What Happened in 1628

1628 to 1630

Frans Hals Paints The Gypsy Girl

What a joy it is to see a Frans Hals, how different it is from the paintings – so many of them – where everything is carefully smoothed out in the... Read more

Jul 5 1628

Battle of Stralsund

The Battle of Stralsund was a battle of the Thirty Years' War, fought starting July 5, 1628, between the Holy Roman Empire and an alliance of the... Read more

Aug 12 1628

Battle of Wolgast

Christian IV of Denmark, encouraged by his successes at Stralsund, assembled another army off the German coast on the Island of Usedom. This landed... Read more