what was happening at the times when William Shakespeare lived?
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1568: Mary Stuart flees to England.
From 1538 (in Germany) to 1568 (in Europe): Wars of religion. 1568 is the date of the proclamation of the Edict of Nantes which allows Protestants to freely believe in their religion.
1568: Jean Bodin presents his theory of monetary inflation, owing to silver imports from Colons in America.
1569: Atlas of Mercator.
1569: The Northern Rebellion.
1577: Drake travels around the world.
1579: Viete introduce modern algebraic writing.
1582: Pope Gregory XIII reforms the Julian calendar and introduces the Gregorian calandar we still use today.
1585: War between England and Spain.
1587: Execution of Mary Stuart.
1587: Foundation of the Vatican printing.
1588: Defeat of the Spanish Armada.
1588: Bright invents the stenography.
1595: First armored battleships in Korea.
1597: Galilee build the first thermometer.
1601: Essex Rebellion.
1605: The Gunpowder Plot, the last major Catholic conspiracy.
1607: Settlement of Virginia.
1608: Hans Lippershey invents the telescope.
1609: Foundation of the Bank of Amsterdam.
1611: Publication of Authorized Version of the Bible (Anglican-Puritan cooperation).
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