The Beatles were one of the most successful and influential rock bands of the 20th century. The group was formed by the "Fab Four": John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals), and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). From Liverpool to Global Domination Formed in Liverpool in 1960, they dominated the British and international charts from 1962 to 1970. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity sparked a global phenomenon known as "Beatlemania." As their music grew in sophistication—led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney—the band evolved from pop idols into the embodiment of the 1960s counterculture. They experimented with psychedelia, Indian classical music, and studio techniques that changed the face of the recording industry forever. A Prolific Legacy The Beatles wrote over 200 songs (including 186 original compositions released during their active years). Their catalog includes timeless mast...

The British ruling class looked upon themselves as the true heirs of the Roman empire as an empire that was comparable with the Roman Empire (see British Empire).
For this reason, classical outlook and imperial pretensions of ancient Rome under the Emperor Augustus were resumed.
Neoclassicism spread in all cultural sectors and became a way of life. The Augustan artists shared a belief in reason as capable of imposing some order on an otherwise chaotic world.
In philosophy, David Hume is the leader of Scepticism: this rational tendency is also apparent in the analysis of religion conducted by the Deists, a group of thinkers who rejected the revealed religion in favour of natural religion.
Upper-class women came to achieve a central role. In their literary salons, women took part in the political, social and literary debates.
The middle class had been important after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 at the point that gradually merged with the aristocratic class. Rich tradesmen and manufacturers bought estates and so seats in Parliament, while their sons and daughters married into the aristocracy, sharing same interests such as trade, agriculture and industrial ventures.
This phenomenon caused a change of social values.
The middle class learnt from the aristocracy good manners, while the aristocracy learnt new values like religious belief in work and strong sense of the family.
The middle class also learnt their manners from the pages of newspapers and magazines. In this period, coffeehouses and clubs were important because people could discuss current events and write there.
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