London in the Renaissance

The atlas holds 7 people and 35 moments here, from 1374 to 1600. The most recorded lives are Thomas More, Elizabeth I and Geoffrey Chaucer.

Notable people

  1. Thomas More

    from 1478 to 1535

    10 moments here

    English lawyer, humanist author, royal councillor, Speaker of the House of Commons, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, and Lord Chancellor under…

  2. Elizabeth I

    from 1533 to 1588

    6 moments here

    Elizabeth I (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.…

  3. Geoffrey Chaucer

    from 1374 to 1400

    6 moments here

    English poet, courtier, diplomat, and civil servant, best known for The Canterbury Tales. His documented career included military service in France,…

  4. William Shakespeare

    from 1592 to 1599

    5 moments here

    English playwright, poet, actor, and theatrical shareholder. Surviving records place Shakespeare principally in Stratford-upon-Avon and London, with…

  5. Francis Bacon

    from 1561 to 1600

    4 moments here

    English philosopher, lawyer, statesman, Attorney General, and Lord Chancellor under James I.…

  6. Desiderius Erasmus

    from 1505 to 1510

    2 moments here

    Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

  7. Giordano Bruno

    from 1583 to 1584

    2 moments here

    Italian Renaissance philosopher, Dominican friar, writer, and cosmological theorist. Born at Nola, Bruno studied and lived in Italy, Switzerland,…

Moments

  1. 1374 Residence above Aldgate Geoffrey Chaucer
  2. 1386 Member of the Wonderful Parliament Geoffrey Chaucer
  3. 1390 Robbed at Hatcham Geoffrey Chaucer
  4. 1390 Robbed at Westminster Geoffrey Chaucer
  5. 1399 Residence in the Westminster Abbey close Geoffrey Chaucer
  6. 1400 Death in London Geoffrey Chaucer
  7. 1478 Birth in the City of London Thomas More
  8. 1494 Legal training at New Inn Thomas More
  9. 1496 Student at Lincoln's Inn Thomas More
  10. 1503 Spiritual exercises at the London Charterhouse Thomas More
  11. 1505 Second stay in England Desiderius Erasmus
  12. 1505 Residence at the Old Barge Thomas More
  13. 1510 Arrival at Thomas More's house Desiderius Erasmus
  14. 1525 Move to Chelsea Thomas More
  15. 1533 Birth at Greenwich Palace Elizabeth I
  16. 1534 Appearance before the succession-oath commission Thomas More
  17. 1534 Imprisonment in the Bell Tower Thomas More
  18. 1535 Execution at Tower Hill Thomas More
  19. 1535 Treason trial at Westminster Hall Thomas More
  20. 1547 Household at Chelsea Elizabeth I
  21. 1553 Entry into London with Mary Elizabeth I
  22. 1554 Imprisonment in the Tower of London Elizabeth I
  23. 1559 Coronation at Westminster Abbey Elizabeth I
  24. 1561 Birth at York House Francis Bacon
  25. 1576 Admission to Gray's Inn Francis Bacon
  26. 1579 Residence for legal study Francis Bacon
  27. 1583 Residence at Castelnau's London house Giordano Bruno
  28. 1584 Ash Wednesday discussion at Whitehall Giordano Bruno
  29. 1588 Thanksgiving procession to St Paul's Elizabeth I
  30. 1592 Established on the London stage William Shakespeare
  31. 1594 Performs before Elizabeth I at Greenwich William Shakespeare
  32. 1597 Recorded as a St Helen's householder William Shakespeare
  33. 1598 Acts at the Curtain Theatre William Shakespeare
  34. 1599 Moves to Southwark William Shakespeare
  35. 1600 Essex hearing at York House Francis Bacon

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