1611
King James Bible Published
Forty-seven scholars working in six committees at Oxford, Cambridge, and Westminster finished their seven-year labor of translating the Scriptures…
Gustavus Adolphus Takes the Swedish Throne
A sixteen-year-old giant with a scholarly streak and a taste for military mathematics inherited a kingdom at war with Denmark, Russia, and Poland…
Shakespeare's The Tempest Performed
At Whitehall before James I, the King's Men staged what was probably Shakespeare's last solo-written play…
Sunspot Observations Begin
In the same year, four astronomers across Europe - Galileo, Thomas Harriot, Christoph Scheiner, and Johannes Fabricius - independently turned telescopes…
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Frequently asked
What happened in the year 1611?
Saeculum lists 4 events from 1611. The most significant is King James Bible Published.
What era was 1611 part of?
1611 falls within the Renaissance (1501-1650). Reformation, conquest, and the world drawn whole.
Which regions saw notable events in 1611?
The events from 1611 span Europe.