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Project 500 Years
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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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Apr 13, 2021
1623: Dutch beat English in East Indies showdown.
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Apr 12, 2021
1622: Powhatans strike back at ‘Jamestown’. Dutch take on China (& Portugal), without success. And much more.
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Apr 6, 2021
1616: Four European empires expand globally. Etc.
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Mar 27, 2021
1606: Dutch vs. Portuguese in E. Indies, England starts “Virginia” colonization, etc.
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Mar 23, 2021
1602: Dutch East India Company (VOC) launched
At the very beginning of 1602 CE, the English were, according to the new…
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