| 8 Feb 1601 |
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The Earl of Essex leads a rebellion in England. |
| 25 Feb 1601 |
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The Earl of Essex is executed. |
| 24 Mar 1603 |
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Death of Elisabeth I of England at Richmond Palace. |
| 31 Mar 1603 |
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Accession of James VI of Scotland as James I of England. |
| 5 Nov 1605 |
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Gunpowder Plot. A group of Catholics try to blow up King James and the Parliament. |
| 13 May 1607 |
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Virginia is re-colonised by the English. Foundation of Jamestown. |
| 9 Dec 1608 |
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The poet John Milton is born in Cheapside, London. |
| 27 Dec 1611 |
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Accession of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden. |
| 23 Apr 1616 |
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Death of William Shakespeare. |
| 1618 |
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Thirty Years War begins in Germany. |
| 29 Oct 1618 |
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Execution of Sir Walter Raleigh in London. |
| 20 Mar 1619 |
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Death of the Holy Roman Emperor Mathias. He was succeeded by Ferdinand II |
| 16 Sep 1620 |
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The Pilgrim Fathers (Puritan settlers) depart for America in the Mayflower |
| 8 Nov 1620 |
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Battle of the White Mountain (nr Prague). Defeat of Bohemia (Frederick of the Palatinate) at the hands of Tilly. |
| 21 Dec 1620 |
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The Pilgrim Fathers land at Plymouth in Massachusetts |
| Mar 1621 |
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Death of Philip III of Spain, accession of Philip IV |
| 4 May 1624 |
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Richelieu (later cardinal) becomes a minister of the French king. |
| 27 Mar 1625 |
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Death of James I of England. Accession of Charles I. |
| 27 Aug 1626 |
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Battle of Lutter. Christian IV of Brunswick defeated by Tilly. |
| 2 May 1629 |
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Peace of Lübeck brings an end to Danish intervention in Germany. |
| 29 May 1630 |
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Birth of the future King Charles II of England. |
| 31 Mar 1631 |
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Death of the poet John Donne. |
| 9 Aug 1631 |
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Birth of the poet John Dryden at Aldwincle, Northamptonshire. |
| 17 Sep 1631 |
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Gustavus Adolphus wins the battle of Breitenfeld. |
| 29 Aug 1632 |
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Birth of the philosopher John Locke. |
| 20 Oct 1632 |
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Birth of (Sir) Christopher Wren, architect. |
| 16 Nov 1632 |
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Battle of Lützen. Wallenstein is defeated, but Gustavus Adolphus is killed. Accession of Queen Christina of Sweden |
| 15 May 1633 |
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S. L. P. de Vauban (later Marshal of France) born in Saint-Léger-de-Foucherest |
| 15 Feb 1637 |
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Death of the Emperor Ferdinand II. |
| 5 Sep 1638 |
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Birth of the Dauphin, the future Louis XIV of France. |
| 10 Jan 1642 |
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Charles I of England leaves London. The English Civil War begins. |
| Dec 1642 |
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Death of Cardinal Richelieu |
| 25 Dec 1642 |
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Birth of (Sir) Isaac Newton, scientist. |
| 14 May 1643 |
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Death of Louis XIII of France, accession of Louis XIV. |
| 24 Oct 1648 |
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Treaty of Westphalia brings an end to the Thirty Years War |
| 26 May 1650 |
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John Churchill (later Duke of Marlborough) born at Ash in Devon |
| 1 Jul 1654 |
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L. J. de Vendôme (later Duke) born in Paris |
| Jul 1658 |
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Leopold I elected Holy Roman Emperor |
| 18 Oct 1663 |
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F. E. de Savoie-Carignan (Eugene of Savoy) born in Paris |
| 1682 |
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Accession of Czar Peter the Great. |
| 5 May 1682 |
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J. B. F. D. de Maillebois (later Marshal of France) born in Paris |
| Jun 1683 |
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Beginning of the siege of Vienna by the Ottomans |
| 14 Jul 1683 |
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Siege of Vienna raised by Jan Sobieski |
| 1685 |
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The future Charles VI of Austria is born |
| 6 Feb 1685 |
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Death of Charles II of England and Scotland, accession of James II |
| 23 Feb 1685 |
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G. F. Handel born in Halle |
| 21 Mar 1685 |
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J. S. Bach born in Eisenach |
| 22 Oct 1685 |
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Revocation of the Edict of Nantes. |
| 1687 |
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Publication of Newton's Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica. |
| 24 Sep 1688 |
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Beginning of the War of the League of Augsburg (Nine Years War) |
| 21 May 1688 |
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Birth of Alexander Pope |
| Nov-Dec 1688 |
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Glorious Revolution. Flight of James II from England, arrival of William and Mary. |
| 1689 |
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Birth of Baron de Montesquieu. |
| 13 Feb 1689 |
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Declaration of Rights. Establishment of Constitutional monarchy in England. |
| 7 May 1689 |
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Beginning of war between France and England. |
| 3 Aug 1689 |
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L. I. de Berchény born in Eperjes, Upper Hungary |
| 1690 |
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Publication of Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. |
| Mar 1692 |
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Hanover becomes ninth Electorate of the Holy Roman Empire |
| 27 Jul 1694 |
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Establishment of the Bank of England. |
| 21 Nov 1694 |
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F. M. Arouet (Voltaire) born in Paris |
| 28 Dec 1694 |
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Death of Queen Mary from smallpox |
| 1696 |
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Publication of Toland's deistical work Christianity Not Mysterious. |
| 10 Aug 1696 |
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J. W. L. Liechtenstein born in Prague |
| 1697 |
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Augustus II of Saxony elected King of Poland |
| 20 Sep 1697 |
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Treaty of Ryswick. End of the Nine Years War between France, England and her allies. |
| 26 Jan 1699 |
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Treaty of Carlowitz between Austria, Russia, and Turkey. Austria obtains Hungary, Transylvania and Croatia from Ottoman Empire |
| 14 May 1699 |
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J. von Zieten born in Wustrow, Neu-Ruppin, Brandenburg |
