Sir Philip Sidney (30 November 1554 – 17 October 1586) was an English poet, courtier, scholar and soldier who is remembered as one of the most prominent figures of the Elizabethan age.His works include Astrophel and Stella, The Defence of Poesy (also known as The Defence of Poetry or An Apology for Poetry) and The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia

The term British West Indies refers to the former English and British colonies and the present-day overseas territories of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean.. In the history of the British West Indies there have been several attempts at political unions. These attempts have occurred over a period of more than 300 years, from 1627 to 1958, and were carried out, or sometimes …

Jacobus Revius of Reefsen(i)us (Deventer, november 1586 - Leiden, 15 november 1658), geboren als Jakob Ree(f)fsen en ook bekend onder de naam Jacques de Rèves, was een Nederlands predikant, dichter, vertaler en (kerk)historicus.Hij organiseerde de oprichting van het Deventer Athenaeum Illustre en bewaakte de strikt calvinistische identiteit ervan. Revius publiceerde …