From the time beginning with the incorporation of the Portuguese Empire in 1580 ( lost in 1640 ) until the loss of its American colonies in the 19th century, Spain maintained the largest empire in the world even though it suffered fluctuating military and economic fortunes from the 1640s.

From the last quarter of the 17th century, the group consisted of six undisputedly Dutch islands: Curaçao ( settled in 1634 ), Aruba ( settled in 1636 ), Bonaire ( settled in 1636 ), Sint Eustatius ( settled in 1636 ), Saba ( settled in 1640 ) and Sint Maarten ( settled in 1648 ).

From 1634 to 1640, Hurons were devastated by European infectious diseases, such as measles and smallpox, to which they had no immunity.

From 1620 till 1640 he painted many double portraits of married couples, on separate panels, the man on the left panel, his wife at his right.

From about 1640 Delft potters began using personal monograms and distinctive factory marks.

From 1634 to 1640, the Huron were devastated by Eurasian infectious diseases, such as measles and smallpox, to which they had no immunity.

From 1640 onwards no readings were held, and barristers such as Sir Edward Coke remarked at the time that the quality of education at the Inns of Court had decreased.

From 1619 to 1640, George William was elector of Brandenburg and duke of Prussia.

From 1640 onwards, the native Irish were subdued in a series of confrontations, leading to greater agricultural use of the lands.

From 1640 to 1885 The town formed the parliamentary borough of Northallerton, returning two Members of Parliament until 1832, and one thereafter.

From its inception, the Dutch Republic was at war with the Spanish crown ( who was in a dynastic union with the Portuguese crown from 1580 to 1640 ).

From 1640 to 1790, outlaw slaves lived in cumbes, or outlaw slave communities, and intermarried with the Llanero.

From about 1640, Russians entered the Amur basin from the north, into land claimed by the Manchus who at this time were just beginning their conquest of China.

From 1640 to 1864 Altona was under the administration of the Danish monarchy.

From 1314 to 1640, the patrician Krieg family of Zurich owned the castle.

From there in November 1640 he was released by order of the Long Parliament, and in December entered London in triumph.

From 1630 to 1640, approximately 80, 000 beaver were taken annually from the Hudson River and western New York.

From 1640 to 1646, Almaz Ivanov held the post of a dyak of the royal treasury ( Казённый двор, or Kazyonniy dvor ).

From 1640 to 1642, he was at the Saint-Joseph de Sillery mission, near Quebec.

From 1633 to 1640 he evangelized more than fifty districts in le Vivarais, le Forez, and le Velay.

From 1633 to 1640 he was continually busied with secret missions in Germany, sometimes alone, sometimes with Father Joseph.

From 1618 this " East Prussian " part was held in personal union by the Electors of Brandenburg ( Brandenburg-Prussia ) and in 1657 reached full sovereignty from the Polish Crown according to the Treaty of Wehlau.

From then on, in keeping with the traditions they had followed since childhood, the whole group settled down to relish their food.

From L'Turu, I heard that until about 1850 the people of this island -- which was about the size of Guam or smaller -- had been of both sexes, and that the normal family life of Melanesian tribes was observed here with minor variations.

From the convulsive quivers of the man's shoulders it was plain he had resumed the weeping.

From the man who had leaped in from the high bank outside, as the train had slowed on the grade.

From his playmates in Savannah, Mercer had picked up, along with a soft Southern dialect, traces also of the Gullah dialects of Africa.

From his first bout with the canny Woodruff, Pike had learned that it was better not to attack him directly, so, harping on the theme that the cost of printing was too high, he condemned the governor for permitting such a state of affairs to exist.

From childhood he had known all about knives.

From the moment that Hino had first walked into the mission to ask for a job, any job -- his qualifications neatly written on a piece of paper in a precise hand -- he had been ready to become a Christian.

From the enlisted men he pistol-whipped to the subordinate officer whose wife he tried to rape, a lot of men had plenty of reason heartily to dislike Marcus Reno.

From behind, he had put his arms on her shoulders, turned her around, and pressed her to him, so close she couldn't breathe.

From the standpoint of the army of duffers, however, this was easily the most heartening exhibition they had had since Ben Hogan fell upon evil ways during his heyday and scored an 11 in the Texas open.

From the time he had been at college he had achieved a certain tranquility and composure by accepting the fact that there were certain things he could never know.

From here on out, the Ariadne was going to be hotter than any space cruiser man had ever dreamed of.

From there, his body was taken to the home of Colonel William Inge, which had been his headquarters in Corinth.

From the 9th century BC, Luwian regions coalesced into a number of states such as Lydia, Caria and Lycia, all of which had Hellenic influence.

From 8 November 2001-24 March 2002, The British Museum had an exhibit named “ Agatha Christie and Archaeology: Mystery in Mesopotamia ”, which presented a fascinating look at the secret life of Agatha Christie and the influences of archaeology in her life and works.

From Agrippa ’ s previous two marriages, Agrippina had two half-sisters: Vipsania Agrippina and Vipsania Marcella Agrippina.

From the marriage of Julia and Agrippa, Agrippina had four full-blood siblings: a sister Julia the Younger and three brothers: Gaius Caesar, Lucius Caesar and Agrippa Postumus.

One tablet from this period reads, "( From the earliest days ) no-one had made a statue of lead, ( but ) Rimush king of Kish, had a statue of himself made of lead.

From there Alaric escaped with difficulty, and not without some suspicion of connivance by Stilicho, who supposedly had again received orders to depart.