1633
Galileo Condemned by the Inquisition
After a humiliating trial in Rome, the sixty-nine-year-old astronomer was forced to kneel and abjure the Copernican doctrine he had proved.
Kangxi's Grandfather Enters the Great Wall
Hong Taiji reorganized his Jurchen confederation under the name Manchu and renamed his dynasty from Later Jin to Qing, meaning pure.
Maryland Charter Granted
Charles I granted Cecil Calvert, second Lord Baltimore, a proprietary charter for land north of the Potomac to establish a refuge for English Catholics.
Bantu Expansion Reaches Southern Africa
Bantu-speaking ironworking communities continued their centuries-long expansion into southeastern Africa, displacing and absorbing Khoisan hunter-gatherers…
Kongo Court at Its Height
King Garcia II of Kongo, a devout Catholic who corresponded with the pope in Latin, ruled a central African kingdom that combined Christianity with ancestral…
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What happened in the year 1633?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1633. The most significant is Galileo Condemned by the Inquisition: After a humiliating trial in Rome, the sixty-nine-year-old astronomer was forced to kneel and abjure the Copernican doctrine he had proved.
What era was 1633 part of?
1633 falls within the Renaissance (1501-1650). Reformation, conquest, and the world drawn whole.
Which regions saw notable events in 1633?
The events from 1633 span Europe, East Asia, North America and Africa.