| 1628 English curtail King's powers 1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain 1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain 1665 Great plague of London  | 1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia 1618 Beginning of 30 Years War  | 1534 Henry VIII controls English church 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia 1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen 1580 Drake completes voyage around world  | 
![]()  |  Marquess of Clanricarde b. d.  | |||||||
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![]()  | ![]()  |  Lord-Henry Compton b.1538 1st Lord Baron -born Co d.1589  | ||||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Earl-William Compton b.1560 1st Earl of Northampton d.1630 Savoy  |  Lady-Frances Hastings b.1533 Ashby, Leics. d.1574  | |||||
![]()  |  Anne Compton b. d.  | ![]()  |  Sir-John Spencer b.1538 Lord Mayor of London d.  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Elizabeth Spencer b.1564 of Compton, Northants. d.1632  |  Alice Bromfield b.1540 of Northampton. d.  | |||||
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