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Ivan the Terrible was crowned Tsar of Russia at age 16
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Elizabeth I died and James VI of Scotland accedes to the English throne.
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The plan was to blow up James I by igniting gunpowder barrels in a vault beneath the building.
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Pilgram Fathers set sail in the 'Mayflower' attempting to escape religious persecution.
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James I died at age 57 in his bed at Theobalds, in Hertfordshire. Then Charles I was proclaimed as King a few hours later.
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Charles I sent and Egnlish army to help the French Protestants of La Rochelle.
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The New Model Army decided that England could never be in peace while Charles I is still alive. Charles was also charged with treason. The execution was a shock throughout England.
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Charles I was executed so his son Charles II becomes King.
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Charles II suffered from a stroke so his brother James II acceded the throne.
