Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17 first performed 22 September 1726

 

Ernst Ludwig, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, probably the author of the text

Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich, BWV 17 - Wikipedia

Johann Sebastian Bach composed the church cantata Wer Dank opfert, der preiset mich (He who offers thanks praises Me),^[1] BWV 17 in Leipzig for the fourteenth Sunday after Trinity and first performed it on 22 September 1726.

De Gheyn Musket Drill with rest

Jacob de Gheyn II - Wikipedia

The Williamite Invasion of 1688: The Last Successful invasion of England

 

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White Mountain 1620 by Vit Hassan Photography

Prestonpans 1745

 Today's anniversary. Battle of Prestonpans - Wikipedia

Event in the Czech Republic

Pojďte s námi k Rakovníku nahlédnout do dramatické doby před více jak 400 lety a připomenout si příběh z konce česko-falcké fáze třicetileté války!
Po dva víkendy se můžete ponořit do minulosti a dozvědět se více o událostech z podzimu roku 1620, kdy se u Rakovníka během několika dní rozhodlo o výsledku bitvy na Bílé hoře!
Více informací o akcích a programu najdete na také na www.1620.cz

Come with us to Rakovník and take a look at the dramatic times from over 400 years ago, and revisit the story from the end of the Czech-Palatinate phase of the Thirty Years' War!  

For two weekends, you can dive into the past and learn more about the events of the autumn of 1620, when the outcome of the Battle of White Mountain was decided near Rakovník in just a few days!  

You can find more information about the events and program also at www.1620.cz

 

First Battle of Newbury

 First Battle of Newbury - Wikipedia Happened today. 

art by Graham Turner

London Trained Bands - Wikipedia