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1632 Series Event Timeline Contents Part 1: Overall Timeline 1631 and after Part 2: Before the ROF (to 1630) Part 3: Misc Notes Part 6: Source List Part 4: Version History Part 5: Help Page: Guide to terms and navigation Quick Jumps: 1631 1632 1633 1634 1635 1636 Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Spring Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Summer Autumn Autumn Autumn Autumn Autumn Autumn Spring links go to March, summer to June, autumn to September. For winter, use year links and scroll back for December. Compiled by John Bogan 1632 Series Event Timeline Major eventDate Month/season Location Seq Event Citation Notes 1631 (ROF 0) 11-year-old Count Amadeus von Eisenberg puts a garden snake in Year uncertain. Placing in 1631 assumes Amadeus is about the uncertain Vienna? the bed of his older sister, Countess Polyxena. WALTZ-C27 same age as Haley Fortney in 1635 (~15). Sometime in 1631 Denmark? The 200-ton, 8-gun ship Köbenhavn launched. SCHEME-C5 Within 2 years it will be acquired by Luke Foxe. The Jesuits are running 17 missions out of Amberg, making it a By early 1631 Amberg center of reconversion to Catholicism. BAVAR-C21, historical Johann Ludwig, count of Gleichen-Tonna dies without heirs and RAM-Huff-02, Including village of Sundremda, not far from where the ROF will January leaves ownership of his lands in question. historical fall. Urban VIII issues bull “definitively” abolishing the English Ladies. Mary Ward imprisoned by the Inquisition (house arrest at the BAVAR-C5,C37, In some places patrons of the Institute continue support as though January Rome Poor Clare convent in Munich). historical they never received any such decree. Just before Lent. Wilhelm will die before they are wed, among February? Quittelsdorf Walpurga Hercher betrothed to Wilhelm Conrath. GG3P-DeMarce-01 Quittelsdorf’s defenders at the time of the ROF. Simon Dubois, father of Colette and Colas, dies as a result of February Liege political infighting in Liege. ESSEN-P1C1 Leipzig Colloquy. Protestant princes debate. Some advocate finding common cause with Gustav II Adolf, others, led by John George of Saxony, consider him an interloper and advocate a “third party” between the Imperials and the Swede. In the end, no February thru agreement is reached, but they commit to raising defensive Englishman John Dury attends, and argues for uniting their cause M March Leipzig forces. ESSEN-P1C2, historical with Gustav. HRE Ferdinand II appoints Anton Wolfradt as prince-bishop of 15 February Vienna? Vienna historical OTL: Papal confirmation on May 26, probably same in NTL. 20 February Vienna Marriage of Infanta Mariana and Archduke Ferdinand historical Ferdinand is the future Emperor Ferdinand III RF01-Flint-15, 25 February near Demmin Holk defeated by the Swedes historical February or Henri Bex brings Colette and Colas to his home in Magdeburg for March Magdeburg safety against their father’s enemies. ESSEN-P1C1 See Misc Notes late Feb or early March Badenburg Alex Mackay's cavalry detachment takes up station at Badenburg 1632-C10 "less than three months" before ROF Gerd Fuhrmann's mercenary companions force him to torture and kill an old man, and they stash the loot. At some point afterward, By June 1631 Gerd joins a unit that will be part of the tercio sent to Spring west of Jena Gerd runs off. RF01-Donahue-11 Badenburg. Gerd left after “winter and spring” from autumn 1631. Mercenaries raid Sundremda. Some people flee to nearby Remda, some delay the mercs. Most of delayers dead, village burned. March? April? Mercs leave 2 days later. Survivors return soon after. Over next 2 “a few weeks before the Ring of Fire”. Remda holds the livestock Early May? Sundremda weeks almost half the survivors killed by disease. RAM-Huff-02 of those who fled there as payment for rent and fines. The site for the new collegium is cleared, but little new Part of the area cleared included the site of Anton Richter’s by May Amberg construction thus far. BAVAR-C21, historical printer’s shop. Father Friedrich Spee’s writings condemning torture are RF01-Boyes-12, April? May? Rintein, Westphalia published without his consent as Cautio Criminalis. historical Major eventDate Month/season Location Seq Event Citation Notes Henri Bex guides Colette Dubois and her young brother Colas night of 19? May Magdeburg away from Magdeburg, getting out not long before the assault. ESSEN-P1C1 See Misc Notes M 20 May Magdeburg The Sack of Magdeburg 1632-C5, historical Johannes Grünwald’s nephew Martin commands a small Imperial 20 May Magdeburg unit in the Sack, loses a leg. RF01-Pedersen-08 Henning and Justine Drugen, with Arend Nebel (their father’s senior journeyman) flee Magdeburg after the sack. They initially BARBIE-C13, BARBIE- During their flight, Nebel rapes Justine and threatens to kill both late May Magdeburg; Jena travel to Jena, and later go to Grantville. C14 her and her brother if she tells anyone. Mercenaries raid Quittelsdorf. Able-bodied villagers delay the raiders with their lives as schoolteacher Jonas Justinus Muselius Quittelsdorf is in the land that will be displaced by the ROF, while 25 May area of the ROF leads non-fighters to shelter in the nearby fields and woods. GG3P-DeMarce-01 Muselius’ group hides outside the ROF boundary. Henri Bex and Colette & Colas Dubois hide not far from an abandoned house outside a village. While Henri is away to get area of the ROF, supplies, soldiers ransack the house and approach Colette and The flash and sound of the ROF scares off the soldiers. Henri 25 May outside ringwall Colas' position while searching for hidden stashes. ESSEN-P1C1 returns, wounded, and they seek refuge deeper in the woods. Mercenaries raid the farm of Jurgen Braun. He is tortured, his wife Tilda is raped. Their daughter Anna runs for the nearest GG1P-JonesL-01, 1632- 25 May area of the ROF woods, but is pursued… C3 GG5P-JonesD-02, 1632: "less than a week" after sack of Magdeburg. Established as M 25 May Thuringia Ring of Fire Grantville appears in Thuringia. 1632-C4 May 25 in "Schwarza Falls" (GG5) Anna Braun collides with Dan Frost and runs off. She finds shelter GG1P-JonesL-01, 1632- Blanton and Beth Reardon coax her out of hiding, and manage to 25 May inside ringwall in George Blanton's barn. C3 get the basics of what happened. Mike & UMWA guys kill the mercenaries at the Braun farmhouse. 25 May outside ringwall Rebecca & Balthazar saved from pursuers. 1632-C3,4 Harry Lefferts is wounded. Power plant personnel scramble to deal with a sudden load loss. 25 May Grantville Crews sent out, find wires cut at ringwall. RF01-JonesL-06 See Misc Notes People in various locations react to the sudden loss of power and ESSEN-P1C1 and The chess club members who had gathered at the Modi house 25 May Grantville phones. others disperse to see who’s in the same boat and what is going on. Changes in the landscape are visible from the East Gate tower. The Ring of Fire itself was visible as a dome-shaped flash to the 25 May Badenburg People are confused and fearful, Pastor Schultheiss urges caution. GG2P-Huff-05 east. The High School has a lot of activity. It’s unclear if any classes are in session but there are many students and at least some teachers Dr. Nichols has set up a makeshift hospital, treating Balthazar 26 May Grantville on the premises. ESSEN-P1C1 Abrabanel and others. Colette & Colas Dubois and Henri Bex ride further into the ROF Colette pretends they can only speak French until they know more. and cautiously approach the High School. Henri is brought to The HS French teacher translates, and finds shelter for her and 26 May Grantville Nichols' infirmary. ESSEN-P1C1 Colas at St. Vincent's. George Blanton brings Anna Braun to the High School, where her parents are being treated. They are still very weak and unable to 26 May Grantville leave. GG1P-JonesL-01 George makes space for Anna at his house, in his son’s old room. Major eventDate Month/season Location Seq Event Citation Notes Minor timing inconsistency: takes place 2nd day after the ROF but Claude Yardley, still unable to accept the new situation, tries to go “days” before the town meeting (which is 3 days after ROF). His to where his home should be. The changed landscape outside the home was outside the ROF. He doesn’t appear to encounter any 26? 27? May Grantville ringwall makes reality sink in, and he heads back. RF01-JonesL-06 down-timers. 27 May Grantville Dr. Nichols removes the bullet from Henri Bex’s wound. ESSEN-P1C1 day after Bex arrives George Blanton brings Anna Braun to the HS again to visit her He also gets the harsh news about the limited options for those 27 May Grantville parents. GG1P-JonesL-01 depending on up-time medicines. M 28 May Grantville Town Meeting, formation of Emergency Committee 1632-C7 3rd day after ROF (after town meeting) Josh & Joe Modi start inventorying Joe will give half his insulin supply to David Miklos, a much younger 28 May Grantville everything stashed in the basement and in the house. ESSEN-P1C1 man and a fellow diabetic. After the town meeting, Tilda Braun is ready to leave the After seeing the condition of her own home, she agrees to stay 28 May Grantville infirmary. GG1P-JonesL-01 with Anna at George Blanton’s house. People are sent out to check up on everyone who may have been Late May Grantville within the ROF boundary.