London in the Scientific Revolution

The atlas holds 11 people and 56 moments here, from 1547 to 1687. The most recorded lives are John Milton, William Shakespeare and Francis Bacon.

Notable people

1. John Milton

   from 1608 to 1674

   17 moments here

   English poet, polemicist, and civil servant. This chronology follows documented residences, education, continental travel, marriages, public service,…

2. William Shakespeare

   from 1592 to 1614

   11 moments here

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

3. Francis Bacon

   from 1561 to 1626

   8 moments here

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

4. Elizabeth I

   from 1547 to 1603

   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.…

5. John Locke

   from 1647 to 1679

   3 moments here

   English philosopher, physician, and political writer. Locke was born in Somerset, educated in London and Oxford, served Lord Shaftesbury in London,…

6. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz

   from 1673 to 1676

   2 moments here

   German polymath, philosopher, mathematician, jurist, diplomat, court councillor, historian, and librarian.…

7. Peter Paul Rubens

   in 1629

   2 moments here

   Flemish Baroque painter, designer, humanist, collector, and diplomat. Rubens was born at Siegen, spent formative years in Cologne and Antwerp, worked…

8. Thomas Hobbes

   from 1651 to 1660

   2 moments here

   English philosopher and political theorist, best known for Leviathan (1651). Hobbes’s documented movements include study at Oxford, European travel…

9. 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,…

10. Daniel Defoe

    from 1660 to 1684

    2 moments here

    English merchant, political writer, journalist, intelligence agent, and novelist. This chronology records documented physical presences from his…

11. Isaac Newton

    in 1687

    1 moment here

    English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, alchemist, author, and public official.…

Moments

1. 1547 Household at Chelsea Elizabeth I
2. 1553 Entry into London with Mary Elizabeth I
3. 1554 Imprisonment in the Tower of London Elizabeth I
4. 1559 Coronation at Westminster Abbey Elizabeth I
5. 1561 Birth at York House Francis Bacon
6. 1576 Admission to Gray's Inn Francis Bacon
7. 1579 Residence for legal study Francis Bacon
8. 1583 Residence at Castelnau's London house Giordano Bruno
9. 1584 Ash Wednesday discussion at Whitehall Giordano Bruno
10. 1588 Thanksgiving procession to St Paul's Elizabeth I
11. 1592 Established on the London stage William Shakespeare
12. 1594 Performs before Elizabeth I at Greenwich William Shakespeare
13. 1597 Recorded as a St Helen's householder William Shakespeare
14. 1598 Acts at the Curtain Theatre William Shakespeare
15. 1599 Moves to Southwark William Shakespeare
16. 1600 Essex hearing at York House Francis Bacon
17. 1601 Counsel at the Essex treason trial Francis Bacon
18. 1603 Death at Richmond Palace Elizabeth I
19. 1604 Lodges with the Mountjoy family William Shakespeare
20. 1606 Marriage to Alice Barnham Francis Bacon
21. 1608 Installed among the Blackfriars players William Shakespeare
22. 1608 Birth on Bread Street John Milton
23. 1611 Continues visiting London after retirement William Shakespeare
24. 1612 Gives evidence at Westminster William Shakespeare
25. 1613 Signs the Blackfriars transaction in London William Shakespeare
26. 1614 Returns to London with John Hall William Shakespeare
27. 1621 Imprisonment in the Tower Francis Bacon
28. 1626 Home during Lent Term John Milton
29. 1626 Death at Arundel House Francis Bacon
30. 1629 Diplomatic mission in London Peter Paul Rubens
31. 1629 Diplomatic audience at Greenwich Peter Paul Rubens
32. 1632 Move to Hammersmith John Milton
33. 1640 Aldersgate Street residence John Milton
34. 1640 Lodgings at St Bride's Churchyard John Milton
35. 1645 Barbican residence John Milton
36. 1647 Westminster School education John Locke
37. 1647 High Holborn residence John Milton
38. 1649 Scotland Yard chambers John Milton
39. 1649 Charing Cross residence John Milton
40. 1651 Return to London and private life in Fetter Lane Thomas Hobbes
41. 1651 Petty France garden house John Milton
42. 1656 Marriage to Katherine Woodcock John Milton
43. 1660 Birth in Cripplegate Daniel Defoe
44. 1660 Encounter with Charles II in the Strand Thomas Hobbes
45. 1660 Hiding at Bartholomew Close John Milton
46. 1660 Holborn refuge after imprisonment John Milton
47. 1661 Jewin Street residence John Milton
48. 1663 Marriage to Elizabeth Minshull John Milton
49. 1664 Artillery Walk residence John Milton
50. 1667 Residence at Exeter House John Locke

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