Treaty of Breda

For nearly a century, the Portuguese controlled the spice before being kicked out of the islands by the Dutch, whose famous East Indies battles with the British helped usher in the modern world.

To end the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1667 at the Treaty of Breda, Britain agreed to give the Netherlands the last spice island in their possession, a speck of sand and jungle called Rhun, in exchange for an island of utter unimportance off the coast of North America, Manhattan.

I have heard this story so many times I could tell it myself, word for word.

But I am rather loving this nutmeg and reach for a second to suck on.

1658-1660, Sweden, ended by Peace of Copenhagen.

1666-1667, England, ended by Treaty of Breda.

Christian V, 1670-1699 1675-1679, Sweden and France, ended by Treaties of London, Fortainebleau.

1676-1679 Hamburg 1686 Hamburg Frederick IV.

1569, Rising of Catholic nobles in North of England.

1569-1583, Fitzmaurice and Munster Rebellion 1595-1604 Spain Armada Campaign 1594-1603 Hugh O'Neill's Rebellion in Ulster James I 1603-1624 1624-1625 English intervention in Thirty Years' War Charles I 1624-1649 1625-1630 Spain 1627-1630 France 1639 First Bishops' War 1640 Second Bishops' War 1641-1643 Irish Rebellion 1642-1646 First part of the Great Civil War 1648 Second part of the Great Civil War The Commonwealth 1649-1660 1649-1652 Cromwell's Irish War 1650-1651 Scottish War The Invasion under Charles Stuart 1652-1654 Holland Blake vs Ventrop sixteen fifty four sixteen fifty nine spain ended by peace of pyrenees sixteen fifty five pen rising in salisbury sixteen fifty five coercion of the barbary states charles the second sixteen sixty to 1661, vener is rising.

1664-1667, Holland entered by treaty of Breda, capture of Dutch America.

1666-1667, France entered by treaty of Breda.

There was one such of 52 years in the 17th century from 1720 to 1772.

Denmark 1450 to 1914 Christian I 1448 to 1481 1451 to 1457 War in Scania against Karl Knutsson 1459 to 1460 Raids in Holstein 1463 Expedition against Russia 1463 to 1465 Sweden in Scania 1467 to 1471 War in Scania against Swedes John 1481 to 1513 1495 to 1497 War for the Swedish Crown 1500 War in Dortmarsh 1501 to 1513 Sweden 1502 to 1506 Norway, the ally of Sweden 1508 to 1512 Norway 1512 Lubeck and the Hansa Christian II 1513 to 1523 1516 to 1520 Sweden, conquest of Swedes by Danes 1521 to 1524 Swedish revolt against Danes under Gustavus Vasa Frederick I 1523 to 1533 1522 to 1525 Revolt in Denmark 1531 to 1532 Civil War Interregnum 1533 to 1534 1534 Revolt in Jutland Christian III 1534 to 1559 1535 to 1536 War in Fiona and with Lubeck Frederick II 1559 to 1588 1559 Conquest of Dortmarsh 1561 to 1570 Russia, First Great Northern War 1563 to 1570 Sweden, First Great Northern War Regency 1588 to 1596 Christian IV 1596 to 1648 1600 to 1611 Sweden, War of Kalmar 1616 to 1618 Sweden, War of Kalmar 1620 to 1622 Sweden, War of Kalmar 1625 to 1626 Sweden, War of Kalmar 1625 to 1629 Empire, Thirty Years' War, ended by Peace of Lubeck 1626 to 1628 Sweden, War of Kalmar 1628 to 1629 Sweden, end of War of Kalmar by Truce of Altmark 1630 Hamburg 1638 Destruction of Polish fleet near Danzig 1643 Hamburg 1643 to 1645 Sweden Frederick III 1648 to 1670 1657 and 1658 Sweden, ended by the Treaty of Roskilde 1658 to 1660 Sweden, ended by Peace of Copenhagen 1666 to 1667 England, ended by Treaty of Breda Christian V 1670 to 1699 1675 to 1679 Sweden, France, ended by Treaties of London, Fortainbleu 1676 to 1679 Hamburg 1686 Hamburg Frederick IV 1699 to 1730 1699 to 1700 Sweden, ended by Treaty of Trevennau 1700 Prince of Qatar 1709 to 1720 Sweden, second participation in the Third Great Northern War Christian VI 1730 to 1746 Frederick V 1746 to 1766 Christian VII 1766 to 1784 1772 Overthrow of Estuines Frederick VI, seventeen eighty-four to eighteen thirty-nine.

Seventeen eighty-eight, Sweden.

Eighteen oh one, England.

Charles II, 1660 to 1685.

1661, Venner's rising.

1664 to 1667, Holland ended by Treaty of Breda, capture of Dutch America.

1666 to 1667, France ended by Treaty of Breda.