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3 giorni fa · On 1 July 1690, the Jacobites attempted to defend a position on the river Boyne, near the town of Drogheda. Although it was strong in cavalry, James's army was outnumbered by William's and lacked effective artillery.
4 giorni fa · With it new cultural institutions came to the fore. The Academy of Arcadia, founded in Rome in 1690, exemplified the channeling of energies for rationalism and innovation.
4 giorni fa · Jews settled in the Netherlands to escape persecution; the Sephardic Jews from Spain and Portugal were more influential in economic, social, and intellectual life, while the Ashkenazim from eastern Europe formed a stratum of impoverished workers, especially in Amsterdam.
4 giorni fa · The Anglo-Mughal war (1686–1690) was a complete loss, ending when the EIC effectively declared fealty to the Mughals to get their factories back. The East India Company's fortunes changed for the better in 1707 as India fell into Anarchy with the death of the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb.
5 giorni fa · Out of this fiasco came both the foundation of Calcutta (now Kolkata) by Job Charnock in 1690—a mudflat that had the advantage of a deep anchorage—and the age of fortified factories surrounded by satellite towns.
4 giorni fa · William III passed through Lichfield in 1690 on his way to Ireland. Lichfield's position on a main road was probably the reason for its being chosen as a place to quarter French prisoners-of-war. Two Frenchmen were guarded over night at the George in 1667, before being taken to Coventry.
3 giorni fa · The Army played an important role in the downfall of King James II and his replacement by William of Orange in 1688. This ‘Glorious Revolution’ restricted royal power and enhanced Parliament’s authority. But it also had a profound impact on the long-term future of the British Army.
