which he collected vast material, including pamphlets and letters, which he answered in detail. [b. 1610; d. 1698]

1611 CE: PUBLICATION OF KING JAMES BIBLE

The “Authorized King James Version” is an English translation of the Christian (and Jewish) Holy Bibles – begun 1604 and completed 1611 by the Church of England.

1611 CE: ULSTER, IRELAND

English and Scottish Protestant colonists settle in Ulster.

1613 CE: POCAHONTAS, NOW 18, KIDNAPPED

–by English colonist Captain Samuel Argall

Argall hopes to use her as a bargaining chip to ransom English captives held by her father, Chief Powhatan. In English captivity, Pocahontas will meet colonist John Rolfe and eventually marry him.

1618-1648 CE: THIRTY YEARS’ WAR

–between Catholic and Protestant forces in Europe. The fighting centered around Germany, Austria, France and the Netherlands (Ferdinand II of Spain vs. Christian IV of Denmark).

In Vienna, Jews suffered during the occupation of Imperial soldiers. Throughout many towns in Germany and Moravia, the Jewish population was expelled, which resulted in thousands of refugees fleeing to Krakow and other Polish cities.