Periods and Styles

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Dates British Period British Monarch French Period
1558–1603 Elizabethan Elizabeth I Renaissance
1603–1625 Jacobean James I Louis XIII (1610 – 1643)
1625–1649 Carolean Charles I Louis XIV (1643-1715)
1649–1660 Cromwellian Commonwealth Regence (1715-1723)
1660–1685 Restoration Charles II Louis XV (1723 –1774)
1685–1689 Restoration James II Louis XVI (1774-1793)
1689–1694 William & Mary William & Mary Directorie (1793-1799)
1694–1702 William III William III Empire (1799 – 1815)
1702–1714 Queen Anne Anne Restauration (1815 – 1830)
1714–1727 Early Georgian George I Louis Philippe (1830 – 1848)
1727-1760 Early Georgian George II 2nd Empire (1848 –1870)
1760–1811 Late Georgian George III 3rd republic (1871- 1940)
1812–1820 Regency George III  
1820–1830 Regency George IV  
1830–1837 William IV William IV  
1837 – 1901 Victoria Victorian  
1901 – 1910 Edwardian Edward VII  
1910 – 1936   George V  
1936   Edward VIII  
1936 – 1952   George VI  
1952 -   Elizabeth II  

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British Styles period
Gothic 16th century and earlier
Baroque circa 1620 – 1700
Puritan mid 17th century
Rococo circa 1760 – 1800
Neo-classical circa 1730 – 1760
Empire circa 1800 – 1815
Regency circa 1800 – 1830
Victorian circa 1830 – 1900
Arts and Crafts and Aesthetic Movement circa 1880 – 1900
Art Nouveau circa 1890 – 1920
Art Deco circa 1920 – 1940
Modern Movement from circa 1940

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Chinese Dynasties Periods
Shang Yin c1532 –1927 B.C.
Western Zhou 1027 –770 B.C.
Spring and Autumn Annals 770 – 480 B.C.
Warring States 484 – 221 B.C.
Qin (Ch’in) 221 – 206 B.C.
Western Han 206 B.C. – 24 A.D.
Eastern Han 25 – 265
Three Kingdoms 221 – 265
Six Dynasties 265 – 589
Wei 386 – 557
Sui 589 – 617
Tang (T’ang) 618 – 906
Five Dynasties 907 – 960
Liao 907 – 1125
Sung 960 – 1280
Chin 1115 – 1260
Yuan 1280 – 1368
Ming Dynasty 1368 – 1644
Qing (Ch’ing) Dynasty 1644 - 1916

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Japanese Periods Dates
Heian period 794 – 1185
Kamakura period 1185 – 1336
Muromachi period 1336 – 1573
Momoyama period 1573 – 1615
Edo period 1615 – 1868
Meiji period 1868 - 1912

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