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1631
 
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Gustavus II and the Swedish army win a conclusive victory over the imperial forces at Breitenfeld      
1631
 
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Rembrandt moves from his home town of Leiden to set up a studio in Amsterdam      
1632
 
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The Inquisition convicts Galileo of heresy and he denies the truth of Copernicus - on being shown the instruments of torture       
1632
 
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Shah Jahan orders that all recently built Hindu temples shall be destroyed, ending the Mughal tradition of religious tolerance      
1632
 
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The Swedish army wins another convincing victory at Lützen, but Gustavus II dies leading a cavalry charge      
1632
 
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Maryland is granted to Lord Baltimore as a haven for English Roman Catholics       
1632
 
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Van Dyck moves to London and becomes portrait painter to the British court and aristocracy      
1632
 
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Shah Jahan begins building the Taj Mahal as a memorial for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal        
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1633
 
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Williamsburg, first known as Middle Plantation, is founded in Virginia      
1633
 
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The four years of tulip mania in Holland provide the first example of speculative frenzy in a capitalist market