|  | 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 | 
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|  |  |  | 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 | |||
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|  |  | Edward SMERDON b.1628 Ilsington, Devon, England d. | ||||||
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