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 |
Edward Hungerford b. Skipton, Yorkshire. d. | ||||||||
Earl-Spencer Compton b.1601 2nd Earl of Northampton d.1643 Hopton Heath, Staffs. | ||||||||
Earl-James Compton b.1622 3rd Earl of Northampton d.1681 Castle Ashby, Northants. | Mary Beaumont b.1604 Warwickshire. d.1654 Queen Street, London. | |||||||
Alathea Compton b.1661 of Northamptonshire. d.1678 | Richard Sackville b.1589 3rd Earl of Dorse, Mddsx. d.1624 Dorset House, London. | |||||||
Lady-Isabella Sackville b.1622 Knole House, Kent. d.1661 Lincoln's Inn Fi, London. | Anne Clifford b.1590 Skipton Castle, Yorks. d.1676 Brougham , Westmorland. | |||||||