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Project 500 Years
Helena Cobban looks at seminal developments in world history, from 1415 till today, with periodic musings on what it all means.
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Jun 23, 2021
1694: Brazil destroys large maroon community. English slavetrader documents his work. Some news from Europe.
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Jun 19, 2021
1690: EIC grovels to Aurangzeb, founds Calcutta.French Navy grabs a surprise win. Spanish Texas founded.
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1688: William of Orange invades England, topples King James. France bombards Algiers. Etc.
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1687: Ottoman Sultan deposed, French Huguenots expelled, English Anglicans threatened.
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1679: Tensions rise in India, England. France builds a canal. Etc.
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1677: An Anglo-Dutch dynastic marriage. A Treaty in Virginia.
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1673: War with Dutch leads to political conflict in England. France does global exploring. Etc.
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1672:Anglo-French attack on Dutch UP’s
Just two years earlier, in 1670 CE, France’s King Louis XIV had persuaded England’s King…
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1665: Balance among W. Europe’s 4 big global empires continues to shift. News from Kongo.
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May 20, 2021
1660: Restoration of English monarchy sparks royal slave-trading venture. France does genocide.
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