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Jesuits' Order founded, by Ignatius Loyola,

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Diet at Worms, for the examination of Luther,
First Voyage round the world, by Magellan, Port.,
Rhodes taken by the Turks, from the Knights of St. John,
New Holland discovered by the Portuguese,

Reformation in England, commenced,

Bible first printed in English,

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1521

1521

1522 1525

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1534

1535

1539

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Servetus executed for heresy, by the Council of Geneva,

1553

Unitarian sect commenced,

1553

Puritan sect commenced,

1554

Lady Jane Grey and Lord Guilford Dudley, executed,
Reformers burned in England, by order of Queen Mary,
Bull-fighting in Spain, began,

Charles V. Emperor of Germany, resigned his crown,
Escurial Library founded at Madrid,

Civil war in France, between the Catholics and Protestants, 1560

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The 39 articles of the Church of England, established,

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St. Bartholomew massacre of the Protestants in France, 1572

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Sir Francis Drake returned from his voyage around the world, 1580 Siberia discovered, by a Cossack chief,

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Act first passed for the relief of the poor in England,
Bodleian Library at Oxford, founded,

Edict of Nantes, tolerating the Protestants in France,
Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland,

Modern Chronology.

4.

Gan-powder plot; Guy Fawkes, the conspirator, Nov. 5th. 1605 Baronets first created in England, by James I.,

Hindostan first settled by the English,

1611

1612

Cape Horn discovered, by Le Maire and Schouten, Hol., 1616

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Peace of Westphalia, and end of the 30 years war,

1648

Charles I. King of England, beheaded,

1649

Quaker sect had its rise; Geo. Fox,

1650

Charles II. hid himself in an oak tree, at Bascobel,

1651

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Rye-house plot,” for restoring the freedom of the Con

stitution,

Palace of Versailles finished, by Louis XIV.,

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Revolution in England, by Wm. III. of Holland,

1688

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Captain Robert Kid commenced his piracies,
Charles XII. King of Sweden, began his reign,
Prussia erected into a Kingdom,

1695

1697

1698

1700

1701

War of the Spanish succession commenced,
Gibraltar captured by the English,

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St. Petersburgh founded, by Peter the Great,

St. Paul's Church in London, built,

Treaty of Utrecht, between the Allies and France,
South Sea bubble burst; ruining thousands,

Methodist sect commenced; Wesley,

Lord Anson of England, sent with a fleet to the South Seas, 1740 Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle,

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Modern Chronology.

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Napoleon divorced Josephine, and married Maria Louisa, A. D. 1810
Napoleon entered Moscow,
Sept. 14th. 1812
Passage of the Beresina, by Napoleon and Ney, Nov. 26th. 1812
St. Sebastian stormed and taken, by Lord Wellington, 1813
Jesuits' Order restored, by Pope Pius VII.,
Legion of Honor instituted by Napoleon,
Napoleon retired to Elba,

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May 4th. 1814

1815

Holy Alliance of European Sovereigns, at St. Petersburgh, 1815
Napoleon defeated at Waterloo, and exiled to St. Helena, 1815
Marshal Ney shot: contrary to the treaty of capitulation,
Young Napoleon created Duke of Reitchstadt,
Napoleon died at St. Helena,

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1819

May 5th. 1821

Massacre of 30,000 Greeks, at Scio, by the Turks,
Lotteries abolished in England,

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Capt. Parry sailed on his first Polar expedition,
Roman Catholic Relief Bill passed by Parliament,
Belgium declared independent,
Late French Revolution,

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July 27th. 28th. and 29th. 1830

Lander discovers the source of the Niger,

Liverpool and Manchester Rail-way opened,
Poland subdued by Russia,

Reform bill passed by the British Parliament,
Queen Victoria married Prince Albert, .
Canton taken by the English,

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Napoleon's remains brought from St. Helena to Paris,

China opened to British intercourse,

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O'Connell and others tried and imprisoned, for conspiracy, 1844

Jews banished from Russia to Siberia, by the Autocrat,

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War in India, between the British and the Sikhs,
Famine in Ireland and Scotland,

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Louis Philippe dethroned, and a New Republic established

in France,

FORMULAS FOR

MODERN CHRONOLOGY.

Arragon and Castile Kingdoms were established, in a country that looked very

Dismal.

Malcolm III. of Scotland, killed Macbeth, to gratify his

Dislike.

The Turks under Solyman subdued Asia Minor, when

the leaders all

Disagree.

The Tower of London was built, and looked to many a

prisoner like

After the Court of Chancery was

land, rogues could not have

A Hideous Cave.

established in Eng

A Day to Escape.

The Band of Assassins organized by the "Old Man of the Mountain," put an end to

Days of Peace. Duelling introduced into Europe, has cut many a thread of life with

White Specie.

Twice a Baby.

Despatch In the First Crusade, conducted by Peter the Hermit, he did not pay his armies in Jerusalem was taken by the Crusaders under Godfrey, who was once a man and The Order of Knight Templars instituted in Europe, stopped the progress of nearly every Stout Thief. When the Degree of Doctor was first conferred, the people held a solemn Death-mass. The Kingdom of Portugal was established west of Spain, which can be seen if one will Study the Map. The Guelphs and Ghibellines in Italy and Germany, had singular

The City of Moscow was founded, perhaps by some

Titles.

Stately Jew

Henry II. of England took possession of Ireland, when the Irish told him not to

Do It Again.

The Third Crusade was under Richard Cœur de Lion, who marched to the music of A White-wood Fife.

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