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August 8 – In the Ayutthaya Kingdom, comprising most of the territory now occupied by Thailand, King Prasat Thong dies after a reign of more than 25 years. His eldest son, Prince Chao Fa Chai, is crowned as King Sanpet VI but Prasat's brother plots the new king's overthrow.
The only English fifty shilling coin is minted. Adams' Grammar School is founded in Newport, Shropshire by London haberdasher William Adams, a native of the town. Cromwell and his Privy Council issue an order for the founding of Durham College.
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1656 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1656th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 656th year of the 2nd millennium, the 56th year of the 17th century, and the 7th year of the 1650s decade. As of the start of 1656, the ...
Las Meninas (Spanish for 'The Ladies-in-waiting ' pronounced [las meˈninas]) is a 1656 painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid, by Diego Velázquez, the leading artist of the Spanish Baroque.
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1656.
Summary. James Harrington (1611-77) was the author of The Commonwealth of Oceana (1656) and other works published in its defense. Of these, only The Commonwealth of Oceana was widely read in America. A work of utopian fiction, Harrington’s Oceana described a constitutional convention – held in camera, so that the debates could be frank and ...
Battle of Prostki. The Battle of ProstkI was fought near Prostki (German: Prostken ), Duchy of Prussia (today in Ełk County, Poland) on October 8, 1656, between forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and allied Crimean Tatars commanded by hetman Wincenty Gosiewski on one side, and on the other allied Swedish and Brandenburg forces ...
