The Turnings in Anglo-American History
| The Turnings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First (High) |
Second (Awakening) |
Third (Unraveling) |
Fourth (Crisis) |
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| Life Phase: | ||||
| Elderhood | Nomad | Hero | Artist | Prophet |
| Midlife | Hero | Artist | Prophet | Nomad |
| Young Adulthood | Artist | Prophet | Nomad | Hero |
| Childhood | Prophet | Nomad | Hero | Artist |
| Saeculum: | ||||
| Late Medieval | — | — | Retreat from France (1435–1459) |
War of the Roses (1459–1487) |
| Tudor | Tudor Renaissance (1487–1517) |
Protestant Reformation (1517–1542) |
Intolerance
& Martyrdom (1542–1569) |
Armada Crisis (1569–1594) |
| New World | Merrie England (1594–1621) |
Puritan Awakening (1621–1649) |
Reaction
& Restoration (1649–1675) |
Glorious Revolution (1675–1704) |
| Revolutionary | Augustan Age of Empire (1704–1727) |
Great Awakening (1727–1746) |
French & Indian Wars (1746–1773) |
American Revolution |
| Civil War | Era of Good Feelings (1794–1822) |
Transcendental Awakening (1822–1844) |
Mexican War & Sectionalism (1844–1860) |
Civil War (1860–1865) |
| Great Power | Reconstruction
& Gilded Age (1865–1886) |
Third Great Awakening (1886–1908) |
World War I & Prohibition (1908–1929) |
Great Depression & World War II (1929–1946) |
| Millennial | American High (1946–1964) |
Consciousness Revolution (1964–1984) |
Long Boom & Culture Wars (1984–2008) |
Global Financial Crisis (2008–2029?) |
