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| 1 | 1603 |
- 24 Mar 1603—27 Mar 1625: James I Ruler of England 1603-1625. House of Stuart: Son of Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter of James IV and Margaret. First to call himself King of Great Britain. This became official with the Act of Union, 1707.HistoricUK
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| 2 | 1613 |
- 21 Feb 1613—15 Mar 1917: The Romanov Dynasty, the last imperial dynasty to rule Russia, begins when 16 year old Mikhail Romanov is elected as Czar.Russiapedia Hillwood
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| 3 | 1618 |
- 23 May 1618—24 Oct 1648: The Thirty Years War, a series of wars fought by European nations for various reasons, is initiated when the Holy Roman Emperor attempts to force Catholicism on most of Europe, and ends with the Peace of Westphalia.OSU CT
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| 4 | 1619 |
- 30 Jul 1619: The first elected legislative assembly in the New World convenes in Jamestown.USHistory NPS
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| 5 | 1620 |
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| 6 | 1620/1 |
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| 7 | 1621 |
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| 8 | 1622 |
- 22 Mar 1622: 347 of Jamestown's settlers are massacred by the Powhatans.BoRI MM
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| 9 | 1623/4 |
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| 10 | 1624 |
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| 11 | 1625 |
- 27 Mar 1625—30 Jan 1649: Charles I. Ruler of England 1625-1649. House of Stuart: Only surviving son of James I; beheaded Jan 30, 1649.HistoricUK
- 22 Apr 1625: The West India Company decrees the establishment of Fort Amsterdam and the creation of adjoining farms on the island of Manhates (Manhattan).GC HMdb
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| 12 | 1626 |
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| 13 | 1627 |
- 18 Jul 1627: A French missionary is the first European to mention the occurrence of petroleum in North America.GoogleBooks PA-Roots
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| 14 | 1628 |
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| 15 | 1630 |
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| 16 | 1630/1 |
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| 17 | 1631 |
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| 18 | 1632 |
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| 19 | 1633 |
- 13 Feb 1633: Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome to face an ecclesiastical court on charges of committing heresy.W I R E D DJ
- 22 Jun 1633: Galileo Galilei is forced to recant his view that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the Universe.UKMC Fordham
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| 20 | 1634 |
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| 21 | 1635 |
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| 22 | 1636 |
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| 23 | 1637 |
- 1 May 1637: General Court is convened in Hartford and war is declared against the Pequots.SCW ICT
- 26 May 1637: Colonists attack and destroy the Pequot village at Misistuck (Mystic).ZEP ICT
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| 24 | 1638/39 |
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| 25 | 1638 |
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| 26 | 1639 |
- 25 Sep 1639: The first printing press in America is set up.BE AWD
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| 27 | 1642 |
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| 28 | 1643 |
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1618 - Abt 1646 (28 years)