Birth of John Stow
John Stow is born in the parish of St Michael, Cornhill, London.
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John Stow Biography and Timeline
Follow John Stow through 12 dated historical records for England.
John Stow, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
12Distinct records
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1525–1605Years on this page
1525
1547
Freedom of the Merchant Taylors Company
Stow is admitted to the freedom of the Merchant Taylors' Company.
1561
Edition of Chaucer
Stow publishes an edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
1565
Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles
Stow publishes The Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles.
1580
Chronicles of England
Stow publishes The Chronicles of England.
1592
Annales of England
Stow publishes Annales, or a Generale Chronicle of England.
1598
Survey of London", speaks of London's congestion and heavy traffic
Publication of "Survey of London", speaks of London's congestion & heavy traffic
Survey of London
Publication of "Survey of London", speaks of London's congestion & heavy traffic
Survey of London First Edition
Stow publishes the first edition of A Survey of London.
1603
Survey of London Second Edition
Stow publishes a substantially enlarged second edition of A Survey of London.
1604
Royal Licence for Charitable Contributions
James I authorises Stow to seek voluntary contributions because of his poverty in old age.
1605
Death of John Stow
John Stow dies in London.
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.