THE ELIZABETHAN AGE
What was going on in the rest of the world? (1558-1620)
Events in England |
In America |
World Events |
|---|---|---|
| 1558-1570 | ||
| Queen Elizabeth takes the throne-1558
Coronation of Queen Elizabeth-1559 Queen dangerously ill with smallpox-1562 William Shakespeare born-1564 Smoking of tobacco was introduced to England by John Hawkins, a slave trader |
A party of 1500 Spanish settlers sailed from Vera Cruz to
found a settlement on Pensacola Bay, in Florida. They were repulsed by hostile
Indians-1559
St. Augustine, FL founded by Pedro Menendez de Aviles-1565 |
The understanding of human blood circulation was advanced
by the work of Italian anatomish Realdo Columbus-1559
Henry II, King of France dies of a head wound received during a jousting tournament-1559 Puritanism begins in Europe-1560 Michaelangelo dies at the age of 89-1564 |
| 1571-1590 | ||
| Queen Elizabeth excommunicated by Pope Pius-1572
Richard Burbage builds first playhouse in London - 1575 Sir Frances Drake returns from England from voyage of circumnavigation-1580 |
Various attempts to establish a colony in Florida - 1562-1598
Sir Francis Drakes's expedition reaches coast of California(just north of present day San Francisco)-1579 Sir Walter Raleigh discovers and annexes Virginia-1584 First eyewitness picture of American Indians drawn by John White-1587 First English child, Virginia Dare to be born in North America in Roanoke Virginia-1587 |
Francis Drake embarks on his voyage around the world (via
Cape Horn)-1577
Okuni, a woman, founds the first kabuki company in Japan-1586 |
| 1591-1620 | ||
| Shakepeare's Henry VI Part 1,2,3 presented-1590-91
London Theatres closed because of the Plague(killed 15,000 in London)-1593 Shakespeare's first tragedy, Titus Andronicus written-1593 Tomatoes were introduced to England-1596 The Blackfriars Theatre, London, opens-1596 The Globe Theatre built-1599 Queen Elizabeth dies-1603 William Shakespeare dies, April 23, 1616 |
First theatrical performance given in North America acted
on the Rio Grand near present day El Paso, Texas-1598
Many voyages made to America for colonization - 1602-1606 Santa Fe, New Mexico founded-1605 Colony of Jamestown founded-1607 Pocahontas married John Rolfe-1614 |
Opera is first heard in Italy-1600
First postal rates fixed in Germany-1599 First open air opera in Rome-1606 Galileo constructed the first astronomical telescope-1608 Tea was shipped from China to Europe for the first time by Dutch East India Company-1609 |