Encyclopedia - 1688: Encyclopedia - 1688
1688 - Births. January 18 - Lionel Cranfield Sackville, 1st Duke of Dorset, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1765) January 29 - Emanuel ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom
United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics of the United Kingdom Parliament The Crown: Queen Elizabeth II House of Lor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constantine Phaulkon: Encyclopedia - Constantine Phaulkon
Constantine Phaulkon (born Κωνσταντίνος Γεράκης or Constantinos Gerakis; Gerakis is the Greek word for Phaulkon) (1647...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Broome Western Australia: Encyclopedia - Broome Western Australia
Broome (17°57′S 122°14′E) is a pearling and tourist town in the Kimberley in the far north of Western Australia. The year round pop...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Confusion Of Tongues: Encyclopedia - Confusion Of Tongues
The confusion of tongues (confusio linguarum) is the fragmentation of human languages described in the Bible after the collapse of the To...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parliament Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Parliament Of The United Kingdom
United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics of the United Kingdom Parliament The Crown: Queen Elizabeth II House of Lor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Convention Parliament: Encyclopedia - Convention Parliament
The term Convention Parliament has been applied to three different English Parliaments, of 1399, 1660 and 1689. The definition of the ter...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nine Years War: Encyclopedia - Nine Years War
The Nine Years War (also known as the War of the League of Augsburg, the War of the Grand Alliance, the Orleans War, the War of the Palat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Monarchy: Encyclopedia - British Monarchy
United Kingdom This article is part of the series: Politics of the United Kingdom Parliament The Crown: Queen Elizabeth II House of Lor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - War Of The Spanish Succession: Encyclopedia - War Of The Spanish Succession
The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) was a major European armed conflict that arose in 1701 after the death of the last Spanis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bushel: Encyclopedia - Bushel
A bushel is a unit of volume, used (with somewhat different definitions) in the systems of Imperial units and U.S. customary units. It is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whig: Encyclopedia - Whig
While the Whigs (along with the Tories) are often described as one of the two political parties in late 17th to mid 19th century Great Br...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Army: Encyclopedia - British Army
The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. In contrast to the Royal Navy, Royal Marines and Royal Air ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chalcis: Encyclopedia - Chalcis
Chalcis or Chalkida, Halkida, Halkis or Chalkis (Greek, Modern: Χαλκίδα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -is), the chief town of the island ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chapbook: Encyclopedia - Chapbook
Chapbook is a generic term to cover a particular genre of pocket-sized booklet, popular from the sixteenth through to the later part of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Ii Of England: Encyclopedia - Charles Ii Of England
Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectiv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vologda: Encyclopedia - Vologda
Vologda (Russian: Во́логда) is a city in Russia, administrative center of Vologda Oblast. It is located at 59°12′N 39°51′E,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cambridge Platonists: Encyclopedia - Cambridge Platonists
The Cambridge Platonists were a group of philosophers at Cambridge University, England in the middle of the 17th century (between 1633 an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Iii Of England: Encyclopedia - William Iii Of England
William III of England (14 November 1650 – 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Iv Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - William Iv Of The United Kingdom
William IV (William Henry) (21 August 1765 – 20 June 1837) was King of the United Kingdom and of Hanover from 26 June 1830 until his de...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Williamite War In Ireland: Encyclopedia - Williamite War In Ireland
The Williamite war in Ireland, which could also be described as the Jacobite war in Ireland and is known in Ireland as Cogadh an Dá Rí ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Du Fresne Sieur Du Cange: Encyclopedia - Charles Du Fresne Sieur Du Cange
Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange or Ducange (Amiens, December 18, 1610 – Paris, October 23, 1688) was a distinguished philologist and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles Edward Stuart: Encyclopedia - Charles Edward Stuart
Charles Edward Louis John Casimir Silvester Maria Stuart (December 31, 1720 – January 31, 1788), was the exiled claimant to the thrones...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 17th Century: Encyclopedia - 17th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700 in the Gregorian calendar. 17t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unitarian Universalism: Encyclopedia - Unitarian Universalism
Unitarian Universalism (UU or UUism) is a theologically liberal, inclusive belief system that emerged in the environment of Unitarian Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aberdeenshire Historic: Encyclopedia - Aberdeenshire Historic
The historic county of Aberdeenshire (Siorrachd Obar Dheathain in Gaelic) was until 1975 a county of Scotland. In 1996 the name was reviv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Pope: Encyclopedia - Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope (May 22, 1688 – May 30, 1744) is considered one of the greatest English poets of the eighteenth century. Born to a Roman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Of Great Britain: Encyclopedia - Anne Of Great Britain
Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) became Queen of England, Queen of Scotland and Queen of Ireland on 8 March 1702. On 1 May 1707, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anglo-dutch Wars: Encyclopedia - Anglo-dutch Wars
The Anglo-Dutch Wars (Dutch: Engels-Nederlandse Oorlogen) were fought in the 17th and 18th centuries between Britain and the United Provi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Siege: Encyclopedia - Siege
For the Boston area punk band see Siege (band). For the James Mason book see Siege (book) A siege is a prolonged military blockade and a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revolution: Encyclopedia - Revolution
A revolution is a relatively sudden, and absolutely drastic change (a "complete turn-around"). This may be a change in the social or poli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emanuel Swedenborg: Encyclopedia - Emanuel Swedenborg
Emanuel Swedenborg ▶ (help·info) (né Swedberg) (January 29, 1688 – March 29, 1772) was a Swedish scientist, philosopher and mystic....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Benjamin Franklin: Encyclopedia - Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin (January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790) was one of the most prominent of Founders and early political figures and statesm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glass: Encyclopedia - Glass
The materials definition of a glass is a uniform amorphous solid material, usually produced when a suitably viscous molten material cools...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacobitism: Encyclopedia - Jacobitism
This article concerns the political movement supporting the restoration of the House of Stuart, not the earlier Jacobean period. For deta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberalism: Encyclopedia - Liberalism
Liberalism is an ideology, or current of political thought, which strives to maximize liberty. [1] Liberalism seeks a society characteriz...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 15: Encyclopedia - April 15
April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). There are 260 days remaining. April 15 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 4: Encyclopedia - April 4
April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). There are 271 days remaining. April 4 - Events. 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bartolomeo Cristofori: Encyclopedia - Bartolomeo Cristofori
Bartolomeo Cristofori di Francesco (May 4, 1655 - January 27, 1732) was an Italian maker of musical instruments, generally regarded as th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Baroque Cycle: Encyclopedia - The Baroque Cycle
The Baroque Cycle, a series of books written by Neal Stephenson, appeared in print in 2003 and 2004. The cycle contains eight novels publ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Belgrade: Encyclopedia - Belgrade
Belgrade (listen ▶ (help·info)), is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–Present). It is one of the oldest cities in Europe se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berkshire: Encyclopedia - Berkshire
Berkshire (IPA: [ˈbɑːkʃə] or [ˈbɑːkʃɪə] ; sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a county in England and forms part of the So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cotton Mather: Encyclopedia - Cotton Mather
Cotton Mather (February 12, 1663 – February 13, 1728). B.A. 1678 (Harvard College), M.A. 1681; honorary doctorate 1710 (University of G...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Of Rights 1689: Encyclopedia - Bill Of Rights 1689
The English Bill of Rights of 1689 is an English Act of Parliament with the full title An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ayutthaya Kingdom: Encyclopedia - Ayutthaya Kingdom
Early history Sukhothai kingdom Ayutthaya kingdom 1768–1932 1932–1973 1973– Regional histories: Srivijaya Haripunchai Lannathai His...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Avignon: Encyclopedia - Avignon
2 Population sans doubles comptes, i.e. not counting those people already counted in another commune (such as students and military perso...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 25: Encyclopedia - August 25
August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. August 25 - Events. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 14: Encyclopedia - August 14
August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. August 14 - Events. 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 31: Encyclopedia - August 31
August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of Augu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb: Encyclopedia - Aurangzeb
Abu Muzaffar Muhiuddin Muhammad Aurangzeb Alamgir (Persian: ابو مظفر محی الدین محمد اورنگزیب عالمگیر) (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Automaton: Encyclopedia - Automaton
An automaton (plural: automata) is a self-operating machine. The word is sometimes used to describe a robot, more specifically an autonom...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brandenburg: Encyclopedia - Brandenburg
Surrounding but excluding the national capital Berlin, Brandenburg is one of Germany's sixteen Bundesländer (federal states). Lying in t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 29: Encyclopedia - April 29
April 29 is the 119th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (120th in leap years). There are 246 days remaining. April 29 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1758: Encyclopedia - 1758
1758 in art 1758 in literature 1758 in music 1758 in science List of state leaders in 1758 List of religious leaders in 1758 1758 was a c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1763: Encyclopedia - 1763
1763 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1765: Encyclopedia - 1765
1765 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1747: Encyclopedia - 1747
1747 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1744: Encyclopedia - 1744
1744 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1742: Encyclopedia - 1742
1742 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1743: Encyclopedia - 1743
1743 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1766: Encyclopedia - 1766
1766 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1771: Encyclopedia - 1771
1771 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - June 5: Encyclopedia - June 5
June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. June 5 - Events. 70 - Ti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - A Tale Of A Tub: Encyclopedia - A Tale Of A Tub
This article is about the satire by Jonathan Swift. For the 1633 play by Ben Jonson, see A Tale of a Tub (play). A Tale of a Tub was the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abergavenny: Encyclopedia - Abergavenny
This article incorporates text from the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, a publication in the public domain. Abergavenny (Welsh: Abergafenn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - March 29: Encyclopedia - March 29
March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). There are 277 days remaining. March 29 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 25: Encyclopedia - January 25
January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 340 days remaining (341 in leap years). January 25 - Events....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - October 17: Encyclopedia - October 17
October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. There are 75 days remaining. Octo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 1: Encyclopedia - January 1
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Here a calendar year refers to the order in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1741: Encyclopedia - 1741
1741 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1740: Encyclopedia - 1740
1740 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1610: Encyclopedia - 1610
1610 - Science. Jean Beguin - Tyrocinium Chymicum, first lecture book about chemistry 1610 - Births. Li Yu, Chinese writer (died 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1613: Encyclopedia - 1613
1613 - Events. February 7 - An Assembly of the Russian Empire elects Mikhail Romanov to be Tsar of Russia, and establishes the Romano...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1619: Encyclopedia - 1619
1619 - Events. May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason. July ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1606: Encyclopedia - 1606
1606 - Events. January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - December 15: Encyclopedia - December 15
December 15 is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 16 days remaining. December 15 - Eve...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1066: Encyclopedia - 1066
1066 - Events. January 6 - Harold II is crowned King of England the day after Edward the Confessor dies. September 20 - Tostig Godwins...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 12: Encyclopedia - September 12
September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). There are 110 days remaining. September 12 - Events. 490 BC - Athens ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1620: Encyclopedia - 1620
1620 - Events. September 6 - English emigrants on the Mayflower depart from Plymouth, England for the future New England and arrive at...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1628: Encyclopedia - 1628
1628 - Events. March 1 - writs were issued in February 1628 by Charles I of England that every county in England (not just seaport tow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1726: Encyclopedia - 1726
1726 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1728: Encyclopedia - 1728
1728 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1730: Encyclopedia - 1730
1730 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1680s: Encyclopedia - 1680s
1650s 1660s 1670s - 1680s - 1690s 1700s 1710s 1680 1681 1682 1683 1684 1685 1686 1687 1688 1689 1680s - Events and Trends. The Treaty ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1653: Encyclopedia - 1653
1653 - Events. February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. April 20 – Oliver Cromwell expels the Long ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1634: Encyclopedia - 1634
1634 - Events. February 24-25 - Rebellious soldiers kill Albrecht von Wallenstein March 1 - Battle at Smolensk, King Ladislaus IV of P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1635: Encyclopedia - 1635
1635 - Events. February 10 - The Académie française in Paris is expanded to become a national academy for the artistic elite. April ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divine Right Of Kings: Encyclopedia - Divine Right Of Kings
The Divine Right of Kings is a European political and religious doctrine of political absolutism. Such doctrines are largely, though not ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1731: Encyclopedia - 1731
1731 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulrika Eleonora Of Sweden: Encyclopedia - Ulrika Eleonora Of Sweden
Ulrika Eleonora (February 23, 1688 – November 24, 1741) was Queen regnant of Sweden from November 30, 1718, to February 29, 1720, and t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gallon: Encyclopedia - Gallon
The gallon (abbr. gal) is an English unit of volume used for measuring liquids (as well as dry matter), with varying definitions between ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unreformed House Of Commons: Encyclopedia - Unreformed House Of Commons
The unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act of 1832. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Romania: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Romania
Literature Music Fine arts Cuisine Folklore Mythology Spirituality Actors Composers Painters Poets Writers Castles Museums Religious UNE...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Public House: Encyclopedia - Public House
A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Z...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cruel And Unusual Punishment: Encyclopedia - Cruel And Unusual Punishment
The statement that the government shall not inflict cruel and unusual punishment for crimes is found in the English Bill of Rights signed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glass: Encyclopedia Ii - Glass - Architectural Glass
Glass - Float annealed glass. 90% of the world's flat glass is produced by the float glass process invented in the 1950s by Sir Alastai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Churchill 1st Duke Of Marlborough: Encyclopedia Ii - John Churchill 1st Duke Of Marlborough - Military Service On The Continent
John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough - The War of Spanish Succession begins. He returned to the forefront with events leading up to t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Graham 1st Viscount Of Dundee: Encyclopedia Ii - John Graham 1st Viscount Of Dundee - Military Service In Scotland
After leaving Holland, Graham was appointed captain by Charles II and sent to Scotland in 1678, with orders to suppress conventicles (Low...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Vanbrugh: Encyclopedia Ii - John Vanbrugh - Public Life
John Vanbrugh - London. Vanbrugh's London career was diverse and varied, comprising playwriting, architectural design, and attempts to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - George Jeffreys 1st Baron Jeffreys: Encyclopedia Ii - George Jeffreys 1st Baron Jeffreys - Literary References
George Jeffreys is the colleague and nemesis of Neal Stephenson's fictional protagonist Daniel Waterhouse, in his 2003 novel Quicksilver....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - June 5: Encyclopedia Ii - June 5 - Births
June 5 - 1341 to 1899. 1341 - Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of Edward III of England (d. 1402) 1493 - Justus Jonas, German ...   » Read the article