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1610
| 1610 • Anglo-Powhatan Wars: The English launch a major attack on the Paspahegh village, capturing and executing the native queen and her children, burning houses and chopping down the corn fields; the subsequent use of the term "Paspahegh" in documents refers to their former territory. |
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Age: 25y
1635
Age: 25y
birth of childGeorg Meister Brensbach, Hesse, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1635 • Guadeloupe and Martinique are colonized by France. |
1678
Oct 14
Age: 68y
| 1678 • Titus Oates begins to present allegations of the Popish Plot, a supposed Roman Catholic conspiracy to assassinate king Charles II of England. Oates applies the term Tory to those who disbelieve his allegations. |