Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11

by Charles F. Horne, Rossiter Johnson, John Rudd

39 chapters17h 34mEnglish1905

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A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 11 of 22, covering from 1609-1660 AD . - Summary Adapted from the Title Page

Chapters (38)

1Henry Hudson Explores the Hudson River, AD 1609, by Henry R. Cleveland

1855

2Galileo Overthrows Ancient Philosophy, the Telescope and its Discovery, AD 1610, by Sir Oliver Lodge

2452

3The Beginning of British Power in India, AD 1612, by Beckles Willson

2490

4The Dutch Settlement of New York, AD 1614, by David T. Valentine

936

5Harvey Discovers the Circulation of the Blood, AD 1616, by Thomas H. Huxley

1784

6The "Defenestration" at Prague, the Thirty Years War, AD 1618, by Samuel R. Gardiner

697

7The "Defenestration" at Prague, the Thirty Years War, AD 1618, by Charles F. Horne

1549

8The First American Legislature, AD 1619, by Charles Campbell

761

9Introduction of Negroes into Virginia, Spread of Slavery and Cultivation of Tobacco, AD 1619, by Charles Campbell

1191

10Introduction of Negroes into Virginia, Spread of Slavery and Cultivation of Tobacco, AD 1619, by John M. Ludlow

592

11English Pilgrims Settle at Plymouth, AD 1620, by John S. Barry, part 1

1795

12English Pilgrims Settle at Plymouth, AD 1620, by John S. Barry, part 2

2090

13The Birth of the Modern Scientific Method, Bacon and Descarte, AD 1620, by George Henry Lewes

2145

14The Siege of La Rochelle, Richelieu Rules France, AD 1627, by Andrew D. White, part 1

1644

15The Siege of La Rochelle, Richelieu Rules France, AD 1627, by Andrew D. White, part 2

1770

16The Great Puritan Exodus to New England, the Founding of Boston, AD 1630, by John G. Palfrey, part 1

1748

17The Great Puritan Exodus to New England, the Founding of Boston, AD 1630, by John G. Palfrey, part 2

1659

18Triumph and Death of Gustavus Adolphus at Luetzen, AD 1632, by Benjamin Chapman

1688

19Recantation of Galileo, AD 1633, by Sir Oliver Lodge

1311

20The Education Reform of Comenius, AD 1638, by Simon Somerville Laurie

2055

21The First Free Constitution in the World, AD 1639, Earliest Union Among American Colonies, AD 1643, by Gideon H. Hollister

1251

22The First Free Constitution in the World, AD 1639, Earliest Union Among American Colonies, AD 1643, by John Marshal

249

23Abolition of the Court of the Star-Chamber, The Popular Revolt Against Charles I, AD 1641, by Henry Hallam

1396

24Abolition of the Court of the Star-Chamber, The Popular Revolt Against Charles I, AD 1641, by Lord Macaulay

1463

25The Founding of Montreal, AD 1642, by Alfred Sandham

872

26Presbyterianism Established in England, Meeting of the Westminster Assembly, AD 1643, by David Masson

2376

27Masaniello's Revolt at Naples, AD 1647, by Alfred von Reumont, part 1

1568

28Masaniello's Revolt at Naples, AD 1647, by Alfred von Reumont, part 2

1806

29Masaniello's Revolt at Naples, AD 1647, by Alfred von Reumont, part 3

1933

30The Peace of Westphalia, The War of the Fronde, AD 1648, by Arthur Hassall

2432

31Religious Toleration Proclamation in Maryland, AD 1649, by G. L. Davis

1297

32The Great Civil War in England, the Execution of Charles I, AD 1649, by Lord Macaulay

2390

33The Great Civil War in England, the Execution of Charles I, AD 1649, by Charles Knight

1690

34Cromwell's Campaign in Ireland, AD 1649, by Frederic Harrison

1909

35Molière Creates Modern Comedy, AD 1659, by Henri van Laun

1897

36Cromwell's Rule in England, the Restoration AD 1660, by Thomas Carlyle

2654

37Cromwell's Rule in England, the Restoration AD 1660, by John Richard Green

1228

38Cromwell's Rule in England, the Restoration AD 1660, by Samuel Pepys

792

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