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Hace 1 día · The Thirty Years' War [j] was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 18 to 1648. Fought primarily in Central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle, famine, or disease, while parts of present-day Germany reported population declines of over 50%. [19]
Hace 3 días · The Hudson's Bay Company ( HBC; French: Compagnie de la Baie d'Hudson) is a Canadian retail business group. A fur trading business for much of its existence, it became the largest and oldest corporation in Canada, and now owns and operates retail stores across the country. [2] [3] The company's namesake business division is Hudson's Bay ...
Hace 2 días · Late 17th-century critics looked back on the history of prose fiction, proud of the generic shift that had taken place, leading towards the modern novel/novella. The first perfect works in French were those of Scarron and Madame de La Fayette 's "Spanish history" Zayde (1670).
Hace 1 día · Monument for the victims of the witch-hunts of 16th- and 17th-century Bernau, Germany by Annelie Grund Witch-hunts still occur today in societies where belief in magic is prevalent. In most cases, these are instances of lynching and burnings, reported with some regularity from much of Sub-Saharan Africa , from Saudi Arabia and from Papua New Guinea.
Hace 1 día · Lushanjela Shanga, Nyim (16th century) Bo Shanga, Nyim (16th century) Shamba Bolongongo, Nyim (c.1600) Kingdom of Lunda (complete list) – Nkonda Matit, Mwaantaangaand (late 16th century) Congo, Republic of the. Kingdom of Loango (complete list) – Moe Poaty I Kamangou, King (16th or 17th century) São Tomé and Príncipe
Hace 2 días · In the 17th century, the Ayutthaya monarchs were able to frequently appoint non-natives as governors of Ayutthaya-controlled towns and cities, in order to prevent competition from its nobility. By the end of the Ayutthaya period, the Siamese capital held strong sway over the polities in the lower Chao Phraya plain but had a gradually looser control of polities the further away from the capital ...
Hace 4 días · In the early 17th century, the converts were also expelled. Isabella ensured long-term political stability in Spain by arranging strategic marriages for her five children. Her firstborn, Isabella , married Afonso of Portugal , forging important ties between these two neighboring countries and hopefully ensuring future alliance, but the younger Isabella soon died before giving birth to an heir.
