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Claressa The Great, Mermaid Ariel, ConnorPants, & SarahBear
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James I
James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England, uniting the two kingdoms -
Shakespeare completes Sonnets
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King James Authorized Version of the Bible
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"The White Devil"
John Webster wrote this play--a tale of treachery, revenge, sexual corruption and murder -
Globe Theater Is Burned
Shakespeare's Globe Theater is burned down in London -
William Shakespeare dies
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Thirty Years' War
Thirty Years' War begins over control of German territory. Protestants rebel against Catholic oppression -
The Pilgrim Fathers set sail for New England from Plymouth, aboard the 'Mayflower'
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War with Spain
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Third Bearnese Revolt/Anglo-French War
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Parliment Dissolved by King Charles
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Long Parliamet
The Long Parliament is summoned a government organization that could not be dissolved by the King -
English Civil War
The English Civil War Begins a series of conflicts that would in the end severely reduce the power of the monarchy. -
Death of the King
King Charles the 1st is executed for High Treason in the English Civil War... one of the first members of royalty to be executed. -
Arrival
Tea arrives for the first time to the British Isles. -
Censorship of Literature
The Council of State in London starts taking interest in the censorship of literature. They order the Lord Mayor of the City of London to burn a volume titled Sportive Wit, or the Muses' Merriment for its "scandalous, lascivious, scurrilous, and profane matter." -
Restoration of the Monarchy under King Charles II
The English, Irish, and Scottish Monarchys were restored under Charles II. This happened after the Interregnum (period of parliamentary and military rule by the Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell under the Commonwealth of England after the English Civil War. It began with the overthrow, and execution, of Charles I in January 1649, and ended with the restoration of Charles II on May 29, 1660) that followed the Wars of The Three Kingdoms. -
The Great Plague
The Great Plague killed an estimated 100,000 people, about 20% of London's population. It was the last occurance of bubonic plague epidemics. This plague was basically caused by fleas. It lasted through 1665. -
The Great Fire of London
From Sunday, 2 September to Wednesday, 5 September 1666, flames consumed the city of London. The fire did not reach the aristocratic district of Westminster, Charles II's Palace of Whitehall, and most of the suburban slums. It consumed 13,200 houses, 87 parish churches, St. Paul's Cathedral and most of the buildings of the City authorities. It destroyed many buildings and homes, but the death toll is thought to have been very low.
