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{{Short description|English scientist and occultist (1527–1608/09)}} {{Use British English|date=April 2012}}

...ould culminate in the English civil war and an end to the dominance of the English monarchy.[[File:Hendrick Avercamp - A Scene on the Ice - WGA01076.jpg|thumb * [[1616]]: English poet and playwright [[William Shakespeare]] dies.

In [[Europe]], philosophers ushered in the Age of Enlightenment. This period coincided with the French ...The [[Act of Union 1707|Act of Union]] is passed, merging the Scottish and English Parliaments, thus establishing the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite

{{Use British English|date=April 2012}} ...een enacted designating "God Save the King" as the official anthem. In the English tradition, such laws are not necessary; [[proclamation]] and usage are suff