1688 (MDCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1688th...
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1688 Revolution may refer to Glorious Revolution, the overthrow of King James II of England Siamese revolution of 1688, the overthrow of pro-foreign Siamese...
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Bill of Rights 1689 (redirect from Bill of Rights 1688)
The Bill of Rights 1689 (sometimes known as the Bill of Rights 1688) is an Act of the Parliament of England that set out certain basic civil rights and...
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Glorious Revolution (redirect from English Revolution of 1688)
sequence of events that led to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III...
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Winston Churchill (Cavalier) (redirect from Winston Churchill (1620-1688))
Sir Winston Churchill FRS (18 April 1620 – 26 March 1688), known as the Cavalier Colonel, was an English soldier, historian, and politician. He was the...
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Alexander Pope (redirect from Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744)
Alexander Pope (21 May 1688 O.S. – 30 May 1744) was an English poet, translator, and satirist of the Enlightenment era who is considered one of the most...
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(simplified Chinese: 郞世宁; traditional Chinese: 郞世寧; pinyin: Láng Shìníng; 19 July 1688 – 17 July 1766), was an Italian Jesuit brother and missionary in China, where...
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Charles II, on 6 February 1685. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland. His...
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John Bunyan (redirect from Bunyan, John (1628-1688))
John Bunyan (/ˈbʌnjən/; 1628 – 31 August 1688) was an English writer and Puritan preacher. He is best remembered as the author of the Christian allegory...
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Lewis Theobald (redirect from Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744)
Lewis Theobald /ˈtɪbəld/ (baptised 2 April 1688 – 18 September 1744), English textual editor and author, was a landmark figure both in the history of Shakespearean...
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