19 events in the story of civilization
The events of 1625 – 1650 AD — Battle of Dessau -One of the major battes of the Thirty Years War took; Manchus Invade Korea; Petition of Rights.
An Age in HistoryBattle of Dessau -One of the major battes of the Thirty Years War took place at the Battle of Dessau, in present day Germany. Catholic forces led by Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius Von Waldstien defeated the Count Mansfield and the Protestant forces. Mansfield retreated to Hungary. 1627 AD
The Manchus invaded and captured Korea. They establish it as a vassal state. 1628 AD
In 1628 the English Parliament passed the Petition of Rights. Under its terms the King could not levy any new taxes without the consent of Parliament. Furthermore soldiers could not be billeted in private homes. Martial law could not be imposed in time of peace. Finally, the petition of Rights forbid the imprisonment of individuals without cause. 1630 AD
The character of Don Juan appeared for the first time in a literary work by Tirso de Molina. The first work it appeared in was El Burlador de Sevilla. 1630 AD
Massachusetts Bay Colony -On June 12, 1630, the flagship of the Massachusetts Bay Company arrived in Salem to officially found the new colony. The company was founded by English Puritans, most of whom were educated and wealthy. A fleet of eleven ships brought hundreds of settlers to Salem. John Winthrop became the first governor of the colony. 1631 AD
Battle of Breitenfeld Catholic forces under the command of Count Von Tilly captured the fortress of Magdeburg in present day Germany on May 20, 1613. There followed a Catholic massacre of the Protestant population of the city and surrounding areas. This caused the populations of Bradenburg and Saxony to join the Protestant coalition. After the imperial forces captured Leipzig, Protestant forces le
In 1632 Protestant forces led by Sweden’s Gustavus II Adolphus defeat the Catholic forces in two battles. The first took place where the Danube and Lenz rivers meet. At that battle the Catholic Commander Tilly was killed. At the next battle, the Battle of Lutzen which took place on November 16, 1632 , Adolphus was killed. 1634 AD
One Hundred and Twenty Eight Catholic settlers arrived on the island of Saint Clements. Their settlement became called Maryliand 1634 AD
Peace of Prague In September 1634 Protestant forces under the command of Bernahard of Saxe-Weimer were defeated at the battle of Nordligen in Bavaria. The majority of the German princes then abandoned the Protestant coalition leading to the Peace of Prague. This agreement took place between the elector of Saxony and the Holy Roman Emperor. The agreement voided the Edict of Restitutions. That edict
Roger Williams was a Puritan clergyman in Massachusetts. Williams made some threatening proposals to his fellow settlers: Williams was found guilty of disseminating "new and dangerous opinions." As a result, he was to be banished from the colony. Before the Massachusetts settlers could banish him back to England, Williams escaped and fled to Rhode Island, where he established his own colony. This
In 1637 Rene Descartes published Discours de la methode . This was a philosophical introduction to his scientific works in dioptrics, meteorology and geometry. 1637-
On June 5th, 500 Indians (men, women, and children) were killed, thus ending the Pequot War. The Indians were attacked by combined forces from the Massachusetts and Connecticut Militia. 1638 AD
Galileo Explains Principles of Falling Bodies In 1638 Galileo published Discorsi e Demonstrazione Matematiche Intorno a Due Nuove Scienze. This worked presented the mathematical principals of falling bodies and projectile motion. 1638 AD
Uprising in Japan The Shimabara uprising comes to an end when the 30,000 peasants occupying Nara Castle surrender for lack of food. The 120,000 man army of the Japanese shogun Iemistsu kills most of them. The shogun then orders all Portuguese traders from Japan and bans the construction of any ship large enough to sail the oceans. 1640 AD
Triennal Act -In April 1640 the English Parliament met for the first time in 11 years. The King had called the Parliament into session to request financial support. The Parliament refused and instead presented King Charles I a list of grievances. His reaction was to disband the Parliament. During the summer of 1640 a brief war known as the Bishops War broke out with Scotts who invaded northern Eng
New Zealand Discovered by Dutch On December 13, 1642 Abel Janszoon Taman discovered New Zealand. He had sailed on commission of the Dutch East Indies Company. 1642 AD
English Civil War Begins -Charles I continued his disagreements with Parliament. In addition he attempted to increase the amount of ritual in the Church of England; something opposed by many Protestants who felt that it was a return to the more ritualistic Catholic practices. In 1642 the disputes led to civil war between Parliament and the King. Parliament won the battle with Oliver Cromwell leadi
Treaty of Westphalia The Treaty of Westphalia was signed at Munster on October 24, 1648 bringing to an end the Thirty Years War. The war, which was mostly fought in Germany, resulted in the destruction of 18,000 villages, 1,500 towns and 2,000 castles. Under the terms of the treaty the religious freedom of the Protestant Northern Germany as well as Saxony and Bavaria. Both Sweden and France were g
Oliver Cromwell Army in Ireland -After Cromwell’s victory over Charles I he took his New Model army to Dublin to subdue the Irish who had supported the royalist. During Cromwells sojourn in Ireland which lasted for one year, he engaged in a general massacre of Royalist. In October 1651, the last Royalist stronghold- Limerick was captured by Cromwell's supporters. To pay his officers Cromwell passe