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Dec 14, 1543
The Copernican Revolution
Copernicus developed a theory that the Earth was not the center of the universe. He dsicovered that the Earth revolved around the Sun. This changed the way of thinking of astronomers and put the world in a new perspective (peterrussel.com) -
Apr 23, 1564
Birth Of William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was born April 23rd, 1594 in Stratford-upon-Avon. He was born to John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. The date of which he was born is unknown but we know he was baptized on April 26th, and people back then were usually baptized 3 days after they were born. William Shakespeare was christened at the Holy Trinity Church in Startford on April 26th, 1594. (William.com). Baptism was very important to a child in the 1500's. -
Dec 12, 1569
William Shakespeare Education
William Shakespeare entered the King's New School, which was an excelent grammar school in Stratford. The school was located a few blocks away from Shakespeare's home. Here Shakespeare was well-prepared with the curriculum to go on to other creative works in later years. This school was as good as any other school in England. William learned his basic reading and writing skills here that would benefit him in years to come (Frye 10). -
Dec 15, 1577
Francis Drake Expedition
From 1577 to 1580, Sir Francis Drake, a british explorer, led an expedition to sail around the world. Queen Elizabeth sent him out to circlr around South America, through the Straight of Magellan and to explore the coast beyond. When he returned after completing the joruney, Queen Elizabeth awarded him with losts of money. This was important because it gave him and everyone else a more accurate picture of the geography of the world. He also discovered the Tierra del Fuego (Library.com). -
William Shakespeare Marries Anne Hathaway
William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway when he was just 18 years old. Some believe that this was a some-what forced marriage as they had found out shortly before the wedding that they were expecting a child. This is why some people think that is was an unhealthy relationship, and an explanation as to why William left for London to escape the burden of her. He was forced to ,arry her because it was socially unacceptable to be a pregnant women and not married (No Sweat Shakespeare). -
Roanoke Was Founded
Roanoke Colony was founded in 1585 and it was the first English settlement of the New World. It was founded by Sir Walter Raleigh and is now present-day North Carolina. They soon left the colony on a ship in 1586. Later, Raleigh sent out another group of men to Roanoke and sent John White to go get supplies and come back. When White came back, the colony was desserted and there was no sign that anyone had ever been there before (History.com). -
Stocking Frame Was Invented
The stocking frame was a knitting machine invented in 1589 by William Lee. It made it possible to interlock a series of loops and connect each piece of yarn with the previous one. This was important because it led the way in the knitting industry to faster production of items. It also was the start of a flourishing knitting industry and people were able to build onto this simple machine to make it better (Britannica.com). -
King Henry IV Converts to Roman Catholic Faith
King Henry IV was the most popular of the French kings. His chances of becoming king were stopped by the fact that he was a Protestant in a society of the majority of people being Roman Catholic. Because of this, the pope excommunicated him because of his religious views, and a law was made that restricted Henry to become king. On July 25th, 1593, Henry converted to Roman Catholic Faith. This is important because as king. Henry issued the Edict of Nantes, protecting protestants(Christianity.com) -
Lucrece
In 1594, the poem "Lucrece" was published. This poem was regarded as sexually inflammatory because it dealt with rape. In the peom, the chaste Roman wife Lucrece was raped by Tarquin and committed suicide to escape her shame. Although this was a very controversial topic, this poem stablished Shakespeare as a morally serious poet (Folger.com). -
Titus Andronicus Was Written
"Titus Andronicus" was the first tragedy by Shakespeare and one of his first written plays. It was a bloody and violent play that featured many deaths and battles(Frye 17). The title page did not feature Shakespeare's name on it because they rarely ever acknowledged the author. The main character in it, Aaron the Moor, is now recognized as one of Shakespeare's most remarkable cahracters. (Titusaddronicusthemes.com). -
Romeo and Juliet
Although there is no record of when Romeo and Juliet was actually writen, we know that it was first performed sometime around 1595. This play is considered to be the most famous love story in English literature. This play focuses on the fact that love is an unconditonal and overpowering force. It makes a statement that love can defy anything and nothing can get between love(Sparknotes.com). -
"Love Labour's Lost" Is Published
In 1598, the sales were helped by putting Shakespeare's names on his books." Love Labour's Lost" was the first of his published plays to be credited to himself. This showed that publishers were reflecting the general Elizabethan disregard for modern drama as literature. This play displays many important themes, the most important being about gender roles. It involved how both men and women were treated by others and how differently people looked at them by (Frye 20). -
Globe Theatre
On May 16th, 1599, the Globe Theatre was built south of the Thames River, on bankside in Southwark. The design of the theathre was written up by the Lord Chamberlain's men. This theatre was the home of Shakespeare's acting company. He was one of the four men that bought a share of the Globe Theatre when it was built. This theatre was running for 14 years and helped to present many of Shakespeare's plays (Frye 32). -
Hamlet is Written
Although the exact date that Shakespeare's play "Hamlet" was writen is unknown, we know that it was written some time around 1600. Hamlet was a unique play because it was different from any other play that people have seen before. In it, Shakespeare created new words and phrases while testing the limits of language. A famous line from this play is, "To be or not to be, that is the question" (Shmoop.com). -
Jamestown Is Founded
In 1607, Jamestown was founded. Jamestown was America's first permenant settlement, established by the Virginia Company of London. However, illness and dieseases plagued the colonists. Food was scarce and there were accounts of people eating dogs, cats, and even sometimes other humans. It was the colony's capitol until 1699 (nps.gov). -
Death of William Shakespeare
Some time between 1610 and 1613, William Shakespeare moved to London to be with his family. He retired in the spring of 1616 with a large amount of money from his share of the Globe Theatre. During that time of his retirement, he became ill with an illness that was not recorded. Since the plague and many other diseases were going around at that time, it could have been anything. On his 52nd birthday, William died and was buried at the Holy Trinity Church in Startford (Frye 36).
