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Historical Events During the Life of Thomas Bliss,
England and Connecticut, 1590-1650

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1231-1808
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Papal Inquisition from before birth until after timeline
1454-1611
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The Renaissance from before birth until age 21
1478-1834
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Torquemada's Spanish Inquisition from before birth until after timeline
1558-1603
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Reign of Queen Elizabeth I (Tudor) from before birth until age 13
1562-1598
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Wars of religion in France from before birth until age 8
1592-1593
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Hideyoshi invades Korea from age 2 to 3
1603
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Galileo invents Thermometer at age 13
1603
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Heavy outbreak of plague in England at age 13
1603-1625
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Reign of King James I (Stuart) from age 13 to 35
1605
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Telescope at age 15
1605
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Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up parliament at age 15
1606
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Virginia Company Chartered at age 16
1606
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Australia discovered by William Jansz at age 16
1607
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Jamestown Colony Established at age 17
1608
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Quebec founded at age 18
1609
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Kepler's laws of planetary motion at age 19
1611
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King James Bible is published at age 21
1612
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Tobacco planted in Virginia at age 22
1612
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Last (recorded) burning of heretics in England at age 22
1614
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Dutch trading post on manhatten island at age 24
1615
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Galileo faces inquisition (1st time) at age 25
1618-1648
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30 years war from age 28 to 58
1619
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1st negro slaves arrive in Virginia at age 29
1620
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Scientific Method, via Sir Francis Bacon at age 30
1620
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Sir Francis Bacon suggests heat may be movement at age 30
1620
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First Submarine (Cornelius van Drebel, Dutch) at age 30
1620
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Mayflower lands at Plymouth at age 30
1625-1649
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Reign of King Charles I (Stuart) from age 35 to 59
1625
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English population in America hits 2000 at age 35
1626
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Manhatten island purchased from indians by Dutch at age 36
1629
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Colony of Massachusetts founded at age 39
1630-1642
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English aggressively settle Massachusetts from age 40 to 52
1633
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Heads of households in New England reaches 950 at age 43
1633
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Colony of Connecticut founded at age 43
1634
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1st settlement in Maryland at age 44
1635
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Connecticut first settled at age 45
1639
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1st printing press in America (Massachusetts) at age 49
1642
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Pascal invents Calculator at age 52
1642-1649
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English Civil War from age 52 to 59
1643
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Barometer invented at age 53
1645
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Rainbow, 1st American slave ship, sails for Africa at age 55
1649-1660
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Oliver Cromwell rules (Stuart) from age 59 until after timeline
1650
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Chattel slavery officially recognized at age 60
1650
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World pop. est. at 500 million at age 60
*generated from OurTimeLines