1597 - Events. 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i.e., cricket) as early as 1550. January 24 - Battle of Turnhout. Maurice of Nassau defeats a Spanish force under Jean de Rie of Varas in the Netherlands February 5 - In Nagasaki, Japan, 26 people were martyred. They practiced Catholicism and were taken captive after all forms of Christianity were outlawed the previous year. The first opera is co ...

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Stångebro is an area around two old bridges over the river Stångån, Stora Stångebro and Lilla Stångebro. Today it is a central part of Linköping, but in the 16th century the city did not extend east of the river. When the forces of Duke Charles approached from the east on the morning of September 25, Sigismund's army charged out of the city and met them at these bridges. A thick fog was instrumental at hiding the troop movements from their respective enemi ...

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None Triangulum Australe Circinus Musca Chamaeleon Octans Pavo Ara Apus (Latin for bird of paradise or swallow, from Greek απους, lit. "no-feet") is a faint southern constellation, not visible to the ancient Greeks. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603. Including:

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1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s 1590 1591 1592 1593 1594 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1590s - Events. 1590 March 14 - Battle of Ivry - Henry IV of France again defeats the forces of the Catholic League under the Duc de Mayenne. May - August - Unsuccessful siege of Paris by Henry IV of France. Henry is forced to raise the siege when the Duke of Parma comes to its relief with a Spanish army. May 17 - Anne of Denmark is crowned queen of S ...

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Sir David Kirke (c. 1597 – 1654) was an English adventurer, colonizer and governor. Kirke was raised at English occupied Dieppe. In 1627 Kirke's father and several London merchants formed a company to encourage trade and settlement on the St. Lawrence River. France and England were at war (see: Thirty Years War) and the Kirke family took it upon themselves to expel the French from North America Kirke and his brothers captured Tadoussac in 1628 and demanded that Samuel de Champlain surrender Quebec to the English. When his demand was refus ...

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Appenzell Innerrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures; in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is the smallest canton of Switzerland. Appenzell Innerrhoden is a canton in the north east of Switzerland. Its area is 173 km². The canton was split in 1597 for religious reasons from the former canton Appenzell, with Appenzell Ausserrhoden being the other half. Appenzell is the capital of this canton. The constitution was established in 1872. Most of the canton is pastoral, this despite being mountainous. Cattle bree ...

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Anton (or Antonius) Maria Schyrleus (also Schyrl, Schyrle) of Rheita (1597-1660) (in Czech, Antonín Maria Sírek z Reity) was a Czech astronomer and optician. He developed several inverting and erecting eyepieces, and was the maker of Kepler’s telescope. "Things appear more alive with the binocular telescope," he wrote, "doubly as exact so to speak, as well as large and b ...

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None Musca Carina Volans Mensa Octans Apus Chamaeleon (Latin for chameleon) is a minor southern constellation. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603. Chamaeleon - Notable Stars. Chamaeleon - Stars with Bayer designations. α Cha 4.05; ...

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Volans, being Latin for flying fish, is a constellation of the southern sky. The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603. Volans - Mythology. Since Volans was created in the 17th century, there is no earlier mythology associated with it. Volans - Notable and named stars. double ...

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The Poor Law was the system for the provision of social security in operation in England and the United Kingdom from the 16th century until the establishment of the Welfare State in the 20th century. Poor Law - The Act of 1601. Acts of 1536, 1572, 1576 and 1597 prescribed relief for the poor on a parish basis. The Act of 1572 made poor relief the subject of local taxation, while the 1576 Act made provision for "setting the poor on work and for avoidance of idleness", including the creation of "houses of cor ...

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• Poor Law - The end of the Poor Law
• Poor Law - Cutlural response

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The Merchant of Venice is one of William Shakespeare's best-known plays, written at an uncertain date between 1594 and 1597. It is a comedy ("comedy" had a very different meaning at the time; see Shakespearean comedies) and is best known for its portrayal of the Jew Shylock, which has raised questions of anti-semitism. Shylock is a tormented character but is also a tormenter, so whether he ...

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• The Merchant of Venice - The sympathetic reading
• The Merchant of Venice - Shylock on stage
• The Merchant of Venice - Pederasty
• The Merchant of Venice - Film adaptations
• The Merchant of Venice - Pastimes

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Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC Decades: 1640s BC 1630s BC 1620s BC 1610s BC 1600s BC - 1590s BC - 1580s BC 1570s BC 1560s BC 1550s BC 1540s BC 1590s BC - Events and trends. 1595 BC - Mursilis I, king of the Hittites, sacks Babylon. This brings and end to the rule of the descendants of Hammurabi in that kingdom. 1590s BC - Significant people. 1597 BC - Aaron born to Amram and his wife Jochebed (tradit ...

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After the battle, the Duke and the King took up negotiations. Charles demanded that Sigismund send home his troops and surrender the Privy Council members loyal to him, and that the King himself stay to attend the Riksdag. Sigismund chose to leave the country instead, sailing back to Poland, but still surrendering the Privy Council members in question. Soon only Kalmar was held by the King's people. When it fell on May 12, 1599, Duke Charles had control over the entire country. When he asked the Riksdag at Linköping in 1600 for suppo ...

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Battle of Stångebro, Battle of Stångebro - Background, Battle of Stångebro - The battle, Battle of Stångebro - Aftermath

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In 1597, Lord Burghley suggested that Camden write a history of Queen Elizabeth's reign. Burghley gave Camden free access to his personal papers as well as a range of state archives. Camden began the work in 1607. The first part of the Annales Rerum Gestarum Angliae et Hiberniae Regnate Elizabetha, covering the reign up to 1597, appeared in 1615. The second part was completed in 1617, but was not published until 1625 ...

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William Camden, William Camden - Early years, William Camden - Britannia, William Camden - Annales, William Camden - Final years

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Because of its status as a nature reserve, before 2003 special permits were needed for tourists to the Liancourt Rocks if they wanted to land on the islets rather than circle them.[23] In 2003 there were 1507 tourists, in 2004 1597.[24] The visitors to the Liancourt Rocks come by boat from Ulleung-do.^{See also:}

Liancourt Rocks, Liancourt Rocks - Geography, Liancourt Rocks - Economy, Liancourt Rocks - Tourism, Liancourt Rocks - Climate, Liancourt Rocks - Ecology, Liancourt Rocks - Strategic location, Liancourt Rocks - History, Liancourt Rocks - Joseon Period, Liancourt Rocks - Ahn Yong-bok incident, Liancourt Rocks - Maps and records, Liancourt Rocks - After World War II, Liancourt Rocks - Armed confrontation, Liancourt Rocks - Current situation

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In 1597 Anton Praetorius was appointed as pastor to the Earl of Büdingen/ Ysenburg in Birstein (near Frankfurt am Main) and had to witness the torture of 4 women accused of witchcraft. According to the court records Reverend Praetorius was so upset about the torture of the accused woman that he protested violently and succeeded in stopping the trial against the last surviving woman. His protest against the torture can be found in the record of the witch-trial of Birstein 1597: "weil der Pfarrer alhie hefftig dawieder gewesen, das ...

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Anton Praetorius, Anton Praetorius - Life, Anton Praetorius - Writings, Anton Praetorius - Fight against the persecution of witches, Anton Praetorius - Publications German and Latin, Anton Praetorius - Bibliography in German

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Its name was recorded as "Parlican" as early as 1597, with the "old" being added sometime later to distinguish it from New Perlican further up the bay. It was settled by at least 1640 when a planter named John Brown is listed as living there. Old Perlican Newfoundland and Labrador - Timeline. 1597 - Old Perlican first mentioned as "Parlican". At this time, Old Perlican is a summer fishery station for migratory fishermen. 1675 - First Newfoundland Census lists fourteen planters. < ...

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It was reckoned that O'Byrne was O'Neill's right hand man in the early stages of the Nine Years War. In June 1597, O'Neill attacked on several fronts - Carrickfergus, Newry and Westmeath - in retaliation for the killing of his ally. O'Byrne's sons, Felim and Redmond, survived him and were active during the remainder of the war. On going north into Ulster, Felim was given charge of the Blackwater fort. The brothers returned south in October 1597 and began active operations at O'Neill's direction with a force under the command of the O'Mores. ...

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The constellation was one of twelve constellations created by Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597, and it first appeared in Johann Bayer's Uranometria of 1603. Indus constellation - Mythology. Since Indus was introduced in the 17th century, and lies in the south, it was not known to classical or early cultures thus they produced no mythology concerning it. ...

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