While the tourists were guided by a cicerone, the wealthiest could travel with a staff of servants. With the Westphalian Treaty, peace became the rule, rather than the exception, in Europe. The Grand Tour became customary among British noblemen in the 17th century, following the end of Thirty Years War, the English Civil War, and associated wars. In early modern Europe, the Grand Tour was an educational journey undertaken by an elite of young men, and in some cases women, who could be sponsored by wealthy parents, or other benefactors.
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