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17th Century Timeline
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1. The Glorious Revolution starts with the Dutch Republic invading England - England becomes a constitutional monarchy.
1688
1618
1601
1605
2. Battle of L
1624
1627
1632
1672
3. Siamese revolution of 1688 ousted French influence and virtually severed all ties with the West until the 19th century.
1618
1688
1618
1651
4. Death of Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu
1663
1616
1663
1619
5. Dutch EastIndia Company founded. Its success contributes to the Dutch Golden Age.
1674
1602
1642
1608
6. The Treaty of Karlowitz ends the Great Turkish War.
1655
1682
1699
1626
7. Ren
1633
1627
1641
1624
8. The Great Plague of London.
1609
1672
1665
1697
9. The War of the Two Kings in Ireland.
1694
1688
1652
1682
10. The earliest known first-class cricket match took place in Sussex.
1661
1676
1611
1697
11. The Ottomans capture Crete from the Venetians after the Siege of Candia.
1648
1682
1699
1688
12. Polish-Ottoman War.
1647
1687
1626
1672
13. As chief minister - Cardinal Richelieu centralises power in France.
1667
1624
1694
1621
14. Royal Society of London for the Improvement of Natural Knowledge founded.
1689
1626
1696
1660
15. Fronde civil war in France.
1648
1644
1640
1663
16. China conquers the Kingdom of Tungning and annexes Taiwan.
1631
1683
1607
1682
17. Ottoman war with Venice. The Ottomans invade Crete and capture Canea.
1647
1700
1699
1645
18. The Cromwellian conquest of Ireland.
1666
1688
1649
1624
19. The Bohemian Revolt precipitates the Thirty Years' War which devastates Europe in the years 1618
1618
1623
1613
1690
20. The Dutch WestIndia Company invades the Portuguese colony of Pernambuco and founds Dutch Brazil.
1662
1636
1630
1622
21. TheFirst Anglo-Dutch War begins.
1652
1637
1610
1681
22. The Ottomans capture Crete from the Venetians after the Siege of Candia.
1683
1634
1680
1648
23. Mary II of England dies
1666
1618
1694
1682
24. Pedro de Peralta - governor of New Mexico - establishes the settlement of Santa Fe.
1607
1610
1672
1661
25. The 1700 Cascadia earthquake (magnitude 9) occurs off the coast of the Pacific Northwest; Japan is struck by a tsunami.
1624
1700
1620
1620
26. British troops capture New Amsterdam and rename it New York.
1664
1688
1603
1605
27. Portugal defeats the Kongo Empire at the Battle of Mbwila.
1606
1639
1665
1667
28. The Pueblo Revolt drives the Spanish out of New Mexico until 1692.
1664
1682
1620
1680
29. The 1700 Cascadia earthquake (magnitude 9) occurs off the coast of the Pacific Northwest; Japan is struck by a tsunami.
1700
1689
1633
1689
30. Giovanni Battista Pamphili is elected PopeInnocent X at the Papal conclave of 1644.
1644
1634
1648
1672
31. The Battle of Chocim - Poles and Cossacks under Jan Karol Chodkiewicz defeat the Ottomans.
1683
1661
1621
1622
32. The Great Fire of London.
1624
1667
1648
1666
33. Cape Town founded by the Dutch EastIndia Company in South Africa.
1652
1676
1663
1619
34. The Battle of Killiecrankie is fought between Jacobite and Williamite forces in Highland Perthshire
1663
1689
1623
1640
35. Torture is outlawed in England.
1694
1661
1648
1640
36. The Tokugawa Shogunate institutes Sakoku- foreigners are expelled and no one is allowed to enter or leave Japan.
1682
1641
1687
1606
37. The fortresses of Veszpr
1605
1688
1681
1648
38. The Bohemian Revolt precipitates the Thirty Years' War which devastates Europe in the years 1618
1683
1663
1618
1696
39. The Manchu conquer China ending the Ming Dynasty. The subsequent Qing Dynasty rules until 1912.
1663
1640
1601
1644
40. John Locke publishes his first 'Letter Concerning Toleration'.
1620
1695
1689
1660
41. English Civil War ends with the Parliamentarian victory at the Battle of Worcester.
1685
1700
1651
1623
42. Shimabara Rebellion of Japanese Christians - ronin and peasants against Edo.
1682
1627
1637
1676
43. The Karposh rebellion is crushed in present-day Republic of Macedonia - Skopje is retaken by the Ottoman Turks. Karposh is killed - and the rebels are defeated. Giles Cory was pressed to death during the Salem witch trials in the 1690s
1700
1665
1689
1699
44. King Charles was compelled to summon Parliament due to the revolt of the Scots.
1665
1640
1618
1651
45. Franco-Dutch War.
1692
1636
1672
1620
46. The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas - the oldest existing university in Asia - established by the Dominican Order in Manila
1611
1682
1668
1683
47. Japan transforms into 'locked country'.
1616
1613
1607
1633
48. Quebec City founded by Samuel de Champlain in New France (present-day Canada).
1608
1620
1668
1631
49. The Mauritanian Thirty-Year War.
1639
1676
1639
1644
50. Beginning of English Civil War - conflict will end in 1651 with the execution of King Charles I - abolishment of the monarchy and the establishment of the supremacy of Parliament over the king.
1622
1642
1699
1669