1720s2020s
Third decade, 21st century
21st century · modern era · distant future · prehistory · ancient times
1720sVictorian era
Britain under its longest-reigning queen
1880s · Industrial Age · Digital Age · medieval period · Middle Ages