Today’s trivia will be about the birthplace of Gideon, our resident geekster. He was born in England in 1602.
At the time of his birth, England was ruled by Queen Elizabeth I. She passed away March 24, 1603 at the age of 69. She was succeeded by King James VI of Scotland, thus uniting the crowns of England and Scotland.
On this date in 1602 (February 2), it was the first recorded performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, in Middle Temple Hall, London. Shakespeare’s comedy, The Merry Wives of Windsor, was also published in 1602.
Other people of note in England that were born in 1602:
• 29 March - John Lightfoot, churchman and rabbinical scholar (died 1675)
• April - William Lawes, composer and musician (died 1645)
• 1 May - William Lilly, astrologer (died 1681)
• 12 October - William Chillingworth, churchman (died 1644)
• 13 October - Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland, military leader (died 1668)
• 18 December - Simonds d'Ewes, antiquarian and politician (died 1650)
• John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton (died 1678)
• John Bradshaw, English judge and regicide (died 1659)
• John Greaves, mathematician and antiquary (died 1652)
• Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester (died 1671)
• Henry Marten, regicide (died 1680)
• Dudley North, 4th Baron North (died 1677)
• Owen Feltham, religious writer (died 1668)
Other notable events in the first few years of Gideon’s life:
• January 1604: Work begins on the Authorized King James Version of the Bible and revision of the Book of Common Prayer.
• November 1605: A plot to blow up the Houses of Parliament is foiled when, following an anonymous tip-off (passed to Lord Monteagle in October), Sir Thomas Knyvet, a justice of the peace, finds Catholic plotter Guy Fawkes in a cellar below the Parliament building and orders a search of the area, finding 36 barrels of gunpowder. Fawkes is arrested for trying to kill King James I and the members who were scheduled to sit together in Parliament the next day. Fawkes speaks the legendary words: "Remember, remember, the Fifth of November"
• April 1606: First version of the Union Flag created, designed by Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, to be worn at the main topmast of English and Scots ships.
• January 1607: Bristol Channel floods (a possible tsunami) resulting in the drowning of an estimated 2,000 people, with 200 square miles of farmland inundated.
• 1608: First performance of George Chapman's play The Conspiracy and Tragedy of Charles, Duke of Byron. The play is prohibited after the French Ambassador complains to the King.
• July 1609: The London Company's ship Sea Venture, en route to relieve the Jamestown settlement, is driven ashore in Bermuda, thus effectively first settling the colony.
Maybe someday we can get Gideon to speak to us about life in the 1600’s for all you history buffs out there. I’m sure he has many tales to tell about that period of time.
Have a fangtastic day, and may the furry rodent tell you what you want to hear on this Groundhog's Day!
<3 Brock V"""V
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