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English fleet plunders Surinamese plantations

English fleet plunders Surinamese plantations

English fleet plunders Surinamese plantations

Events Before

  1. Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed

    Great Fire of London begins at 2am in Pudding Lane, 80% of London is destroyed

  2. Firebreaks finally bring the Great Fire of London under control, leaving 13,200 houses destroyed and eight dead

    The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that occurred in central London from Sunday 2 September to Wednesday 5 September 1666, gutting the medieval City of London inside the old Roman city...

  3. After St. Paul's Cathedral and much of the city burned down over four days, the Great Fire of London is finally extingui

    After St. Paul's Cathedral and much of the city burned down over four days, the Great Fire of London is finally extinguished

  4. Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius, Earl of Simmeren

    Princess Maria of Orange-Nassau marries Mauritius, Earl of Simmeren

  5. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (26), marries his niece and cousin Margaret Theresa of Spain (15), the celebrations last a

    Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor (26), marries his niece and cousin Margaret Theresa of Spain (15), the celebrations last almost two years

Events After

  1. Infamous sword duel between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury over Anna, Duches

    Infamous sword duel between George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham and Francis Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury over Anna, Duchess of Shrewsbury and mistress of Buckingham. The Earl is mortally wounded. [1]

  2. England, Netherlands & Sweden sign Triple Alliance against French

    The Triple Alliance (Dutch: Triple Alliantie; Swedish: Trippelalliansen) was signed by the Kingdom of England, the Swedish Empire and the Dutch Republic in May 1668.

  3. Treaty of Lisbon: Spain recognizes Portugal

    The Kingdom of Portugal was a monarchy in the western Iberian Peninsula and the predecessor of the modern Portuguese Republic.

  4. Fire in the Hofburg in Vienna, Emperor Leopold I rescued

    The term "Hofburg fire" refers to any of several major fires that burned in the Hofburg (Royal Court section) of Vienna, Austria.

  5. Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1st peace of Aachen: ends War of Devolution, French-Spanish war in The Netherlands

    Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, 1st peace of Aachen: ends War of Devolution, French-Spanish war in The Netherlands

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