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William Gilbert Coins the Term "Magnetic Pole"
William Gilbert who was a physician to Queen Elizabeth comes to the conclusion that the Earth is a magnet and coins the term "magnetic pole" -
Yoruba Develops Empire
The Yoruba develop their empire on Oyo in Southern Nigeria -
Electricity Given Name
Electricity was given its name by William Gilbert -
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1600-1700 Events
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Britain's East India Trade Company Established
Queen Elizabeth I grants a charter to a "Company of Merchants trading into the East Indies" -
Dutch East Indian Trading Company
The Dutch East Indian Trading Company is founded, with a tax-free monopoly for twenty-one years. -
Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu earns the title of shogun, starting almost three centuries of the Tokugawa shogunate -
James VI Inherits Crown
James VI of Scotland peacefully inherits the crown of Queen Elizabeth after her death and becomes James I of England. -
The Accession of James I and VI
The Accession of James I and VI unites the crowns of England and Scotland -
James I Attacks Tobacco
James I attacks tobacco and the smoking of it, he considers it a disgusting custom -
King James Version
King James I commissions an authorized version of the Bible -
The First False Dmitry
False Dmitry I marches into Russia and claims the throne -
The Gunpowder Plot
The assassination attempt against King James I fails. -
Galileo
Galileo improves his telescope -
Jamestown
Colonists establish the first British settlement in the New World -
Second False Dmitry
A second false Dmitry appears and marches into moscow -
The Flight of the Earls
The earls of Tyrone and Tyrconnel sail from Ireland with their families -
Hans Lippershey
A lucky accident reveals the principle of the telescope to Hans Lippershey in Middelburg -
Puritans Seek Freedom
A shipload of Puritans sail from Boston to Lincolnshire to seek religious freedom in Holland -
John Smith Saved
Captain John Smith claims that he was saved from execution by Pocahontas -
Quebec is Founded
Quebec is founded by Samuel De Champlain as a centre for fur trade. -
Johannes Kepler
Johannes Kepler suggests his radical proposition that the planets move in elliptical rather than circular orbits -
The Blue Mosque
The Blue Mosque is commissioned by Ahmed I and begins to rise. -
Shakespeare's Sonnets
Despite being written ten years earlier Shakespeare's sonnets are published -
Flintlock Design
A flintlock design in France becomes the standard firing mechanism for muskets -
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson reaches the New York Bay and explores the river -
Henry IV
Henry IV is assassinated in Paris, France -
Hudson Set Adrift
Henry Hudsons crew turns against him and sets him adrift in present-day Hudson Bay -
Geneva Wins Independence
Geneva wins independence from duchy of Savoy after repelling a midnight assault on the city. -
First Baptist Church in London
The first Baptist Church is established in London -
Pocahontas Captured
Pocahontas is taken captive by Jamestown colonists -
Pocahontas Baptism
Pocahontas is baptized, given the name Rebecca, and marries John Rolfe -
Sir Thomas Row
Sir Thomas Roe arrives at the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir -
A Description of New England
John Smith publishes A Description of New England, an account of his exploration of the region in 1614 -
Shakespeare Dies
William Shakespeare dies at New Place, and is buried in Holy Trinity Church -
Thirty Years War
The Thirty Years War begins after Bohemian nobles throw regents out of the castle in Prague -
Frederick V
Protestant Frederick V is elected king by bohemian nobles -
Battle of White Mountain
The battle of white mountain was fought and put an end to King Frederick V reign -
William Bradford
William Bradford begins a journal of the Pilgrims' experience in New England -
Mayflower
The Pilgrims sail in the Mayflower to the new world -
Plymouth
The Pilgrims on the Mayflower select a place for their settlement, and give it the name of Plymouth -
William Bradford
William Bradford, one of the Pilgrims from the Mayflower, is elected governor of the new Plymouth Colony -
Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company is chartered to trade and found colonies anywhere along the entire American coast -
Powhatan Attack
A sudden attack by Powhatan Indians results in the death of more than 300 settlers -
Powhatan Peace Conference
The English settlers in Virginia arrange a peace conference with the Powhatan Indians and use it as an opportunity to murder the Powhatan delegates -
Charles I Becomes King
After the death of his father, James I and VI, Charles I becomes king -
Gustavus II
Gustavus II, king of Sweden, begins to train an army more mobile than those of his rivals -
Royal Mail Established
Charles I establishes Britain's Royal Mail -
Barbados Colony
A British colony is founded in Barbados -
The History of New England
John Winthrop starts writing what is eventually published as The History Of New England -
John Winthrop Sails From England
John Winthrop sails from England with 700 settlers -
First Massachusetts Settlement
John Winthrop picks Boston for the first Massachusetts settlement -
Williamsburg
Williamsburg is founded in Virginia -
Cambridge Founded
North America's first university is founded at Cambridge in the Massachusetts Bay Colony -
Rhode Island Founded
Rhode Island is founded by Roger Williams -
Parliament Comes to Westminster
Needing funds Bishops' War in Scotland, Charles I summons parliament to come to Westminster -
Charles I Denied
Parliament denies Charles I's request for funds -
Bay Psalm Book
The first book published in England's American colonies is Bay Psalm Book -
Parliament Comes Back to Westminster
Charles I's financial crisis has him to summon another parliament to Westminster -
Parliament Impeaches Charles Advisers
The new parliament impeaches Charles I's two closest advisers -
Louis XIV Inherits Throne
Louis XIV inherits the throne of France at four years old -
Mazarin Becomes Principal Minister
Mazarin becomes principal minister in France -
Powhatan Attacks Virginia Settlements
The Powhatan leader, Opechancanough, launches another surprise attack on the Virginia settlements -
Powhatan Leader Captured
The Powhatan leader Opechancanough is captured by the English and executed -
Scottish Army
Charles I puts hands himself over to the Scottish army -
Scottish Hands Charles I to Parliamentary Commissioners
The Scottish army holding Charles I makes peace with parliament, and hands him to the parliamentary commissioners -
Secret Arrangement With Covenanters
Charles I goes to a secret arrangement with a group of Covenanters in Scotland, and wins their support -
Scottish Covenanters Invade England
Scottish Covenanters invade England in support of King Charles I -
Parliament Defeats Scottish
Parliamentary forces defeat the Scottish invaders -
Charles I Beheaded
Charles I is beheaded in London's Whitehall -
Charles I Convicted of Treason
After a week-long trial in Westminster Hall, Charles I is convicted of treason for fighting a war against parliament -
Charles II Inherits Thrones
Charles II inherits the English and Scottish thrones -
Parliament Abolishes Monarchy
Parliament in London abolishes the monarchy in England -
Charles II Crowned
Charles II returns to Scotland and is crowned king of Scots -
Charles II Defeated
Charles II is defeated by Cromwell escapes to France -
Scotland and England Merge
Scotland and England are merged under parliamentary rule into a forced union -
First London Coffee House
The first coffee house opens in London -
Robert Black Flag System
Robert Blake introduces a system of signalling at sea with flags -
George Fox Begins Preaching in England
George Fox begins preaching in England which develops into the Quakers movement -
Jamaica Slave Market
The British in Jamaica turn the island into a major slave market -
Pendulum Clock Invented
Dutch physicist Christiaan Huygens makes the first pendulum clock -
The Conventicle Act
The Conventicle Act restricts worship in England to Anglican churches if more than a few people are present -
First Blood Transfusion
The first recorded attempt at blood transfusion proves that it's possible -
The Great Plague
The Great Plague of London causes around 7000 deaths in only a week -
New York
New Amsterdam is renamed New York -
First Successful Blood Transfusion
The first successful human blood transfusion is performed in Paris by Jean Baptiste Denis -
Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost is published -
East India Company Granted Lease
England's East India Company is granted a lease on Bombay by Charles II -
Bank of Sweden
The Bank of Sweden is founded -
Declaration of Indulgence
Charles II issues a Declaration of Indulgence -
Test Act
Parliament in England passes a Test Act which excludes Catholics and Nonconformists from public office -
Leeuwenhoek's Microscope
Anton van Leeuwenhoek builds a microscope powerful enough for him to observe red corpuscles in blood -
Speed Of Light
Danish Astronomer Ole Roemer calculates the speed of light with only a 25% error -
Spermatozoa in Dog Semen
With his microscope Leeuwenhoek observes spermatozoa in dog semen -
Canal du Midi
The Canal du Midi is completed in France -
Louisiana
Robert de la Salle travels down the Mississippi to the mouth of the river and claims the region for France, naming it Louisiana -
Great Law
William Penn approves the Great Law, allowing freedom of religion if Pennsylvania -
Peace for Pennsylvania
William Penn achieves peace for Pennsylvania by negotiating a treaty with the Lenape tribe -
Historia Plantarum
John Ray begins publication of his Historia Plantarum -
Principia Mathematica
Newton publishes Principia Mathematica -
First Steam Engine Developed
The French scientist Denis Papin develops the first steam engine to use a piston -
Witch Hunting in Salem
Salem, Massachusetts begins witch-hunting -
Witchcraft Convictions
Twenty people are convicted of witchcraft and hung in Salem -
First Gold Rush
Gold is found in Brazil, beginning the first great American gold rush -
Bank of England
The Bank of England is founded -
Fort St William
Fort St William is built by the East India Company -
Attack on Sweden
Poland, Russia and Denmark attack Sweden -
The Selling of Joseph
Samuel Sewall publishes The Selling of Joseph