Curated category
1530s births
- Mary ShakespeareMary Shakespeare was born around 1537 in Wilmcote, Warwickshire, and history has largely reduced her to a footnote in her son's story.
- Bhagwant DasAmber Fort stood as the capital of Raja Bhagwant Das, a place that would define his legacy. Born in 1527 to Phulvati of Mandore, he was the eldest son of…
- Lady Jane GreyLady Jane Grey ruled as Queen of England and Ireland for nine days in July 1553 before her own Privy Council turned against her and proclaimed her cousin…
- Germain PilonGermain Pilon carved the dead back to life. Working in marble, bronze, wood, and terra cotta across the French Renaissance, Pilon built his reputation stone…
- James Hepburn, 4th Earl of BothwellJames Hepburn was the son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, and Agnes Sinclair. He held the title Master of Bothwell from his birth in Scotland.
- Humphrey GilbertHumphrey Gilbert died sitting in the stern of a tiny frigate, reading a book, as an Atlantic storm swallowed him whole. His crew on a nearby vessel heard him…
- John ShakespeareJohn Shakespeare died on the 7th of September 1601, and by the next morning his burial was recorded at Holy Trinity Church in Stratford-upon-Avon.
- Martin FrobisherMartin Frobisher spent years searching for a passage to the riches of Asia and came home instead with 1,350 tons of worthless rock.
- David RizzioDavid Rizzio arrived in Scotland during 1561 as part of a diplomatic embassy led by Carlo Ubertino Solaro, Count of Moretta.
- Inca Garcilaso de la VegaInca Garcilaso de la Vega was born on the 12th of April 1539 in Cuzco, Peru, at one of the most turbulent crossroads in the history of the Western Hemisphere.
- Sofonisba AnguissolaSofonisba Anguissola died in Palermo in 1629, almost certainly in her mid-to-late nineties, having outlived two husbands, a queen, and a king.