Encyclopedia - 1690: Encyclopedia - 1690
1690 - Events. January 6 - Joseph, son of Emperor Leopold I becomes King of the Romans January 14 - The clarinet is invented in Nuremb...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 24: Encyclopedia - August 24
August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. August 24 - Events. 4...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 3: Encyclopedia - August 3
August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. August 3 - Events. 8 -...   » 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 - Battle Of The Boyne: Encyclopedia - Battle Of The Boyne
The Battle of the Boyne was a turning point in the Williamite war in Ireland between the deposed King James II of England and VII of Scot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 12: Encyclopedia - August 12
August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 141 days remaining. It is the peak of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Arvid Horn: Encyclopedia - Arvid Horn
Field Marshal and Count Arvid Bernhard Horn (April 6, 1664 – April 17, 1742) was a statesman and a soldier of the Swedish empire d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Archbishop Of Caesarea: Encyclopedia - Archbishop Of Caesarea
The Archbishop of Caesarea was one of the major suffragans of the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem during the crusades. The diocese was an an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter: Encyclopedia - Armenian Quarter
The Armenian Quarter is one of the four quarters of the Old City of Jerusalem. It might appear that the Armenian quarter would be a part ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 5: Encyclopedia - April 5
April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). There are 270 days remaining. April 5 - Events. 33...   » 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 - River Boyne: Encyclopedia - River Boyne
The River Boyne is a river in Leinster, Ireland, the course of which is about 112 kilometres (70 miles) long. It rises at Trinity Well, N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chancellor Of The Exchequer: Encyclopedia - Chancellor Of The Exchequer
The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British cabinet minister responsible for all financial matters. Often simply cal...   » 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 - Charles Le Brun: Encyclopedia - Charles Le Brun
Charles Le Brun (February 24, 1619 - February 22, 1690) was a French painter and art theorist, one of the dominant artists in 17th centur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chagatai Khanate: Encyclopedia - Chagatai Khanate
Chagatai Khan (alternative spellings Chagata, Chugta, Chagta, Djagatai, Jagatai), a son of Genghis Khan (1206—1227), controlled the par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Canes Venatici: Encyclopedia - Canes Venatici
Canes Venatici (Latin for hunting dogs) is a small northern constellation that was introduced by Johannes Hevelius in the 17th century. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brazilian Real: Encyclopedia - Brazilian Real
The real (symbol: R$, ISO 4217 code: BRL, plural: reais) is the currency of Brazil. It is also the name of the earliest Brazilian currenc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British Timber Trade: Encyclopedia - British Timber Trade
British Timber Trade During the Middle Ages and Stuart period, Great Britain had large domestic supplies of timber, especially valuable w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aragon: Encyclopedia - Aragon
Aragon (Spanish and Aragonese: Aragón; Catalan: Aragó) is an autonomous community of north-eastern Spain. It has an area of 47,719 km²...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 3: Encyclopedia - April 3
April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. April 3 - Events. 33 - Cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jupiter: Encyclopedia - Jupiter
Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and by far the largest within our solar system. Some have described the solar system as consisti...   » 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 - An Essay Concerning Human Understanding: Encyclopedia - An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding is one of John Locke's two most famous works, the other being his Second Treatise on Civil Govern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Light: Encyclopedia - Light
Light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength that is visible to the eye (visible light) or, in a technical or scientific context,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vermont: Encyclopedia - Vermont
Jim Jeffords (I) Vermont is a U.S. state located in New England. The state ranks 43rd in land area (9,250 square miles), and its populati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alba Iulia: Encyclopedia - Alba Iulia
- at 2002 - Density 63.4 inh/km² Alba Iulia (-Romanian, Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár, German: Karlsburg / Weißenburg) is a city in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admiral Of The Fleet Royal Navy: Encyclopedia - Admiral Of The Fleet Royal Navy
Admiral of the Fleet is a rank of the British Royal Navy and other navies, the equivalent of Fleet Admiral in the United States Navy. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1775: Encyclopedia - 1775
1775 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Habsburg: Encyclopedia - Habsburg
Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. Their principal roles w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 22: Encyclopedia - April 22
April 22 is the 112th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (113th in leap years). There are 253 days remaining. April 22 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bengal: Encyclopedia - Bengal
Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bôngodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাং�...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 25: Encyclopedia - April 25
April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). There are 250 days remaining. April 25 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Thomasius: Encyclopedia - Christian Thomasius
Christian Thomasius (January 1, 1655 - September 23, 1728), was a German jurist and publicist. He was born at Leipzig and was educated by...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 18: Encyclopedia - April 18
April 18 is the 108th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (109th in leap years). There are 257 days remaining. April 18 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flowering Plant: Encyclopedia - Flowering Plant
Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. They compri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aogán Ó Rathaille: Encyclopedia - Aogán Ó Rathaille
Aogán Ó Rathaille (1675? – 1729) was an Irish language poet. He was the first and greatest exponent of the aisling genre. Ó Rathaill...   » 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 - Alessandro Scarlatti: Encyclopedia - Alessandro Scarlatti
Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2, 1660 – October 24, 1725) was a Baroque composer especially famous for his operas and chamber cantatas. He ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Scotland: Encyclopedia - Church Of Scotland
The Church of Scotland (C of S, also known informally as The Kirk) is the national church of Scotland. It is a Presbyterian Church, decis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1764: Encyclopedia - 1764
1764 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » 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 - 1762: Encyclopedia - 1762
1762 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1755: Encyclopedia - 1755
1755 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1768: Encyclopedia - 1768
1768 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - October 31: Encyclopedia - October 31
October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of Octo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jagannatha: Encyclopedia - Jagannatha
Jagannatha (1690-1750) was an Indian astronomer and mathematician in the court of Jai Singh. Other related archives1690, 1750, Indian, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bonfire: Encyclopedia - Bonfire
A bonfire or balefire is a large controlled outdoor fire made from bales of straw or wood. The word is believed to be a corruption of "bo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - January 3: Encyclopedia - January 3
January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. 362 days (363 during leap years) remain in the year after this day. Janu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1750: Encyclopedia - 1750
1750 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 - 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 - 1604: Encyclopedia - 1604
1604 - Events. January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - September 15: Encyclopedia - September 15
September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). There are 107 days remaining. September 15 - Events. 608 - Saint Bonif...   » 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 - 1615: Encyclopedia - 1615
1615 - Events. June 2 - First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France. June 4 - Forces under the shogun Tokug...   » 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 - 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 - 1643: Encyclopedia - 1643
1643 - Events. January 21 - Abel Tasman discovers Tonga February 6 - Abel Tasman discovers the Fiji islands. May 19 - Battle of Rocroi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1626: Encyclopedia - 1626
1626 - Events. September 30 - Nurhaci, chieftain of the Jurchens and founder of the Qing Dynasty dies and is succeeded by his son Hong...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Robert Boyle: Encyclopedia - Robert Boyle
The Honourable Robert Boyle (January 25, 1627 - December 30, 1692) was an Anglo-Irish natural philosopher, noted for his work in physics ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sacred Heart: Encyclopedia - Sacred Heart
The Sacred Heart is a devotional name used by some Roman Catholics to refer to the physical heart of Jesus Christ as a symbol of Divine l...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worcestershire: Encyclopedia - Worcestershire
Michael Foster, Julie Kirkbride, Peter Luff, Jacqui Smith, Michael Spicer, Richard Taylor, Bill Wiggin Worcester Malvern Hills Wyre Fore...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Villach: Encyclopedia - Villach
Villach (Slovenian Beljak) is the second largest city in Carinthia in the south of Austria, on the river Drau (Slovenian Drave) . It curr...   » 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 - April 6: Encyclopedia - April 6
April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). There are 269 days remaining. April 6 - Events. 64...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worcester: Encyclopedia - Worcester
The city of Worcester (pronounced /ˈwʊstə/) is a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England. The River Severn runs through ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Migration: Encyclopedia - Human Migration
Human migration denotes any movement by humans from one locality to another, often over long distances or in large groups. Humans are kno...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster Confession Of Faith: Encyclopedia - Westminster Confession Of Faith
The Westminster Confession of Faith is a Reformed confession of faith, in the Calvinist theological tradition. Although drawn up by the 1...   » 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 - Semiotics: Encyclopedia - Semiotics
Semiotics, or semiology, is the study of signs, both individually and grouped in sign systems. It includes the study of how meaning is ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johannes Trithemius: Encyclopedia - Johannes Trithemius
Johannes Trithemius (1 February 1462 - 13 December 1516) was born Johann Heidenberg. The name by which he is more commonly known is deriv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wallet: Encyclopedia - Wallet
A wallet is a small (usually pocket-sized) storage device. It is generally made of fabrics such as leather or PVC and is used to keep cre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Flag Of Denmark: Encyclopedia - Flag Of Denmark
The national flag of Denmark is more commonly known as the Dannebrog. The Dannebrog is red with a white Scandinavian cross that extends t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coronation Crown Of George Iv: Encyclopedia - Coronation Crown Of George Iv
The Coronation Crown of George IV was the coronation crown of King George IV of the United Kingdom. It was used in the coronation in 1821...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Counterscarp: Encyclopedia - Counterscarp
During a siege a counterscarp is an earthenwork or wooden palisade built behind a breach in the walls of a fortress, or a city, made by t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worcestershire: Encyclopedia Ii - Worcestershire - Situation
The county borders Herefordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Midlands, Warwickshire, and Gloucestershire. To the west, the county is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worcester: Encyclopedia Ii - Worcester - History
The site of Worcester was first used by the Roman Empire in the 1st century, linking Gloucester to Wroxeter. In AD 407 the village was th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Villach: Encyclopedia Ii - Villach - Geography
In the surroundings of Villach there are several lakes: Lake Ossiach (Ossiacher See) Lake Faak (Faaker See) Villach is also surrounded ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Iii Of England: Encyclopedia Ii - William Iii Of England - Glorious Revolution
William at first opposed the project of invasion. Meanwhile, in England, James II's second wife, Mary of Modena, bore a son (James Franci...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Westminster Confession Of Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Westminster Confession Of Faith - American Presbyterian Adoption And Revisions
The first Presbyterian ministers were Puritans, whose congregations originated with the migration from New England to the Dutch colony as...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Williamite War In Ireland: Encyclopedia Ii - Williamite War In Ireland - The Glorious Revolution
The War in Ireland began as a direct consequence of the Glorious Revolution in England. James, who was a Roman Catholic attempted to intr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Orange Order: Encyclopedia Ii - Orange Order - History And Origins
Orange Order - Roots. The Orange Order was founded in the 1790s, but its roots go back to conflicts arising out of the creation of Engl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Pachelbel: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Pachelbel - Works
Johann Pachelbel - Introduction. During his lifetime, Pachelbel was best known as an organ composer. He wrote more than two hundred org...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacobitism: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacobitism - Military Campaigns And Jacobitism
This section focusses on the political context. For military aspects of these campaigns see the Williamite war in Ireland and Jacobite Ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Dryden: Encyclopedia Ii - John Dryden - Later Life And Career
After the Restoration Dryden quickly established himself as the leading poet and literary critic of his day and he transferred his allegi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kaliningrad: Encyclopedia Ii - Kaliningrad - History
Kaliningrad - Teutonic Order. Around 300 BCE an Old Prussian settlement called Pregnore was founded near the site of modern Kaliningrad...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kings Of Assyria: Encyclopedia Ii - Kings Of Assyria - Early Period
"Kings who dwelled in tents" Ikunum Tudiya Adamu Yangi Suhlamu Harharu Mandaru Imsu HAR-su Didanu Hana Zuabu Nuabu Abazu Belu Azarah Ush...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Louis Xiv Of France: Encyclopedia Ii - Louis Xiv Of France - Early Years
On his birth at Saint-Germain-en-Laye in 1638 his parents Louis XIII and Anne of Austria, who had been childless for twenty-three years, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ketchup: Encyclopedia Ii - Ketchup - History
Ketchup in the 1800s referred to any sauce made with vinegar. As the century progressed, tomato ketchup began its ascent in popularity, i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacobite Rising: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacobite Rising - The Young Pretender
Jacobite Rising - 1744 French invasion attempt. During 1743 the War of the Austrian Succession drew Britain and France into open, thoug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isaac Watts: Encyclopedia Ii - Isaac Watts - Life
Born in Southampton, Watts was brought up in the home of a committed Nonconformist - his father had been imprisoned twice for his controv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Falkland Islands: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Falkland Islands - Colonisation
The islands were first settled by France, in 1764, when she established a colony at Port Louis, on East Falkland's Berkeley Sound coast. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Scotland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Scotland - Prehistoric Settlement
For more detail on this period see Prehistoric Scotland. People lived in Scotland for at least 8500 years before recorded history dealt w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Mumbai: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Mumbai - Ancient Times
The present day Mumbai city region was originally made up of seven small isles. The islands were Bombay, Parel, Mazagaon, Mahim, Colaba, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Migration: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Migration - Overview Of Historical Migrations
Human migration has taken place at all times and in the greatest variety of circumstances. It has been tribal, national, class and indivi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Human Rights In Europe: Encyclopedia Ii - Human Rights In Europe - History Of Human Rights In Europe
Human rights in Europe - Pre-1945. 1689: The English Bill of Rights, England. 1689: The Claim of Right, Scotland. 1690: The Second Trea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Battles: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Battles - Late Medieval Battles
Irish battles - Bruce Wars in Ireland. 1316 - Second Battle of Athenry 1318 - Battle of Dysert O'Dea 1318 - Battle of Faughart 132...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Irish Calendar: Encyclopedia Ii - Irish Calendar - Seasons
Irish calendar - Winter - An Gheimhreadh. January 1 - New Year's Day, one of the public holidays in the Republic of Ireland. 1871 - ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperialism In Asia: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperialism In Asia - Early European Penetration Of Asia
Imperialism in Asia - Medieval European exploration of Asia. In the 13th and 14th centuries, a number of Europeans, many of them Christ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Knights Hospitaller: Encyclopedia Ii - Knights Hospitaller - History
Knights Hospitaller - Foundation and early history. In 600, Abbot Probus was commissioned by Pope Gregory the Great to build a hospital...   » Read the article