History of Albany, New York (1664–1784) state capital in the United States. In the period leading up to the Second Anglo-Dutch War, King Charles II of England granted the land from Maine to Delaware, which included all of New Netherland, to his brother James, Duke of York. In April 1664 four ships with a combined 450-men fighting force set sail for New Amsterdam. Fort Orange was surrendered to the English 16 days after New Amsterdam (the city of New York). Surrender terms at New Amsterdam were quite generous. Fort Orange was renamed Fort Albany, and the village of Beverswyck was renamed Albany, in honor of the
The Monarch of the Glen (painting) of Landseer's stag image in their logo since 1968. The painting has also been used on the label of tins of Baxter's Royal Game soup in the UK. "The Monarch of the Glen" was prominently featured in an episode of "The Goodies". The BBC television series "Monarch of the Glen" (2000-2005) takes its title from the painting, as well as the title of Compton Mackenzie's 1941 novel of the same name. A novella by Neil Gaiman is named after "The Monarch of the Glen". The Monarch of the Glen (painting) The Monarch of the Glen is an oil-on-canvas painting of