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Dutch East India Company, a trading company founded in the Dutch Republic in 1602 to protect that state's trade in the Indian Ocean and to assist in the Dutch War of Independence from Spain. -
Elizabeth I died on 24 March 1603 at the age of 69 after a reign of 45 years. She died at Richmond Palace, having become a legend in her lifetime. The date of her accession was a national holiday for two hundred years. -
104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. It was fought primarily in Central Europe.
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The Pilgrims, also known as the Pilgrim Fathers, were the English settlers who traveled to America on the Mayflower and established the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth. -
On May 4, 1626, Dutch colonist Peter Minuit arrived on the wooded island of Manhattan in present-day New York. -
Having executed Charles I in 1649, Parliament abolished the monarchy and formed a republic under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell. The leader died in 1658.
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The construction of the square was carried out between 1656 and 1667 at the hand of Bernini, with the support of Pope Alexander XII.
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In 1689 Parliament declared that James had abdicated by deserting his kingdom. William and Mary were offered the throne as joint monarchs.
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The year 1750 is considered the end of the Baroque due to the death of Johann Sebastian Bach. His music is considered to be the culmination of the Baroque style.