Curated category
1530s births
- Mary ShakespeareMary Arden entered the world around 1536 in Wilmcote, Warwickshire. Her father Robert Arden was a gentleman farmer and part of a junior line within the…
- 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 GreyJane Grey sat in the presence of her father or mother, speaking, keeping silence, sitting, standing, going, eating, drinking, merrily or sadly.
- 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 arrived in Stratford-upon-Avon during 1551. He left his father Richard behind in the village of Snitterfield.
- 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.