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The Earl of Essex's attempted rebellion
They locked four councillors in the library and left people to guard them, then marched through the city during which William Parker attempeted unsuccessfully to prevent a herala accompanying Thomas Cecil, Lord Burghley from proclaiming Essex a traitor. -
Jamestown
Named after King James I. Was the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
Globe Theatre is Destroyed
The cannon they used for special effects was effects was fired during a performace of a play about King Henry VIII the sparkes from the cannon landed on the thatched roof and started a massive fire.
