1648 Collection (page 3)

Pierre Broussel
PIERRE BROUSSEL - French statesman, councillor of the Paris Parlement, who opposed Mazarins fiscal policy, for which he was arrested, leading to the Fronde popular rising. Date: FLOURISHED 1648

Samuel Bourn
SAMUEL BOURN Dissenting divine Date: 1648 - 1719

Sir Charles Lucas
SIR CHARLES LUCAS military commander with the Royalist forces during the English Civil War Date: ? - 1648

St Jose Calasanz
JOSE CALASANZ Y GASTON Spanish saint, founder of the order of Scholarum Piarum, also known as Scolopi : he devoted himself to the care of abandoned children in Rome Date: 1556 - 1648

Traditional preacher vs radical
Woodcut from a 17th century tract, " A Glasse for the Times, by which according to the Scriptures, you may clearly behold the true Ministers of Christ

Paris Barricade C17
The Parisians passion for building barricades dates from long before the Revolution : this barricade at the Porte Saint-Antoine is shown in a print of 1648

Prince of Wales Squadron
The Prince of Wales naval squadron, including the ships The Swallow and Prince Charles

Science / Pascal
Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662), French scientist and philosopher. Measuring atmospheric pressure on the tower of Saint-Jacques-la- Boucherie, Paris

Wars of the Fronde
WARS OF THE FRONDE From the Bastille " La Grande Mademoiselle" Madame de Montpensier orders the young Le Conde to load the cannons aimed at the royalists

Greek Woman
A Greek lady of the 17th century

Turkish Princess
A Turkish princess of the 17th century

Persian Lady C17
A Persian lady of the 17th century

Inca In-Fighting 1648
In-fighting between the native Peruvians who oppose the Spaniards and those who do not

Marin Mersenne / Mag Pitto
MARIN MERSENNE French mathematician and monk

LA Fronde / Mole Menaced
La Fronde - Mathieu Mole menaced by the Paris crowd

Civil War / Prides Purge
Colonel Prides purge of the Members unsupporting of the army from the House of Commons

Christian Iv / Danish Roya
CHRISTIAN IV King of Denmark and Norway (1588-1648)

Mirandola / De Brij / 1648
PICO DELLA MIRANDOLA Italian humanist and leading scholar of Italian Renaissance

Thomas Thynne
THOMAS THYNNE Statesman, he married Lady Elizabeth Percy in 1681 and was murdered by the Swedish Count Koningsmark

Thos. Marquis Wharton
THOMAS marquis of WHARTON statesman

Ralph Thoresby
RALPH THORESBY merchant and antiquary with his autograph

Events / France / Fronde
Parisiens attend a meeting against Mazarin during the Fronde

Events / France / 1648 Frond
The Fronde - Battle of Faubourg St. Antoine

Trial of King Charles I
The trial of King Charles I

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