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 |
Sir-John Nicholas b. d. | ||||||||
Earl-William Compton b.1560 1st Earl of Northampton d.1630 Savoy | ||||||||
Earl-Spencer Compton b.1601 2nd Earl of Northampton d.1643 Hopton Heath, Staffs. | Elizabeth Spencer b.1564 of Compton, Northants. d.1632 | |||||||
Penelope Compton b.1639 Compton, Warwicks. d.1703 | Sir-Francis Beaumont b.1578 of Queen Street, London d. | |||||||
Mary Beaumont b.1604 Warwickshire. d.1654 Queen Street, London. | Unknown b.1582 of Queen Street, London. d. | |||||||