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 | 1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel 1534 Henry VIII controls English church 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia 1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen |
John Maxwell b.1553 7th.Lord Maxwell d.1593 | ||||||||
Elizabeth Maxwell b.1579 d.1693 | ||||||||
John Maxwell b.1613 3rd.Earl of Nithersdale d.1677 | ||||||||
David Douglas b.1515 7th.Earl of Angus d.1557 | ||||||||
Elizabeth Douglas b.1556 d.1637 | ||||||||
Margaret Hamilton b.1537 d. | ||||||||