| 1628 English curtail King's powers 1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain 1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain 1665 Great plague of London  | 1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia 1618 Beginning of 30 Years War  | 1534 Henry VIII controls English church 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia 1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen 1580 Drake completes voyage around world  | 
![]()  | ![]()  |  Robert SMERDON b.1530 Widecombe In T, England d.  | ||||||
![]()  |  Robert SMERDON b.1560 Widecombe In T, England d.1612 Widecombe In T, England  | |||||||
|  Robert SMERDON b.1580 Widecombe In T, England d.1653 Ilsington, Devon, England  | ![]()  |   | ||||||
|  Nycholas SMERDON b.1582 Widecombe In T, England d.1596 Widecombe In T, England  | ![]()  | |||||||
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![]()  |  Isett LANGDON b.1560 Widecombe In T, England d.1602 Widecombe In T, England  | |||||||
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