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29 March 1644 was the Battle of Cheriton (Alresford) in Hampshire. Sir William Waller defeated Lord Hopton and Lord Forth, ending the Royalist advance in the south-east.

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2021-03-29

22 Mar 1644: Besiegers of Newark surrender to Prince Rupert (BM) He takes 11 brass cannon, 50 barrels of gunpowder & 4,000 muskets

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2021-03-23

Primavera (circa 1644)
David Teniers 🎨

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2021-03-20

🌱🪴

TODAY IT IS THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING!

Here, Spring is personified as a young gardener with a bushy beard, heaving a heavy pot containing a sapling.

📗 https://t.co/3s5arYHs0N
🏛 collection
Spring by David Teniers ca. 1644

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2021-03-20

The secret lives of 17th century (BM) Reading by candle light in 1625, and out on a skate date in 1644.

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2021-02-27

Abraham Storck/Sturckenburch (bapt. 17 April 1644 - 1708)

Sailing and Rowing Boats off a Dutch Coast

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2021-02-24

13th Feb 1644:
The Earl of Montrose's commission as King Charles's Lieutenant-General in Scotland is amended.
Instead of being subordinate to Prince Maurice, he is now directly subordinate to the King himself. This reflects immense trust.

📷By William Dobson.

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2021-02-13

Prince Rupert's Cottage, Everton from where he led the siege of Liverpool in 1644. Rupert said the town just a 'crows nest' and would be easily captured. However, Liverpudlians put up a fierce fight, and forced Rupert to admit the town was "an eagle's nest or a den of lions".

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2021-01-28

Ming dynasty (1368-1644) imperial illustrations of the Journey to the West: now in Japan. The link contains more illustrations

https://t.co/99J8xom1Vs

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2021-01-27

The secret lives of 17th century (British Museum)

Reading by candle light in 1625, and out on a skate date in 1644.

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2020-12-21

18 Dec 1737: Renown maker Antonio dies in Cremona, He made ~1200 violins about half of which still survive. He was born in Cremona in 1644. https://t.co/ppUqqga5eF

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2020-12-18

18 Dec 1737: Renown maker Antonio dies in Cremona, Italy. He made ~1200 violins about half of which still survive. He was born in in 1644. https://t.co/ppUqqga5eF

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2020-12-18

縞野島次(しまの しまつぐ)。(1568～1644)
戦国時代から江戸時代前期にかけての武将・大名。
辺根瀬国(べねっせこく)茶蓮寺藩(ちゃれんじはん)初代藩主。通称は「しまじろう」。
1568年、大名縞野島太郎の長男として辺根瀬国に生まれる。後、藩祖として茶蓮寺藩数百年の基礎を築く。

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2020-12-14

Le nubi di tanto in tanto
ci danno riposo
mentre guardiamo la luna.

Matsuo Basho
(1644-1694)



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2020-12-10

Android勢ーーーー！！！！！！
3840×1644です！あと時計の位置わからないので○系を広くしました！あとは各自…調整おなしゃす…！！

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2020-12-09

25 November 1644 Oliver Cromwell denounced the Earl of Manchester's leadership of the Eastern Association army in Parliament. The ensuing debates led to reforms in Parliament’s armies and increased professionalisation of its officers.

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2020-11-25

Diego Velázquez (1599-1660) is considered among the best artists ever.

But he rarely painted religious works. The Coronation of the Virgin (1641-1644) is an exception, showing how God and Jesus are crowning Mary as the Queen of Heaven.

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2020-11-15

https://t.co/wBZFp8fKoa
💿La Sussana
🎼Alessandro Stradella (1644-1682)
📖https://t.co/QfWV3026BU
📚Italian-English https://t.co/R5zPvC2REa
🎨Jan Massys (Susanna and the Elders, 1564)

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2020-11-07

📅#OTD 1644, Prince Rupert replaces the 71-year-old Earl of Forth & Brentford as Lord General of the royalist armies.
Despite being gouty, deaf and a hard drinker, Forth had fought bravely, being wounded at Gloucester, Newbury & Cheriton.

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2020-11-06