1604 in History

Publication of Astronomiae Pars Optica (The Optical Part of Astronomy), describes the astronomical implications of optics such as parallax and the apparent sizes of heavenly bodies

Publication of Astronomiae Pars Optica (The Optical Part of Astronomy), describes the astronomical implications of optics such as parallax and the apparent sizes of heavenly bodies

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

Supports a settlement restoring lawful commerce with Iberian and Spanish-Netherlands markets after years of war.

Restores formal peaceful relations intended to reopen normal trade and maritime contact with Spanish territories.

Publication of Astronomiae Pars Optica (The Optical Part of Astronomy), describes the astronomical implications of optics such as parallax and the apparent sizes of heavenly bodies

Obtains an English commitment to end official military and financial support for the Dutch rebellion.

Agrees to end official English military and financial support for the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule.

Agrees that England will end official assistance to Dutch forces fighting Spanish rule.

Accepts treaty obligations ending authorised English attacks on Spanish shipping and revoking wartime letters of reprisal.

Restores peacetime passage for Spanish shipping through waters controlled by England.

Serves as an English commissioner during the final negotiations with the Spanish delegation.

Serves among the principal English commissioners negotiating peace with Spain and the Spanish Netherlands.

Takes part in the Somerset House negotiations that end the Anglo-Spanish War.

Participates in the conference that agrees the terms ending war between England and Spain.

Represents James I in the English delegation that settles the terms of peace with Spain.

James I introduces a Bill to classify all catholics as excommunicates

Catesby recruited his servant, Thomas Bates, into the plot, after the latter accidentally became aware of it

Catesby invited Thomas Wintour to his house in Lambeth, where they discussed Catesbys plan to re-establish Catholicism in England by blowing up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament

The first meeting between the five conspirators took place on 20 May 1604, probably at the Duck and Drake Inn, just off the Strand, Thomas Wintours usual residence when staying in London. Fawkes became involved with a small group of English Catholics, led by Robert Catesby, who planned to assassinate the Protestant King James and replace him with his daughter, third in the line of succession, Princess Elizabeth

Fawkes, Catesby, Wright & Wintour agree the plot at the Duck & Drake in the Strand

It was announced on 24 December that the re-opening of Parliament would be delayed, concern over the plague meant that rather than sitting in February, as the plotters had originally planned for, Parliament would not sit again until 3 October 1605

The first meeting of the five central conspirators took place on Sunday 20 May 1604, at an inn called the Duck and Drake, in the fashionable Strand district of London

Fawkes became involved with a small group of English Catholics, led by Robert Catesby, who planned to assassinate the Protestant King James and replace him with his daughter, third in the line of succession, Princess Elizabeth

In an attempt to gain foreign support, in May 1605 Fawkes travelled overseas and informed Hugh Owen of the plotters plan. Fawkes, Catesby, Wright & Wintour agree the plot at the Duck & Drake in the Strand.

Wintour travelled to Flanders to enquire about Spanish support. While there he sought out Guy Fawkes a commited Catholic who had served as a soldier in the Southern Netherlands under the command of William Stanley.

As Fawkes identified himself as John Johnson, servant to Thomas Percy, it was Percys name which appeared on the Governments first arrest warrant

Gerard sanctifies the plotters oath to each other

Orders all Jesuits and all other Catholic priests to leave the country, and reimposed the collection of fines for recusancy

The conspirators returned to London in October 1604, when Robert Keyes, a "desperate man, ruined and indebted" was admitted to the group. His responsibility was to take charge of Catesbys house in Lambeth, where the gunpowder and other supplies were to be stored, Keyess family had notable connections; his wifes employer was the Catholic Lord Mordaunt

Catesby recruited his servant, Thomas Bates, into the plot, after the latter accidentally became aware of it

In an attempt to gain foreign support, in May 1605 Fawkes travelled overseas and informed Hugh Owen of the plotters plan

The first meeting between the five conspirators took place on 20 May 1604, probably at the Duck and Drake Inn, just off the Strand, Thomas Wintours usual residence when staying in London

Fawkes, Catesby, Wright & Wintour agree the plot at the Duck & Drake in the Strand

The conspirators returned to London in October 1604, when Robert Keyes, a "desperate man, ruined and indebted" was admitted to the group

Catesby invited Thomas Wintour to his house in Lambeth, where they discussed Catesbys plan to re-establish Catholicism in England by blowing up the House of Lords during the State Opening of Parliament

The first meeting between the five conspirators took place on 20 May 1604, probably at the Duck and Drake Inn, just off the Strand, Thomas Wintours usual residence when staying in London

Wintour travelled to Flanders to enquire about Spanish support. While there he sought out Guy Fawkes a commited Catholic who had served as a soldier in the Southern Netherlands under the command of William Stanley. Fawkes, Catesby, Wright & Wintour agree the plot at the Duck & Drake in the Strand

The plotters take a secret oath at the Duck and Drake inn near the Strand in London, they include Thomas Percy, Robert Catesby and his cousin Thomas Wintour, John Wright and Guy Fawkes. The first meeting between the five conspirators took place on 20 May 1604, probably at the Duck and Drake Inn, just off the Strand, Thomas Wintours usual residence when staying in London

Fawkes, Catesby, Wright & Wintour agree the plot at the Duck & Drake in the Strand

The Hampton Court Conference also bore fruit for the Puritans, who insisted that man know Gods word without intermediaries, as it led to Jamess commissioning of that translation of the Christian Bible into the English vernacular, which would be known as the Authorised Version because it alone was authorised to be read in Churches. It is now commonly described as the King James Version

James I introduces a Bill to classify all catholics as excommunicates

Serves as a leading English negotiator during the peace conference with Spain and the Spanish Netherlands.

Authorises negotiations intended to end the long Anglo-Spanish War soon after his accession to the English throne.

Gains reciprocal access for Spanish ships to English ports for shelter, supplies and repairs under treaty rules.

Accepts peace terms ending official English wartime attacks on Spanish maritime traffic.

James I orders all Priests out of the realm

Accepts James I's Protestant monarchy and abandons wartime hopes of imposing a Catholic settlement on England.

Accepts peace with the Protestant English monarchy and abandons wartime efforts to restore Catholic rule in England.

Authorizes the King James Bible

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

Ambrogio Spinola, who had succeeded Archduke Albert as commander in the field, eventually captures Ostend, but only at the price of accepting the loss of Sluis

Heads the Spanish royal delegation that concludes the peace settlement with James I's commissioners.

Represents the rulers of the Spanish Netherlands in the London peace negotiations.

Acts as a leading Spanish negotiator during preparations for the final peace agreement.

Represents Philip III in the Spanish delegation negotiating the London peace settlement.

Secures an end to English wartime attacks that had disrupted Spanish Atlantic shipping and colonial commerce.

Accepts a negotiated settlement that largely restores relations without a decisive territorial victory for either crown.

Helps negotiate the settlement on behalf of Archduke Albert and Archduchess Isabella of the Spanish Netherlands.

Participates in the Spanish delegation negotiating peace terms with England.

Concludes peace with Spain and the Spanish Netherlands, ending the long Anglo-Spanish War.

Accepts peace with James I, ending open war while England ends wartime attacks on Spanish shipping and support for the Dutch revolt.