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The first submarine is publicly tested in London on the Thames for King James I

The first submarine is publicly tested in London on the Thames for King James I

The first submarine is publicly tested in London on the Thames for King James I

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

Events Before

  1. Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts

    Duke Maximilian I of Bavaria becomes monarch of Palts

  2. Amboyna Massacre: ten Englishmen and ten Japanese and a Portuguese are beheaded by the Dutch for supposedly planning to

    Amboyna Massacre: ten Englishmen and ten Japanese and a Portuguese are beheaded by the Dutch for supposedly planning to seize their fort on Ambon Island (modern Indonesia)

  3. Virginia enacts the first American temperance law

    Virginia enacts the first American temperance law

  4. 11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru

    11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru

  5. 1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev Gerville Pooley, Virginia files against Cicely Jordan, he loses

    1st breach-of-promise lawsuit: Rev Gerville Pooley, Virginia files against Cicely Jordan, he loses

Events After

  1. Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland ascends the English throne

    Charles I, King of England, Scotland and Ireland ascends the English throne

  2. Viceroy Frederick Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels

    Viceroy Frederick Henry marries Amalia countess von Solms-Braunfels

  3. English king Charles I marries French princess Henrietta Maria at Canterbury cathedral in Canterbury, England

    English king Charles I marries French princess Henrietta Maria at Canterbury cathedral in Canterbury, England

  4. Count of Nassau-Dietz, Ernst Casimir I, is appointed Stadtholder of Groningen and Drenthe

    Count of Nassau-Dietz, Ernst Casimir I, is appointed Stadtholder of Groningen and Drenthe

  5. Portuguese and Spanish expedition recaptures Salvador (Bahia) from the forces of the Dutch West India Company

    The recapture of Bahia (Portuguese: Jornada dos Vassalos; Spanish: Jornada del Brasil) was a Spanish–Portuguese military expedition in 1625 to retake the city of Bahia (now Salvador) in Brazil from...

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