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England in 1608

Historical records for England in 1608, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

8Records
8Events
7Named people
3Places
6Categories

Historical records

February

7 February 1608Peace ConferenceRalph Winwood

Hague · Warfare / Eighty Years War

The English delegation is headed by the ambassador in The Hague and future Secretary of State Ralph Winwood

December

6 December 1608Birth of second sonGeorge Monck Albemarle, 1st

Potheridge · House / House of Monck

George Monck is born at Potheridge in Devon, the second son of Sir Thomas Monck.

9 December 1608Birth of John MiltonJohn Milton

Arts / Literature

Birth of John Milton

Other Events

1608Arrest of Leading clansmen of the HebridesJames I

Hebrides · Warfare / Military

Has Argyll arrest the leading clansmen of the Hebrides, ends the rebellion

1608DramaWilliam Shakespeare

Arts / Drama

1st performance of, "Macbeth"

1608Lord LieutenantEdward Seymour Hertford, 2nd

Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Somerset & Wiltshire, 2nd term

1608Lord TreasurerRobert Cecil Salisbury, 1st

Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord High Treasurer

1608Reballion of ends theJames I

Hebrides · Warfare / Military

Has Argyll arrest the leading clansmen of the Hebrides, ends the rebellion

Names involved

Edward Seymour Hertford, 2ndGeorge Monck Albemarle, 1stJames IJohn MiltonRalph WinwoodRobert Cecil Salisbury, 1stWilliam Shakespeare

Places involved

HagueHebridesPotheridge

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.