Indian massacre in Virginia.
1623. Conquest and transfer of the Palatinate to the Duke of Bavaria, Maximilian.
Building by the Dutch of Fort Orange, on the present site of Albany.
1624. Discordant factions in the French court prepare the way for Richelieu to become prime minister to Louis XIII.
England, Holland, and Denmark form an alliance to support the Protestants of Germany.
Massacre of the English in Amboyna by the Dutch.
1625. English settlers occupy the islands of Barbados and St. Kitts.
Charles I of England succeeds his father, James I; he prorogues his first Parliament. See "Abolition of the Court of Star Chamber," xi, [215].
Renewal of insurrection by the French Huguenots. See "Siege of La Rochelle," xi, [129].
1626. Purchase of Manhattan Island from the Indians by the Dutch.