| 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain 1665 Great plague of London 1666 Great Fire of London 1696 Peter the Great becomes Czar 1700 Britain's american colonies prosper  | 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia 1618 Beginning of 30 Years War 1628 English curtail King's powers 1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain 1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland  | 1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen 1580 Drake completes voyage around world 1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published  | 
![]()  |  Walter Acton b.1573 Of Aldenham Hal, Shrops. d.1640  | |||||||
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|  Edward Acton b.1600 Morville, Shrops. d.  | ![]()  | |||||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Edward Acton b.1550 Of Acton Scott, Shrops. d.  | ||||||
![]()  |  Frances Acton b.1583 Of Acton Scott, Shrops. d.1640  | |||||||
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