Historical place archive

Somerset House in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Somerset House in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

6 records2 event labels5 people1604–1604

Historical events in Somerset House

1604

June 1604
Peace Commission
Robert Cecil · Anglo-Spanish War

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

18 August 1604
English Peace Delegation
Charles Blount · Anglo-Spanish War

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

18 August 1604
English Peace Delegation
Charles Howard · Anglo-Spanish War

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

18 August 1604
English Peace Delegation
Henry Howard · Anglo-Spanish War

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

18 August 1604
English Peace Delegation
Robert Cecil · Anglo-Spanish War

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

18 August 1604
English Peace Delegation
Thomas Sackville · Anglo-Spanish War

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

Provenance

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