InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1672:Anglo-French attack on Dutch UP’sJust two years earlier, in 1670 CE, France’s King Louis XIV had persuaded England’s King Charles II to conclude the “Secret Treaty of…Jun 1, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1664: France’s Louis XIV goes global. English seize two Dutch colonies. Hindu warlord sacks Surat.I haven’t paid much attention yet to France, where the “Sun King” Louis XIV is now 21 years into what would become a 72-year reign. (But he…May 24, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1656: Dutch in China, Gold Coast as Cromwell makes war on Spain. Etc.The year 1656 CE saw several developments in the ongoing history of West European empires. Let’s look at a small news item from Istanbul…May 16, 2021May 16, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1653: News from London, ‘New Amsterdam’, Scheveningen, & KeralaIn 1653 CE, as for more than 200 years prior, the armed merchant ships of West European nations- now, in chronological order, Portugal…May 13, 2021May 13, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1648: Peace of Westphalia sets inter-state rules for >370 years. (Etc.)In international affairs, the Peace of Westphalia that was concluded among numerous, European-only parties in 1648 CE set the basic rules…May 8, 2021May 8, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1672:Anglo-French attack on Dutch UP’sJust two years earlier, in 1670 CE, France’s King Louis XIV had persuaded England’s King Charles II to conclude the “Secret Treaty of…Jun 1, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1664: France’s Louis XIV goes global. English seize two Dutch colonies. Hindu warlord sacks Surat.I haven’t paid much attention yet to France, where the “Sun King” Louis XIV is now 21 years into what would become a 72-year reign. (But he…May 24, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1656: Dutch in China, Gold Coast as Cromwell makes war on Spain. Etc.The year 1656 CE saw several developments in the ongoing history of West European empires. Let’s look at a small news item from Istanbul…May 16, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1653: News from London, ‘New Amsterdam’, Scheveningen, & KeralaIn 1653 CE, as for more than 200 years prior, the armed merchant ships of West European nations- now, in chronological order, Portugal…May 13, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1648: Peace of Westphalia sets inter-state rules for >370 years. (Etc.)In international affairs, the Peace of Westphalia that was concluded among numerous, European-only parties in 1648 CE set the basic rules…May 8, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1639: Dutch beat Spain in key sea-battle. English in Madras (Chennai). Massacre in Luzon.In 1639 CE, without a doubt, the three main developments in Western imperialism were as noted in the headline, so more on each of these…Apr 30, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1635: Dutch genocide on Taiwan; English colonist in America expresses misgivings; & moreThere were a number of significant-ish developments in world history in 1635 CE, of which I’ll spend some time looking at four:Apr 26, 2021
InProject 500 YearsbyHelena Cobban1633: Dutch-Chinese sea-battle raises key questions. & Connecticut.In 1632 CE there were two notable developments in the story of the rise and maintenance of “the West”. Both featured contests among rival…Apr 23, 2021