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2 giorni fa · The Thirty Years' War [j] was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of present-day Germany reported population declines of ...
3 giorni fa · The English Civil War refers to a series of civil wars and political machinations between Royalists and Parliamentarians in the Kingdom of England [b] from 1642 to 1651. Part of the wider 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms, the struggle consisted of the First English Civil War and the Second English Civil War.
- August 1642 – September 1651
7 apr 2024 · English Civil Wars (1642–51), fighting that took place in the British Isles between supporters of the monarchy of Charles I (and his son and successor, Charles II) and opposing groups in each of Charles’s kingdoms, including Parliamentarians in England, Covenanters in Scotland, and Confederates in Ireland.
- When did the English Civil Wars occur?The English Civil Wars occurred from 1642 through 1651. The fighting during this period is traditionally broken into three wars: the first happened...
- What was the first major battle fought in the English Civil Wars?The first major battle of the English Civil Wars fought on English soil was the Battle of Edgehill, which occurred in October 1642. Forces loyal to...
- How many people died during the English Civil Wars?An estimated 200,000 people lost their lives directly or indirectly as a result of the English Civil Wars, making it arguably the bloodiest conflic...
- When did the English Civil Wars come to an end?The English Civil Wars ended on September 3, 1651, with Oliver Cromwell’s victory at Worcester and the subsequent flight of Charles II to France.
2 giorni fa · In 1640 John IV was proclaimed King of Portugal and the Portuguese Restoration War began. Even before the war's final resolution, the crown established the Overseas Council, conceived in 1642 on the short-lived model of the Council of India (1604–1614), and established in 1643, it was the governing body for most of the Portuguese overseas empire.
1 giorno fa · The colonial history of the United States covers the period of European colonization of North America from the early 16th century until the incorporation of the Thirteen Colonies into the United States after the Revolutionary War.
2 giorni fa · Signature. Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 5 September 1638 – 1 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great ( Louis le Grand) or the Sun King ( le Roi Soleil ), was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. [1] [a] Although Louis XIV's France was ...
4 apr 2024 · House of Habsburg. Notable Family Members: father Philip III. daughter Marie-Thérèse of Austria. son Juan José de Austria. sister Anne of Austria. (Show more) Philip IV (born April 8, 1605, Valladolid, Spain—died Sept. 17, 1665, Madrid) was the king of Spain (1621–65) and of Portugal (1621–40), during the decline of Spain as a great world power.
