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Lewis Theobald
Lewis Theobald , 1688-1744, English author. He is chiefly remembered for his Shakespeare Restored (1726), in which he exposed the inaccuracies of Pope's edition of Shakespeare. Pope retaliated by satirizing him in the 1728 edition of The Dunciad. Theobald also wrote poems and plays. ... Read more
League of Augsburg
League of Augsburg defensive alliance formed (1686) by Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I with various German states, including Bavaria and the Palatinate, and with Sweden and Spain so far as their German interests were concerned. It was an acknowledgment of a community of German feeling against French e... Read more
Arnold Joost van Keppel Albemarle, 1st earl of
Arnold Joost van Keppel Albemarle, 1st earl of , 1669-1718, Dutch adherent and constant companion of William III of England. He accompanied the future king to England (1688) and was made an earl in 1696. After William's death (1702), he returned to Dutch service and fought in the War of the Spanish ... Read more
Michael Dahl
Michael Dahl , 1656-1743, Swedish portrait painter. In 1688, after traveling on the Continent, he settled in England. After the death of Kneller in 1723, Dahl enjoyed an enormous popularity, painting Queen Anne and members of the aristocracy. Beyond a surface artificiality, Dahl's work reflects a ... Read more
Sir Patrick Home of Polwarth
Sir Patrick Home of Polwarth or Sir Patrick Hume of Polwarth , 1641-1724, Scottish statesman. Devoted to Presbyterianism, he opposed the policies of the duke of Lauderdale , took part in the unsuccessful rebellion of the 8th earl of Argyll in support of the duke of Monmouth , and fled to Fra... Read more
New Rochelle
New Rochelle , city (1990 pop. 67,625), Westchester co., SE N.Y., on Long Island Sound; settled by Huguenots 1688, inc. as a village 1858, as a city 1899. Although mainly a residential suburb of New York City, it has some light industry. The house where Thomas Paine lived has been preserved. Iona ... Read more
Torbay
Torbay city (1991 pop. 54,430) and district, Devon, SW England. The district comprises the former municipal borough of Torquay and the urban districts of Paignton and Brixham. On Tor Bay is a noted tourist resort area, known as the "English Riviera." William of Orange landed at nearby Brixham i... Read more
George Byng Torrington, Viscount
George Byng Torrington, Viscount , 1663-1733, British admiral. Early in his career he helped win the support of the navy for William of Orange in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. After thwarting attempted Jacobite invasions in 1708 and 1715 and defeating a Spanish fleet in the Strait of Messina in 1... Read more
Thomas Warton
Thomas Warton the elder, c.1688-1745, English poet, father of Joseph and Thomas Warton. He was professor of poetry at Oxford from 1718 to 1728. His collected poems, edited by Joseph Warton, and published posthumously in 1748, are primitive and biblical in tone; some are runic odes and may have infl... Read more
Sir Edmund Andros
Sir Edmund Andros , 1637-1714, British colonial governor in America, b. Guernsey. As governor of New York (1674-81) he was bitterly criticized for his high-handed methods, and he was embroiled in disputes over boundaries and duties (see New Jersey ), going so far as to arrest Philip Carteret . Whe... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "1688"

League of Augsburg, War of the (1688–1697)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World LEAGUE OF AUGSBURG, WAR OF THE (1688 – 1697) LEAGUE OF AUGSBURG, WAR OF THE (1688 – 1697). This war is also known...forces in the Balkans, which culminated in the 1688 capture of Belgrade, freed Emperor Leopold...
Pope, Alexander (1688–1744)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World POPE, ALEXANDER (1688 – 1744) POPE, ALEXANDER (1688 – 1744), English poet, translator, and critic...of early-eighteenth-century British verse. Born in 1688 amidst a "Glorious Revolution" that put an end to the...
Swedenborg, Emanuel (1688-1772)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology Swedenborg, Emanuel (1688-1772) Swedish seer. He was trained as a scientist and became the...political economist, and biblical student. He was born January 29, 1688, at Stockholm, son of a professor of theology at Upsala, afterward...
revolution of 1688
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History revolution of 1688, the replacement of James II as king of England, Ireland and Scotland...x2013;1727), succeeded her as George I. In later Whig ideology 1688 was the Glorious Revolution, establishing constitutional and parliamentary...
Frederick William I (Prussia) (1688–1740; Ruled 1713–1740)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World FREDERICK WILLIAM I (PRUSSIA) (1688 – 1740; ruled 1713 – 1740) FREDERICK WILLIAM I (PRUSSIA) (1688 – 1740; ruled 1713 – 1740), king of Prussia. On 25 February 1713, Frederick William succeeded...
Frederick William (Brandenburg) (1620–1688; Ruled 1640–1688)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World FREDERICK WILLIAM (BRANDENBURG) (1620 – 1688; ruled 1640 – 1688) FREDERICK WILLIAM (BRANDENBURG) (1620 – 1688; ruled 1640 – 1688), elector of Brandenburg and duke of Prussia...
Bunyan, John (1628–1688)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World BUNYAN, JOHN (1628 – 1688) BUNYAN, JOHN (1628 – 1688), English Nonconformist author. John Bunyan was...duke of York (James II; ruled 1685 – 1688), allegations of arbitrary rule, and the treatment...
Frederick I (Prussia) (1657–1713; Ruled 1688–1713)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...PRUSSIA) (1657 – 1713; ruled 1688 – 1713) FREDERICK I (PRUSSIA) (1657 – 1713; ruled 1688 – 1713), as Frederick III...Great Elector (ruled 1640 – 1688), focused his attention on building...
James II (England) (1733–1701; Ruled 1685–1688)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...x2013; 1701; ruled 1685 – 1688) JAMES II (ENGLAND) (1733 – 1701; ruled 1685 – 1688), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland...to fifteen thousand over the course of 1688. On the foreign policy front, he tried...
William and Mary (William III, 1650–1702; Ruled 1689–1702)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...York (James II; ruled 1685 – 1688), and his first wife, Anne Hyde (1638...William offered to invade England by April 1688 if he could be assured of the necessary...to James II's second wife on 10 June 1688, however, provided the immediate cue...

Dictionary entries related to "1688"

Earliest American Protest Against Slavery (February, 1688, Drawn up by Mennonite Germans)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History EARLIEST AMERICAN PROTEST AGAINST SLAVERY (February, 1688, Drawn up by Mennonite Germans) William Penn's establishment...liberty. The Mennonites gave expression to these beliefs in 1688. They argued that Blacks and Whites were essentially equal...
Toleration Act 1688
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Toleration Act 1688. This Act, passed in 1689, granted freedom of worship to Dissenters on certain conditions. RCs and disbelievers in the Trinity did not benefit.
Dominion of New England
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...however, King James II (1685 – 1688) carried forward plans initiated under...New York and New Jersey were added in 1688. The Dominion government, headquartered...by individual towns. By the summer of 1688 the Dominion government had completely...
Amontons, Guillaume
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...to the humidity of the atmosphere. In 1688 he developed his shortened barometer...tubes containing mercury. Sometime between 1688 and 1695, Amontons tried out his optical...letters are in Journal des savants (8 March 1688), 245 – 247, and (10 May...
Dalencé, Joachim
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...des barometres, thermometres et notiometres ou hygrometres(1688) . His detailed description of the principal meteorological...barometres, thermometres et notiometres ou hygrometres (Amsterdam, 1688, 1708, 1724; Li è ge, 1691; The Hague, 1738...
Kōnig, Emanuel
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...1682), Regnum minerals (1686), and Regnum vegetabile (1688). In the first treatise, which was praised in the Acta eruditorum...propagandi modum,. . . colorem, figuram, signaturam (Basel, 1688). II. Secondary Literature. Details concerninig K ö...
Parliament, British
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...negotiated the RESTORATION of Charles II (1660) and the accession of WILLIAM III and Mary (1688). The legislation enacted in the GLORIOUS REVOLUTION of 1688–89 and the Act of SETTLEMENT (1701) settled the relationship of crown, Lords...
Glorious Revolution
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Glorious Revolution The bloodless English revolution of 1688–89 in which JAMES II was removed from the throne...Catholics and dissenters. The birth of a son to the king in 1688 appeared to ensure the Roman Catholic succession and provoked...
Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales after the Reformation
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...led to his replacement by William and Mary. The Bill of Rights 1688 and the Act of Settlement 1700 debarred from the throne any RC...first Vicar Apostolic . Three further Vicars were appointed in 1688 and England was divided into four districts. The need to recruit...
royal prerogative
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...prerogatives were removed by the Bill of Rights after the revolution of 1688—the power to suspend laws, and the power to dispense...it hath been assumed and exercised of late’. After 1688 the monarchy retained formidable powers, but over the next 150...

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Registration of S97-1688 soybean germplasm line high in protein content and resistant to soybean cyst nematode.(Registrations Of Germplasms)
Magazine article from: Crop Science; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...L.) Merr.] germplasm line 'S97-1688' (Reg. no GP-300, PI 633736) was...Heterodera glycines Ichinohe. S97-1688 originated as an [F.sub.4] single...traits were bulked for yield tests. S97-1688 was screened for resistance to individual...
A proper revolution?(1688: The First Modern Revolution)(Book review)
Magazine article from: National Review; 11/2/2009; ; 700+ words ; 1688: The First Modern Revolution, by Steve Pincus...tercentenary of England's Glorious Revolution of 1688 was not worth celebrating, Mrs. Thatcher...about the Glorious Revolution only to cram 1688 into a corset ("the first modern revolution...
Regime change; Britain's Glorious Revolution.("The Glorious Revolution: 1688-Britain's Fight for Liberty")("Revolution: The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy, 1685-1720")(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 2/4/2006; 700+ words ; ...meaning of Britain's own revolution in 1688? Partly thanks to Burke's brilliance, the idea that 1688 was essentially British history bumbling...1789 may have got more headlines, but 1688 endured. James II came to the throne in...
The Revolution of 1688: Changing Perspectives.
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...be called the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688-1689. Many of the contributors have...traditional issues concerning the Revolution of 1688 can be enriched through alternative approaches...historiographical debate surrounding the events of 1688-1689. "Old Whig," "Revisionist...
The World of William and Mary: Anglo-Dutch Perspectives on the Revolution of 1688-89.
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...words used to describe the Revolution of 1688-89, all the more remarkable, considering...the direct aftermath of the Revolution of 1688-89. But his Structure of Politics Upon...that the power of monarch declined after 1688. English historians tend to emphasize...
1688: a global history.
Magazine article from: New Internationalist; 5/1/2001; 566 words ; 1688: A Global History by John E. Willis (GRanta...author makes a convincing case for choosing 1688, a year which encompasses the Glorious Revolution...glimmerings of modernity and human rights. 1688: A Global History is a sparkling mosaic of...
Taxation: 1688-1914.
Magazine article from: History Review; 3/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; ...British taxpayers as 'afflicted' between 1688 and 1815 from the depredations of a Military...governments who ran the kingdom between 1688 and 1914? States without income are without...history.[2] The rise of an imperial power 1688-1815 That measurable discontinuity was...
Books: More than glorious If you think you know the significance of the year 1688, you'd be wrong, ventures Frank McLynn
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 2/25/2001; ; 700+ words ; 1688: A Global History By John Wills GRANTA pounds 20 The year 1688 in British history is the year of the so-called "Glorious...aka the Old Pretender, was also born in this year, 1688 ushered in a century of Jacobite rebellion and intrigue...
The World of William and Mary: Anglo-Dutch Perspectives on the Revolution of 1688-89.(Review)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 1/1/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...Dutch Perspectives on the Revolution of 1688-89. Edited by Dale Hoak and Mordechai...argues in a most useful introduction, 1688 "was not a parliamentary revolution...was the birth of an heir in the summer of 1688 that brought matters to a head. Gordon...
1688: A Global History.
Magazine article from: Journal of World History; 3/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...distant regions in and around the year 1688. Wills takes us to places as familiar...important and effective pieces of the world of 1688" (p. 289). One representative story...the human condition" (p. 112). In 1688: A Global History, Wills transmits a...