1650
William Bedloe, English spy (died 1680)
William Bedloe was an English fraudster and Popish Plot informer.
William Bedloe, English spy (died 1680)
The 1650s
Explore 160 historical events from 1650–1659.
1650
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark (1670–1699) (died 1714)
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian V. Although she did not have much political influence, she was a successful businessw…
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark (1670–1699) (died 1714)
1650
Richard Brakenburgh, Dutch Golden Age painter (died 1702)
Richard Brakenburgh or Brakenburg, was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Richard Brakenburgh, Dutch Golden Age painter (died 1702)
1650
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (died 1722)
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire was a British army officer and statesman. From a…
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (died 1722)
1650
Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (died 1718)
Vincenzo Maria Coronelli was an Italian Franciscan friar, cosmographer, cartographer, publisher, and encyclopedist known in particular for his atlases and globes. He is considered …
Vincenzo Coronelli, Italian monk, cosmographer, and cartographer (died 1718)
1650
Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona (died 1725)
Juan Manuel Fernández Pacheco y Zúñiga, Duke of Escalona and Marquess of Villena, was a Spanish aristocrat, politician, and academic who founded the Royal Spanish Academy.
Juan Manuel María de la Aurora, 8th duke of Escalona (died 1725)
1650
Simonds d'Ewes, English lawyer and politician (born 1602)
Sir Simonds d'Ewes, 1st Baronet was an English antiquary and politician. He was bred for the bar, was a member of the Long Parliament and left notes on its transactions. D'Ewes t…
Simonds d'Ewes, English lawyer and politician (born 1602)
1650
Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (born 1607)
Yagyū Jūbē Mitsuyoshi was one of the most famous and romanticized of the samurai in Japan's feudal era.
Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (born 1607)
1650
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish general and politician (born 1612)
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose was a Scottish nobleman, poet, soldier and later viceroy and captain general of Scotland. Montrose initially joined the Covenanters in the Wa…
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish general and politician (born 1612)
1650
Christoph Scheiner, German priest, physicist, and astronomer (born 1575)
Christoph Scheiner was a Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer in Ingolstadt.
Christoph Scheiner, German priest, physicist, and astronomer (born 1575)
1650
Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and publisher (born 1593)
Matthäus Merian der Ältere was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician…
Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and publisher (born 1593)
1650
Robert Levinz, English Royalist, hanged in London by Parliamentary forces as a spy (born 1615)
Robert Levinz, Levens or Levinge was an English Royalist during the English Civil War.
Robert Levinz, English Royalist, hanged in London by Parliamentary forces as a spy (born 1615)
1650
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Covenanter forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Carbisdale near the village of Cul
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms is the collective term for a series of conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in England, Scotland and Ireland, then separate entities in a personal …
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Covenanter forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Carbisdale near the village of Cul
1650
General George Monck founded the predecessor to the Coldstream Guards, the oldest regular regiment of the British Army…
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle was a professional soldier from Devon who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A prominent military figure under the Comm…
General George Monck founded the predecessor to the Coldstream Guards, the oldest regular regiment of the British Army…
1650
General George Monck founded Monck's Regiment of Foot, the predecessor to the Coldstream Guards, the oldest regular…
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle was a professional soldier from Devon who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. A prominent military figure under the Comm…
General George Monck founded Monck's Regiment of Foot, the predecessor to the Coldstream Guards, the oldest regular…
1650
Under Oliver Cromwell, the English New Model Army ambushed a poorly prepared Scottish force at the Battle of Dunbar,…
Oliver Cromwell was an English statesman, farmer and soldier, widely regarded as one of the most important figures in British history. He came to prominence during the Wars of the …
Under Oliver Cromwell, the English New Model Army ambushed a poorly prepared Scottish force at the Battle of Dunbar,…