The Battle of the Boyne, the Glencoe Massacre and the Salem Witch Trial all occurred in which decade?
The Battle of the Boyne (painting) Oldbridge ford. West transformed Schomberg's chaotic death into a tableau, one that has strong similarities to other heroic death scenes in West's paintings, such as General Wolfe or Horatio Nelson in "The Death of Nelson" (1806). Since the 1690s commemorations—state-sponsored and those held by the lower classes—had been held throughout Ireland celebrating key dates in the Williamite War such as the Battle of the Boyne, Siege of Derry and the Siege of Cork. These followed a tradition started in Elizabethan England of celebrating key events in the Protestant calendar. By the 1740s such organizations as the Boyne Club and the
Timeline of the Salem witch trials Timeline of the Salem witch trials This timeline of the Salem witch trials is a quick overview of the events. The behavior of several children in the home of the Goodwin family in Boston results in the accusation, trial and execution of their Irish washerwoman, Ann Glover (also known as "Goody Glover"), for witchcraft. Cotton Mather publishes ""Memorable Providences, Relating to Witchcrafts and Possessions"", which includes his account of the Goodwins and Glover. November: Samuel Parris is named the new minister of Salem. Parris moves to Salem from Boston, where "Memorable Providences" was published. October 16: Villagers vow to drive