See also:Pre 17th century in sports, Early 18th century in sports and the list of 'years in sports'. See also: 17th century in sports and the list of years in sports. Football 2nd century BC - tsu chu (蹴鞠 or 蹴踘) begins to be played in China. ... See also: 17th century in sports, 1750s in sports and the list of years in sports. Cricket 1709 - First match played between English counties. ... This page indexes the individual year in sports pages. ...
Events
1625 - Puritans in England pass a law prohibiting the playing of 'unlawful sports'
Events March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland. ...
Football
1602 - Richard Carew attempts to introduce some laws to football, prohibiting the charging players below the girdle and disallowing the forward pass. However, these are not widely adopted.
Events February 14 - William Shakespeare First performance of Twelfth Night on Candlemas March 20 - The Dutch East India Company is established as The United East India Company by the Dutch States-General May 15 - Bartolomew Gosnold becomes the first European to discover Cape Cod. ...
The early seventeenth century extends from the accession of the first Stuart king (James I) in 1603 to the coronation of the third (Charles II) in 1660.
A sense of deep disquiet, of traditions under challenge, is felt everywhere in the literary culture of the early 17thcentury.
The century together with the English Revolution was a time of intense ferment in all areas of life —religion, science, politics, domestic relations, culture.
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