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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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, stadtholder...
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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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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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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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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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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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Alibaba Group (redirect from 1688.com)
and exporters from more than 240 countries and regions, the Chinese portal 1688.com, which manages domestic B2B trade in China, and AliExpress.com, a global...
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William invaded England in what became known as the Glorious Revolution. In 1688, he landed at the south-western English port of Brixham; James was deposed...
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