The World of the Play, Project 2.

The World View, 1685-1695

1685: Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Sebastian_Bach

1687: Sir Isaac Newton publishes Principia, which covered the basic laws of gravity and how objects respond to it

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blnewton.htm

1688: James II was overthrown a mere 3 years after being named King

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/pepys_samuel.shtml

1689: William of Orange ascends the throne over England, Scotland, and Ireland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century

The Country View, 1685-1695

1687: William Penn writes/publishes "The Excellent Privilege of Liberty and Property"

1690: King William's War spreads from Europe to the colonies

http://americanhistory.about.com/library/timelines/bltimeline1675.htm

1690: Schenectady Massacre: attack led by the French and Indians on Schenectady, a village in New York

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenectady_Massacre

1693: College of William and Mary was founded

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_College_of_William_%26_Mary



Images, 1670-1695

Tituba and the Children, 1878

http://www.hauntedamericatours.com/ghoststories/GallowsHillGhosts/images/tituba-the-witch.jpg&imgrefurl

The Salem Martyr, 1869

http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/salem/generic.html 

The Execution of Mrs. Ann Hibbins, 1886

http://www2.iath.virginia.edu/salem/generic.html

The Salem Witch House, 2008

http://mass.historicbuildingsct.com/?p=103

Grave of John Proctor, 2011

http://americanstudies2011.wikispaces.com/The+Real+John+Proctor-AS+2011

Colonial Chair, late 17th century

http://www.colonialfurniture.us/history/history-early-american-colonial-furniture-145.htm

Boston Mill, 2009

http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/exploreamerica/usroadtrip_2003/1056219540/tpod.html

Sounds, 1670-1695

 Pachelbel's Canon in D, 1694
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK6heUdRr-E

Ballad of Barbara Allen, 1670-ish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um3SWeiug6s

The Girl I Left Behind Me, 1650 - 1865
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RrKtgTvOFM