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John Maurice of Nassau
John Maurice of Nassau was a Dutch general and colonial administrator, a prince of the house of Nassau-Siegen; grandnephew of William the Silent. The Dutch West India Com... |
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Don Quixote, De Cervantes
Widely regarded as the world's first modern novel, and one of the funniest and most tragic books ever written, Don Quixote chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of... |
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King Lear, Shakespeare
Considered one of Shakespeare's greatest plays, The Tragedy of King Lear is based on the life of King Leir, a legendary king of Britain who is said to have had the longes... |
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Philip IV of Castille
Philip IV of Castille (Felipe IV) was the king of Spain, from 1621 until his death, and king of Portugal as Philip III (Filipe III) until 1640. The eldest son of Philip I... |
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Willem Janszoon finds Australia, Duyfken
In 1606, the small Dutch ship Duyfken sailed from the Indonesian island of Banda in search of gold and trade opportunities on the fabled island of Nova Guinea. Under the... |
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REMBRANDT 1606-1669
Dutch Artist from the Dutch Golden Age between roughly 1580 to 1672.... |
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Rembrandt Van Rijn
"Rembrandt never visited Italy but by the time he left his native Leyden to settle in Amsterdam in 1631, he had already been exposed to the latest developments in Baroque... |
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Virginia, One of the 1st Colonies - USA
The Commonwealth of Virginia is a state in the Southern United States. Named after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the Virgin Queen, this commonwealth was... |
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Jan Lievens, Dutch Painter
Jan Lievens was a Dutch painter, usually associated with Rembrandt, working in a similar style. In his early years he was a student of Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam. After... |
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Michiel de Ruyter, Dutch Admiral
Michiel Adriaensz. De Ruyter was born in Vlissingen (Flushing). He went to the sea for the first time at he age of 11, serving for the Lampsins family. In 1621-1622 h... |
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Ferdinand III of Hapsburg
Ferdinand III of Hapsburg, Holy Roman emperor (1637 – 57), archduke of Austria (1621 – 57), king of Hungary (1625 – 57) and king of Bohemia (1627 – 57). Denied command of... |
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John Milton, Writer of Paradise Lost
Milton, John, one of the greatest poets of the English language. While Milton was at Cambridge he wrote poetry in both Latin and English, including the ode "On the Mornin... |
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New York, Colonization
As early as 1597 the Dutch made voyages to the West Indies, but it was left for an Englishman in the employ of the Netherlands to make the one and only discovery in the N... |
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Coney Island Timeline
Henry Hudson's 'Half Moon', in search of a new route to the Indies (Asia), anchors in Gravesend Bay, west of Coney in September. He trades with the Canarsie Indians, but... |
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Pope Innocent XI
Pope Innocent XI, born Benedetto Odescalchi, was Pope from 1676 to 1689. Odescalchi was a strong papal candidate after the death of Pope Clement IX (1667–69) in 1669, but... |
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