Scottish King James VI, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, becomes King James I of England in succession to Elizabeth I, uniting the English and Scottish crowns
Scottish King James VI, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, becomes King James I of England in succession to Elizabeth I, uniti
Scottish King James VI, son of Mary, Queen of Scots, becomes King James I of England in succession to Elizabeth I, uniting the English and Scottish crowns
Key People
James I and VI
King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603
King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603
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James I and VI
King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603
King of Scotland from 1567 to 1625, King of England and Ireland from 1603
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Events Before
United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) is formed and granted a monopoly on all Dutch sea-borne trade with Asia
United Dutch East Indian Company (VOC) is formed and granted a monopoly on all Dutch sea-borne trade with Asia
Spanish forces in Ireland surrender to the English army at Kinsale
The Fourth Spanish Armada, also known as the Last Armada, was a military expedition sent to Ireland that took place between August 1601 and March 1602 towards the end of Anglo-Spanish war.
Cape Cod discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold
Cape Cod discovered by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold
Martha's Vineyard is first sighted by Captain Bartholomew Gosnold
Martha's Vineyard is first sighted by Captain Bartholomew Gosnold
Spanish held city of Grave surrenders to Maurice of Orange during Eighty Years' War
The siege of Grave was a siege that took place between 18 July and 20 September 1602, as part of the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War.
Events After
Siege of Ostend ends after Dutch and English forces surrender the city, allowing Ambrosio Spinola's Spanish army to reca
Siege of Ostend ends after Dutch and English forces surrender the city, allowing Ambrosio Spinola's Spanish army to recapture the devastated city and end one of the bloodiest sieges in history that caused an estimated 100,000 casualties
Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand
Count Maurits' army lands at Cadzand
Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina
Leon VII Spanish poet's first poem is published: La Cocina
Pierre Dugua de Monts reaches Cap La Hève (La Have) on the Nova Scotia coast, on his way to establish Arcadia, the first
Pierre Dugua de Monts reaches Cap La Hève (La Have) on the Nova Scotia coast, on his way to establish Arcadia, the first successful permanent settlement in New France
Spanish garrison of Aardenburg surrenders to Mauritius
Spanish garrison of Aardenburg surrenders to Mauritius
More from the 1600s
Scotland begins its numbered year on January 1 instead of March 25
A leap year (also known as an intercalary year or bissextile year) is a calendar year that contains an additional day (or, in the case of a lunisolar calendar, a month) compared to a common year.
First edition of "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha" (Part One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is pub
First edition of "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha" (Part One of Don Quixote) by Miguel de Cervantes is published in Madrid
English traveller Robert Shirley marries Iranian noblewoman Teresa Sampsonia at the Safavid royal court
Teresa Sampsonia was a Circassian-English noblewoman of Safavid Iran. She was the wife of the Elizabethan English adventurer Robert Shirley, whom she accompanied on his travels and embassies across...
A fleet of five British East India Company vessels departs on its first voyage from London, led by James Lancaster comma
A fleet of five British East India Company vessels departs on its first voyage from London, led by James Lancaster commanding the "Red Dragon"; the journey lasts nearly 16 months
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