Explore 190 historical events from 1610–1619.
The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare's playing co…
The original Globe Theatre in London burned to the ground after a cannon employed for special effects misfired during a
Frans Janszoon Post was a painter during the Dutch Golden Age. He was the first European artist to paint landscapes of the Americas, during and after the period of Dutch Brazil. In…
Frans Post, Dutch painter (died 1680)
John Albert Vasa was a Polish cardinal, and a Prince-Bishop of Warmia and Kraków. He was the son of Sigismund III Vasa and Constance of Austria.
John Albert Vasa, Polish cardinal (died 1634)
Saskia van Uylenburgh was the wife of painter Rembrandt van Rijn. In the course of her life, she was his model for some of his paintings, drawings, and etchings. She was the daught…
Saskia van Uylenburgh, Dutch model and wife of Rembrandt van Rijn (died 1642)
Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn was a Dutch scholar. Born in Bergen op Zoom, he was professor at the University of Leiden. He discovered the similarity among Indo-European languages, an…
Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch linguist and scholar (died 1653)
Miyamoto Musashi was a Japanese swordsman, strategist, artist, and writer who became renowned through stories of his unique double-bladed swordsmanship and undefeated record in hi…
Sword duel between Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro on the shores of Ganryū Island
The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve accused lived in t…
The trials of the Pendle witches and Samlesbury witches, one of England's most famous witch trials, begin at the…
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, 2nd Earl of Cork was an Anglo-Irish nobleman who served as Lord High Treasurer of Ireland and was a Cavalier.
Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, Anglo-Irish nobleman, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland, Cavalier (died 1698)
Lieutenant-General Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester, known as The Lord Wilmot between 1643 and 1644 and as The Viscount Wilmot between 1644 and 1652, was an English Cavalier who…
Henry Wilmot, 1st Earl of Rochester (died 1658)
Sasaki Kojirō was a Japanese swordsman who may have lived during the Azuchi–Momoyama and early Edo periods and is known primarily for the story of his duel with Miyamoto Musashi i…
Sasaki Kojirō, Japanese master swordsman (born 1575)
Murad IV was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the authority of the state and for the brutality of his methods. Murad IV was born in Cons…
Murad IV, Ottoman Sultan (died 1640)
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose was a Scottish nobleman, poet, soldier and later viceroy and captain general of Scotland. Montrose initially joined the Covenanters in the Wa…
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish soldier (died 1650)
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury was an English statesman and alleged spymaster noted for his direction of the government during the Union of the Crowns, as Tudor England gave w…
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, English politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1563)
Hans Leo Hassler was a German composer and organist of the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, elder brother of lesser known composer Jakob Hassler. He was born in Nuremberg a…
Hans Leo Hassler, German organist and composer (born 1562)
Sir John Salusbury was a Welsh knight, politician and poet of the Elizabethan era. He is notable for his opposition to the faction of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and for hi…
John Salusbury, Welsh politician and poet (born 1567)
Jacques Bongars was a French scholar and diplomat.
Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomat (born 1554)
Hugh Broughton was an English scholar and theologian.
Hugh Broughton, English scholar and theologian (born 1549)
Giovanni Gabrieli was an Italian composer and organist. He was one of the most influential musicians of his time, and represents the culmination of the style of the Venetian Scho…
Giovanni Gabrieli, Italian organist and composer (born 1557)
Nakagawa Hidenari (中川秀成) was a Japanese daimyō in the Azuchi–Momoyama to Edo period. He was the 2nd son of Nakagawa Kiyohide.
Nakagawa Hidenari, Japanese daimyō (born 1570)
Vasili IV Ivanovich Shuisky was Tsar of all Russia from 1606 to 1610, after the murder of False Dmitri I. His rule coincided with the Time of Troubles. He was the only member of Ho…
Vasili IV of Russia (born 1552)
Karin Månsdotter was first the mistress and then the queen consort of King Erik XIV of Sweden.
Karin Månsdotter, Queen of Sweden (born 1550)
Piotr Skarga was a Polish Jesuit, preacher, hagiographer, polemicist, and leading figure of the Counter-Reformation in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. Due to his oratorical gif…
Piotr Skarga, Polish Jesuit and polemicist (born 1536)
Giovanni Battista Guarini was an Italian poet, dramatist, and diplomat. Courtier at Ferrara, diplomat and secretary to several ruling families, he served also at Florence and Urbin…
Giovanni Battista Guarini, Italian poet, playwright, and diplomat (born 1538)
The trials of the Pendle witches in 1612 are among the most famous witch trials in English history, and some of the best recorded of the 17th century. The twelve accused lived in t…
The trials of the Pendle and Samlesbury witches (statue pictured), among the most famous of England's witch trials,…