The term "Enlightenment," rooted in an intellectual skepticism to traditional beliefs and dogmas, denotes an "illumined" contrast to the supposed dark and superstitious character of the Middle Ages.

THE Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment will visit Basingstoke this summer. The concert at The Anvil on June 6 will feature Elgar's well-loved compositions. Dinis Sousa will lead the orchestra ...

This approach is the result of his intellectual background, claims the historian. “He shared the idea commonly held during the Age of Enlightenment, that the enlightened, the scholars knew what was ...