Miguel de Cervantes (September 29, 1547-April 23, 1616) was a Spanish playwright, poet, and considered the first modern novelist. His works, most notably Don Quixote, helped standardize the Spanish language in…
Vermont History (1534) from The Original 13-A Documentary History of Religion in America's First Thirteen States (Amerisearch, Inc., 2009): <Vermont, pronounced in French "verts monts," means Green Mountain. It was originally…
Commission to Jacque Cartier (March 1534) was made by King Francis I. Though the actual commission has not been found, a line from it reportedly stated the objective of the voyage…
Elizabeth I (September 7, 1533-March 24, 1603) the Queen of England and Ireland, 1558-1603, was the last Tudor monarch. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. After her…
William I (April 24, 1533-July 10, 1584) known as William the Silent, was the founder of Dutch independence. He became Prince of Orange (1544) and ruler of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht…
LISTEN (text to speech) Download as PDF ... When Henry the Eighth died in 1547, his nine-year-old son by Jane Seymour, Edward the Sixth, reigned for six years. …
Maine History (1527) from The Original 13-A Documentary History of Religion in America's First Thirteen States (Amerisearch, Inc., 2009): <John Rut was the first Englishman to set foot upon American soil…
John Knox (c.1514-November 24, 1572) was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Scotland. To appreciate the significance of John Knox, the historical setting of Europe must be explained. The King of…
Ambroise Pare' (1510-December 20, 1590) was a pioneer French surgeon, who greatly raised the standard of surgery. Rising to fame as a field surgeon in the French army, he discarded the…
John Calvin (July 10, 1509-May 27, 1564) was a renown religious reformer in Geneva, Switzlerland. Calvin's followers were called Calvinists, With kings and queens killing subjects who believed differently than they did, Calvin…
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