British Literature: Early 17th Century By nohelle0120 Jan 1, 1603 Death of Queen Elizabeth, Succeeded by James I Jan 1, 1604 Othello is published by Shakespeare Jan 1, 1605 King Lear is published; Gunpowder Plot: an attempt to blow up Parliment by Roman Catholic extremists Jan 1, 1606 Macbeth is published by Shakespeare Jan 1, 1607 Jamestown is founded in Virginia. Jan 1, 1609 Sonnets is published by Shakespeare; Galileo invents the telescope. Jan 1, 1611 King James Version of the Bible is published; Shakespeare publishes The Tempest Jan 1, 1612 Death of Prince Henry Apr 23, 1616 Shakespeare's death. Jan 1, 1620 Pilgrims arrive in Plymouth. Jan 1, 1625 Death of James I; Accession of Charles I; Charles Marries Henrietta Maria Jan 1, 1629 Charles dissolves Parliment Jan 1, 1633 John Donne publishes Poems Period: Jan 1, 1642 to Jan 1, 1646 First Civil War begins; Parliment closes theaters. Jan 1, 1648 Second Civil War Jan 1, 1649 Charles I is trialed and executed. Period: Jan 1, 1652 to Jan 1, 1654 Anglo-Dutch war. Jan 1, 1665 The Great Plague Jan 1, 1666 The Great Fire Jan 1, 1667 Paradise Lost is published in ten books. Jan 1, 1671 Paradise Regained is published Jan 1, 1674 Paradise Lost is published in twelve books; Milton's Death
