1665 Great plague of London 1666 Great Fire of London 1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar 1700 Britain's american colonies prosper 1707 Union Act unites England/Scotland | 1618 Beginning of 30 Years War 1628 English curtail King's powers 1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain 1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain | 1580 Drake completes voyage around world 1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia |
Nathaniel BICKFORD b. d. | ||||||||
Robert SMERDON b.1560 Widecombe In T, England d.1612 Widecombe In T, England | ||||||||
Robert SMERDON b.1580 Widecombe In T, England d.1653 Ilsington, Devon, England | Isett LANGDON b.1560 Widecombe In T, England d.1602 Widecombe In T, England | |||||||
Anne SMERDON b.1616 Ilsington, Devon, England d.1642 Ilsington, Devon, England | ||||||||
Anne BURTE b.1590 Exeter, Devon, England d.1673 Ilsington, Devon, England | ||||||||