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  1. 2 days ago · Oliver Cromwell. Oliver Cromwell (25 April 1599 – 3 September 1658) was an English statesman, politician, and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of the British Isles. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, initially as a senior commander in the Parliamentarian army ...

  2. Apr 18, 2024 · Major conflicts of this era include the Italian Wars and Thirty Years' War in Europe, the Kongo Civil War in Africa, the Qing conquest of the Ming in Asia, the Spanish conquest of Peru in South America, and the American Revolutionary War in North America. Based on statistics from Our World in Data (starting in 1400), 1525 (the end of the German ...

  3. 2 days ago · This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of settlements in North America by founding year and present-day country. Year Settlement Subdivision Country Notes 1500 BC Tepoztlán Morelos Mexico 1500 BC San José Mogote Oaxaca Mexico 1500 BC Chalcatzingo Morelos Mexico ...

  4. Apr 12, 2024 · Weapons and Warfare - The Great Northern War (1700-21) (Apr. 12, 2024) Second Northern War, (1700–21), military conflict in which Russia, Denmark-Norway, and Saxony-Poland challenged the supremacy of Sweden in the Baltic area. The war resulted in the decline of Swedish influence and the emergence of Russia as a major power in that region.

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  5. Apr 12, 2024 · Died: May 1655 (aged 66) Sir Henry Vane, the Elder (born Feb. 18, 1589, Hadlow, Kent, Eng.—died May 1655) was an English statesman, a prominent royal adviser who played an equivocal role in the events leading to the outbreak of the Civil War between King Charles I and Parliament. After serving in five Parliaments, he was appointed secretary ...

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  6. Apr 16, 2024 · October 7, 1772, York, Yorkshire, England (aged 51) John Woolman (born October 19, 1720, Ancocas, New Jersey [U.S.]—died October 7, 1772, York, Yorkshire, England) was a British-American Quaker leader and abolitionist whose Journal is recognized as one of the classic records of the spiritual inner life. Until he was 21 Woolman worked for his ...

  7. Apr 16, 2024 · Students will examine the multicultural roots of basic institutions, practices, and ideas of Western civilization,such as monotheism, the scientific method, capitalism, and colonialism. Special attention will be paid to changing configurations of political, social, economic, and ideological power, and the region’s developing ties to the ...

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