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Franciscus SylviusFRANCISCUS SYLVIUS (Francois Sylvius de la Boue) French anatomist who made important discoveries concerning ducts and glands
Battle of SolebayDuring the battle of SOUTHWOLD BAY (or SOLEBAY) the earl of Sandwich refuses to leave his burning ship. Though the Dutch suffer heavy losses the battle is indecisive
European Makes TreatyAn official of the Royal African Guinea Company making a treaty on the gold coast
Archie Armstrong / JesterARCHIBALD ARMSTRONG (ARCHIE) Scottish court jester to James I and Charles I. Enjoyed royal favour and political influence until dismissed in 1637 for insulting Archbishop Laud
Newgate / London WallNewgate, in London Wall, was destroyed and rebuilt over and over again, until its final demolition in 1767 : this is how it was rebuilt after the Great Fire of London
17th Century FarcesVarious comic actors (including Falstaff) on stage
Lodovico MuratoriLODOVICO ANTONIO MURATORI Italian scholar and archeologist
A A CALMETANTOINE AUGUSTIN CALMET French Benedictine theologian and ecclesiastical historian
Muley Rachid / MoroccoMULEY RACHID Sultan of Morocco and Fez
Eudoxia / Russia / HintonEUDOXIA First wife of Peter I (divorced c1698)
John Wilkins / Sturt EngJOHN WILKINS Bishop of Chester and writer of fantasy books
Red Bull Theatre / 1672An open-air playhouse built in 1600 by Aaron Holland in St John Street, London. The theatre was demolished sometime between 1663-65
Electricity GuerickeAt Hamburg, Otto von Guericke, burgomaster of Magdeburg, demonstrates an electrical machine - the first of its kind, based on a rotating sphere generating force
Peter StuyvesantPETER STUYVESANT Dutch administrator of New Amsterdam, America
Sir Richard SteeleSIR RICHARD STEELE writer, editor of the Tatler
Peter I The Great, Tsar of Russia, in HollandPeter I The Great (Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov), Tsar of Russia (1672-1725, reigned from 1682) during his fact-finding visit to Holland, seen here in his lodgings at Zaandam
