What was happening in 1506?
April 18 – Pope Julius II lays the foundation stone of the new (current) St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, replacing the Old St. Peter’s Basilica. April 19–21 – Lisbon Massacre: Thousands of Jews are tortured and killed by Catholics in Lisbon, Portugal.
What was going on in 1609?
August 25 – Galileo Galilei demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian officials. August 28 – Henry Hudson is the first European to see Delaware Bay. August – Seven ships arrive at the colony of Jamestown, Virginia, with 200–300 men, women, and children, reporting the Sea Venture wrecked near Bermuda.
What was happening in 1507?
King Henry VII of England prosecutes lords for keeping private armies, which might threaten his régime. King James IV grants a patent for the first printing press in Scotland, to Walter Chapman and Andrew Myllar. Raphael paints The Deposition, among other works.
What major events happened in 1600?
| 1600’s | |
|---|---|
| 1618 | Start of the Thirty Years’ War – Protestants revolt against Catholic oppression; Denmark, Sweden, and France invade Germany in later phases of war. Johannes Kepler proposes last of three laws of planetary motion. Click here for more information: [General Audiences] [For Kids] |
What was England like 1600?
In 16th century England, most of the population lived in small villages and made their living from farming. However, towns grew larger and more important. During the 16th century trade and industry grew rapidly and England became a more and more commercial country. Mining of coal, tin, and lead flourished.
What was England called in the 1600s?
Kingdom of Great Britain
The concept of “British history” began to emerge in the 1600s, largely thanks to the attempts of King James II to assert that the Union of the Crowns of 1603 had created a Kingdom of Great Britain, which in fact did not come into existence until a century later.
What was happening in the world in 1650?
September 3 – Third English Civil War: Battle of Dunbar (1650) – Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell defeat a Scottish army, commanded by David Leslie. September 27 – The Kolumbo volcano on Santorini experiences a massive eruption (VEI 6).
What did London look like in Tudor times?
1) London was full of small, narrow and crowded streets. Traveling along them if you had money was dangerous as at that time London did not have a police service and many poor would be very keen to take your money off of you if you were wealthy. 2) Streets that were narrow were also difficult to actually travel along.
What happened 400 years ago in England?
400 years ago, the coronation of Ferdinand II changed the world.
What happened in 1650s in England?
September 2 – Assassination of Kösem Sultan by her daughter-in-law, Turhan Sultan. September 3 – English Civil War: Charles II of England, leading a largely-Scottish army, is defeated in the Battle of Worcester, the last major battle of the war, and forced to flee.
Who ruled England in the 1650s?
Charles II
The political crisis that followed Cromwell’s death in 1658 resulted in the restoration of the monarchy, and Charles was invited to return to Britain….Charles II of England.
| Charles II | |
|---|---|
| Reign | 30 January 1649 – 3 September 1651 |
| Coronation | 1 January 1651 |
| Predecessor | Charles I |
| Successor | Military government |