1665 Great plague of London 1666 Great Fire of London 1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar 1700 Britain's american colonies prosper 1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland | 1618 Beginning of 30 Years War 1628 English curtail King's powers 1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain 1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain | 1580 Drake completes voyage around world 1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia |
William Bulkeley b.1565 Combermere, England d.1630 Woore, England | |||||||
Rowland Bulkeley b.1590 Plaistow, Essex, England d.1679 Plaistow, Essex, England | |||||||
Marie Colton Cotton b.1563 Combermere, England d.1647 Woore, Shropshire, England | |||||||