See also: 1624 in literature, other events of 1625, 1626 in literature, list of years in literature. (Redirected from 1624 in literature) See also: 16th century in literature, other events of the 17th century, 1700 in literature, list of years in literature. ... Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... (Redirected from 1626 in literature) See also: 16th century in literature, other events of the 17th century, 1700 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

• John Milton enters Christ's College, Cambridge.
• Sir Richard Baker's Oxfordshire property is seized as a result of his debts.

For other persons named John Milton, see John Milton (disambiguation). ... Full name Christs College Motto Souvent me Souvient I Often Remember Named after Christ Previous names Gods-house (1437), Christs College (1505) Established 1505 Sister College(s) Wadham College Master Prof. ... Sir Richard Baker (1568 - February 18, 1645), author of the Chronicle of the Kings of England and other works, was probably born at Sissinghurst in Kent, and entered Hart Hall, Oxford, as a commoner in 1584. ...

New books

• Francis Bacon - Complete Essays

• William Shakespeare "First Quarto" published

Sir Francis Bacon Francis Bacon, 1st Viscount St Albans, KC (22 January 1561 – 9 April 1626) was an English astrologer, philosopher, statesman, spy, freemason and essayist. ...

New drama

• Thomas Middleton - A Game at Chess
• Racan - Les bergeries
• James Shirley - Love Tricks, or the School of Complement

Thomas Middleton (1580 – 1627) was an English Jacobean playwright and poet. ... A Game at Chess is a comic satirical play by Thomas Middleton, first staged in August 1624 by the Kings Men at the Globe Theatre, and notable for its political content. ... Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan (sometimes mistakenly listed as marquis de Racan, although he never held this title) (Aubigné-Racan in the Sarthe, February 5, 1589 - Paris 1670) was a French aristocrat, soldier, poet, dramatist and (original) member of the Académie française. ... James Shirley (or Sherley) (September 1596 - October 29, 1666), was an English dramatist. ...

Poetry

• Honoré d'Urfé - Sylvanire

Honoré dUrfé, marquis de Valromey, comte de Châteauneuf (February 11, 1568 - June 1, 1625), French novelist and miscellaneous writer, was born at Marseille, and was educated at the Collège de Tournon. ...

Births

• August 20 - Thomas Corneille, dramatist (died 1709)
• date unknown - François Bernier, travel writer (died 1688)

August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Thomas Corneille at the age of 81 Thomas Corneille (August 20, 1625 - December 8, 1709) was a French dramatist. ... // Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... François Bernier (1625 – 1688) was a French physician and traveler, born at Joué-Etiau /Anjou. ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ...

Deaths

• June 1 - Honoré d'Urfé, novelist (born 1568)
• August - John Fletcher, dramatist (born 1579)
• September 6 - Thomas Dempster, historian (born 1579)
• September 20 - Heinrich Meibom, poet and historian (born 1555)
• date unknown - Thomas Lodge, dramatist (born c1558)