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Historical Events During the Life of Thomas Bliss, 
England and Massachusetts, 1588-1647

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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 23
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 15
1562-1598
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Wars of Religion in France from before birth until age 10
1588
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Spanish Armada defeated by the English at age 0
1589
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Harrington invents the Flush Toilet at age 1
1592-1593
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Hideyoshi invades Korea from age 4 to 5
1603
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Galileo invents Thermometer at age 15
1603
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Heavy outbreak of plague in England at age 15
1603-1625
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Reign of King James I (Stuart) from age 15 to 37
1605
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Telescope at age 17
1605
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Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up parliament at age 17
1606
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Virginia Company Chartered at age 18
1606
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Australia discovered by William Jansz at age 18
1607
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Jamestown Colony Established at age 19
1608
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Quebec founded at age 20
1609
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Kepler's laws of planetary motion at age 21
1611
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King James Bible is published at age 23
1612
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Tobacco planted in Virginia at age 24
1612
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Last (recorded) burning of heretics in England at age 24
1614
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Dutch trading post on Manhattan island at age 26
1615
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Galileo faces inquisition (1st time) at age 27
1618-1648
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30 years war from age 30 until after timeline
1619
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First Negro slaves arrive in Virginia at age 31
1620
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Scientific Method, via Sir Francis Bacon at age 32
1620
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Sir Francis Bacon suggests heat may be movement at age 32
1620
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First Submarine (Cornelius van Drebel, Dutch) at age 32
1620
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Mayflower lands at Plymouth at age 32
1625-1649
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Reign of King Charles I (Stuart) from age 37 until after timeline
1625
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English population in America hits 2000 at age 37
1626
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Manhattan island purchased from Indians by Dutch at age 38
1629
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Colony of Massachusetts founded at age 41
1630-1642
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English aggressively settle Massachusetts from age 42 to 54
1633
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Heads of households in New England reaches 950 at age 45
1633
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Colony of Connecticut founded at age 45
1634
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First settlement in Maryland at age 46
1635
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Connecticut first settled at age 47
1639
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First printing press in America (Massachusetts) at age 51
1642
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Pascal invents Calculator at age 54
1642-1649
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English Civil War from age 54 until after timeline
1643
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Barometer invented at age 55
1645
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Rainbow, 1st American slave ship, sails for Africa at age 57
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