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| 1 | 1383 | - 1383—99 9999: Regular series of wills starts in Prerogative Court of Canterbury
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| 2 | 1574 | - 1574—1738: Colonial State Papers published
continued to 1738
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| 3 | 1603 | - 1603—1625: King James I
King James I ( 1603 - 1625 ) {\n}{\n}1603 - James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of England, Scotland, and Ireland after the death of Elizabeth I.{\n}1603 - The Millenary Petition is presented to James I. It expresses Puritan desires for reforms to t
- 3 1603—27 Mar 1625: James I
House of Stuart: Son of Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter of James IV and Margaret. First to call himself King of Great Britain. This became official with the Act of Union, 1707.
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| 4 | 1604 | - 1604—1632: EXPLORATION PERIOD
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| 5 | 1605 | - 1605—1605: First Acadian settlement in Port-Royal
- 1605—1605: Gunpowder plot at Westminster (Guy Fawkes)
- 1605—1605: Settlement of New France
First successful New France colony at Port Royal
- 5 Nov 1605—5 Nov 1605: Gunpowder plot at Westminster (Guy Fawkes, etc)
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| 6 | 1606 | - 1606—1606: The London Company chartered to colonise Virginia: the Susan Constant, Godspeed,
and Discovery leave England on 19th De c taking 144 days to reach America
- 1606—1606: Episcopacy established in Scotland (against wishes of the Scots)
- 1606—1606: 12th April Adoption of Union Jack as the flag of "Great Britain"
The London Company chartered to colonise Virginia{\n}Episcopacy established in Scotland (against the wishes of the Scots
- 31 Jan 1606—31 Jan 1606: Guy Fawkes and co-conspirators executed
- 12 Mar 1606—12 Mar 1606: Adoption of Union Flag as the flag of Great Britain' (the term Union Jack is
used officially only when the Union Flag is flown from the Jack Mast of a Royal Naval vessel)
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| 7 | 1607 | - 1607—1607: Jamestown is established
- 1607—1607: Flight of the Earls - leading Ulster families go into exile
- 14 May 1607—14 May 1607: Jamestown, Virginia settled - to become the first permanent British colony in
North America
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| 8 | 1608 | - 1608—1608: First use of telescope by Galileo - he observed the moons of Jupiter two years later in
Jan 1610
- 1608—1608: Québec founded
Québec founded by Samuel de Champlain
- 1608—1608: Hans Lippershey invents the first refracting telescope
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| 9 | 1610 | - 1610—1610: James VI & I established the Episcopal Church in Scotland - Prebyterians persecuted
and many of their records lost
- 1610—1610: James VI established the Episcopal Church in Scotland -
Presbyterians persecuted and many of their records lost
- 1610—1610: Henry Hudson explorations
Henry Hudson explores Hudson and James' Bays
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| 10 | 1611 | - 1611—1611: Authorised (King James) Version of Bible in Britain
- 1611—1611: Plantation of Ulster with English and Scottish colonists
Authorised (King James) version of Bible in England{\n}James VI and I created the title Baronet
- 22 May 1611—22 May 1611: James VI & I created the title of baronet
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| 11 | 1613 | - 1613—1613: A copper farthing was produced, as a silver coin would be too small
- 29 Jun 1613—29 Jun 1613: The Globe Theatre in London burns during a performance of Henry the Eighth
(finally pulled down in 1644)
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| 12 | 1616 | - 1616—1616: Death of Shakespeare (23rd April)
- 23 Apr 1616—23 Apr 1616: Tuesday Apr 23 (Julian calendar): Death of Shakespeare
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| 13 | 1617 | - 1617—1617: Register of Sasines (Land Leases) established in Scotland -
record of the transfer of land and property
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| 14 | 1618 | - 1618—1618: Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded for allegedly conspiring against James I
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| 15 | 1619 | - 4 Dec 1619—4 Dec 1619: (Nov 24 old style): Colonists from Berkeley Parish in England disembark in
Virginia and give thanks to God (considered by many to be the first Thanksgiving in the
Americas)
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| 16 | 1620 | - 1620—1620: Pilgrim Fathers land at Plymouth Rock
- 1620—1620: Manufacture of coke (the fuel, not the drink!) patented by Dud Dudley
- 1620—1620: The Mayflower reaches America
- December 21st - founds Plymouth New England.{\n}Manufacture of coke patented by Dud Dudley
- 1620—1620: The earliest human-powered submarine invented
- 21 Dec 1620—21 Dec 1620: (Dec 16 old style): The Mayflower reaches America - founds Plymouth, New
England (had initially set sail from Southampton on Aug 5)
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| 17 | 1621 | - 1621—1621: Chimneys to be made of brick and to be four and a half feet above the roof
- 1621—1621: Chimneys to be made of brick and be four and half feet above roof
Shakespear's First Polio published
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| 18 | 1622 | - 1622—1622: First English newspaper appeared - Weekly News'
- 1622—1622: First Englaish Newspaper appears
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| 19 | 1624 | - 1624—1624: Monopoly Act in England: patents protected
- 1624—1624: Edmund Gunter introduces the surveyor's chain (measurement of length)
- 1624—1624: Monopoly Act in England - patents protected
- 1624—1624: William Oughtred invents a slide ruler
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| 20 | 1625 | - 1625—1625: The size of bricks standardised in England around this time
- 1625—1649: King Charles I
King Charles I ( 1625 - 1649 ) {\n}{\n}1625 - Charles I succeeds his father, James I.{\n}1626 - Parliament attempts to impeach the Duke of Buckingham and is dissolved by Charles.{\n}1627 - England goes to war with France, but at La Rochelle the Duke of Bu
- 1625—1625: The size of bricks standardised in England around this time
Death of King James VI and I
- 1625—1649: Carolean Age
- 1625—1625: Frenchmen, Jean-Baptiste Denys invents a method for blood transfusion
- 27 Mar 1625—27 Mar 1625: Death of King James VI & I
- 3 1625—30 Jan 1649: Charles I
House of Stuart: Only surviving son of James I; beheaded Jan 30, 1649
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1605 - 1625 (20 years)