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Title: A reference history of the world from the earliest times to the present; part one: world history, part two: national histories; maps, tables, charts, and an exhaustive index
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943 Ferguson, William Scott, 1875-1954, joint author McIlwain, Charles Howard, 1871-1968, joint author Kimball, Everett, 1873- (from old catalog) joint author Matteson, David Maydole, 1871-1949, joint author Webster, Noah, 1758-1843. Webster's New international dictionary. (from old catalog)
Subjects: History Chronology, Historical
Publisher: Springfield, Mass., G. & C. Merriam company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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land atPlymouth, Decemter 21; first permanent Eng-lish colony m northern section of the contment. 1621. Francis Bacon, Baron Verulam, lord chan-cellor of England, is impeached on a charge of ac-ceptmg bribes and is deprived of his offices.Philip IV. ascends Spanish throne; he renews warwith the Netherlands. .Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden begms a victori-ous campaign of nine years duration agamst thePoles. -^ 1622. War breaks out between Louis XIII. ofFrance and the Huguenots.Ferdmand II. and Gdbor Bethlen, prmce ofTransylvania, who invaded Hungary m 1619,conclude a peace at Nikolsburg.The Dutch West India Company successfullycolonizes the New Netherlands. ^ ., , „ . 1623. Dutch colonists of Manliattan build IortOrange (Albany) on the Hudson. ^ 1624 The London Company is abolished ant! V ir-ginia is place<l under the direct control of theEnglish crown. ^ , u 1625. The wars of the Huguenots break out afreshin France, but a treaty of peace is made withLouis XIII. in the followmg year.
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1625 A D.-1679 A. D EARLY MODERN PERIOD. 19 1625 icoriti,ued). The cause of the German Protestants is espousedby CbristlaD IV. of Denmark; he is defeated bythe Catholics under Tilly at the battle of Lutt«r. 1638. Charles I. of England, who succeeded hisfatlier in 1625, is forced to assent to the Petitionof Blgbt, providing against the abuse of the royalprerogative. La Rocbelle, stronghold of the Huguenots, afterresisting the besiegers forayear,is forced to yield.Sbab Jaban, son of Jahangir, ascends (hethrone as Mogul emperor of India. Foundsmodem Delhi and builds the famous Taj Mahal,1631-1645 (see T.u MiH.iL. in the DicL). Reignsmi til I6.^S. 16t!t. The Huguenot wars in France are terminated:Louis XIII. makes Richelieu liis prime ministi.r.The Edict of Restitution is proclaimed byFerdinand II., whereby the Protestants are or-dered to restore to the Catholic Church all theproperty of wliicli it has been dispossessed. Apeace is concluded with Denmark. 1630 1700. Seventeenth century pe

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