Battle of Turnhout
Maurice marches with 7,000 troops & routs a 6,000 Spanish under Jean de Rie of Varas
Historical events in 1597
27 historical records
January 15972 historical events
Battle of Turnhout
Maurice marches with 7,000 troops & routs a 6,000 Spanish under Jean de Rie of Varas
June 15971 historical events
Death of Willem Barents
Death of Willem Barents
July 15971 historical events
Poisoning Attempt on Queen's Saddle
Edward Squire later confesses that he smeared poison on the pommel of Elizabeth's saddle, hoping contact with the treated surface would kill the queen.
October 15972 historical events
Christopher Yelverton Chosen Speaker
Christopher Yelverton becomes Speaker as Parliament addresses war finance, poverty and social legislation during the later Elizabethan period.
Third Spanish Armada
Padilla commands another Spanish invasion fleet toward England, but storms again break up the expedition before its forces can achieve a coordinated landing.
Drama
1st performance of, "The Merry Wives of Windsor". 1st performance of, "Henry IV"
Essays
Publication of "Essays", completes first volume of essays
Speaker of House of Commons
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Earl Marshal
Elizabeth I makes her favorite, Essex, Earl Marshal of England. Appointed Earl Marshal of England
Blackwater Fort Pressure
O'Neill intensifies pressure on the English fort at the Blackwater, forcing the government to attempt major relief operations in Ulster.
Hooker Publishes Fifth Book of Polity
Hooker publishes the fifth book of his Ecclesiastical Polity, offering an extensive defence of prayer, sacraments and worship in the established Church.
Elizabethan Vagabonds Act Passed
Parliament revises punishment and local administration for rogues and vagabonds while distinguishing different categories of the poor.
Hospitals for the Poor Act Passed
Parliament enables charitable hospitals and houses of correction to be established for poor people and vulnerable dependants.
Poor Relief Administration Reorganised
Parliament reorganises poor relief through parish overseers and local taxation, preparing the framework later consolidated in 1601.
Clarenceux King of Arms
Camden is appointed Clarenceux King of Arms.
Bacon Examines Ambition And Counsel
Bacon's early essays explored practical decisions within political and social life. He treated experience and prudent observation as essential complements to general principles.
Bacon Reflects On Studies In Essays
The first edition of Bacon's Essays included reflections on learning and the cultivation of judgment. Their compressed aphoristic form connected classical moral writing with everyday conduct.
Essays First Edition
Bacon publishes the first edition of his Essays.
Death of Thomas Bilson
Appointed Bishop of Winchester
The Mirror of Alchimy
Bacon is the ascribed author of the alchemical manual Speculum Alchemiae, translated into English as "The Mirror of Alchimy" in 1597
Siege of Spanish Fleet
An unsuccesful attempt to destroy the new Spanish Armada & capture the silver fleet
Siege of Azores
Embarks for the Azores to capture the Spanish treasure fleet but fails
Letter to Kepler on Copernicanism
Galileo writes to Johannes Kepler describing himself as a long-standing supporter of the Copernican system.
Geometric and Military Compass
Galileo develops a sophisticated geometric and military compass for practical mathematical calculations.
Invasion of Korea
Japan invades Korea then withdraws
Arrest of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
Arrested for 3 months