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England in 1623

Historical records for England in 1623, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
6Named people
2Places
5Categories

Historical records

December

14 December 1623MarriageJames I

London · House / House of Stewart

Abrogates the Anglo-Spanish Marriage Treaty

Other Events

1623DramaHenry Condell

Arts / Drama

John Heminges and Henry Condell, two of Shakespeares friends from the King's Men, published the First Folio, a collected edition of Shakespeares plays containing 36 texts, including 18 printed for the first time

1623DramaJohn Heminges

Arts / Drama

John Heminges and Henry Condell, two of Shakespeares friends from the King's Men, published the First Folio, a collected edition of Shakespeares plays containing 36 texts, including 18 printed for the first time

1623DramaWilliam Shakespeare

Arts / Drama

Two of Shakespeares former theatrical colleagues publish the First Folio, a collected edition of his dramatic works that included all but two of the plays now recognised as Shakespeares. John Heminges and Henry Condell, two of Shakespeares friends from the King's Men, published the First Folio, a collected edition of Shakespeares plays containing 36 texts, including 18 printed for the first time

1623Happy ParliamentEdward Montagu Manchester, 2nd

Huntingdonshire · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Happy Parliament" of 1623-24

1623MarriageEdward Montagu Manchester, 2nd

House / House of Montagu

Joins Prince Charles during his 1623 trip to Habsburg Spain in pursuit of the Spanish Match

1623MarriageGeorge Villiers Buckingham, 1st

London · House / House of Villers

Fails in scheme to marry Charles I to the infanta Maria of Spain

1623Member of ParliamentEdward Montagu Manchester, 2nd

Huntingdonshire · Government / Government of England

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Happy Parliament" of 1623-24

1623theWilliam Shakespeare

Arts / Drama

John Heminges and Henry Condell, two of Shakespeares friends from the King's Men, published the First Folio, a collected edition of Shakespeares plays containing 36 texts, including 18 printed for the first time

Names involved

Edward Montagu Manchester, 2ndGeorge Villiers Buckingham, 1stHenry CondellJames IJohn HemingesWilliam Shakespeare

Places involved

HuntingdonshireLondon

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.