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== Events ==
== Events ==
=== [[March]] ===
=== March ===
* Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] was released from the [[Tower of London]] and arranged for [[William Shakespeare]] to be poisoned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'')
* Sir [[Walter Raleigh]] was released from the [[Tower of London]] and arranged for [[William Shakespeare]] to be poisoned. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'')


=== [[April]] ===
=== April ===
* [[William Shakespeare]] died in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]. The [[Time Lord]] [[Irving Braxiatel]] visited the playwright on his deathbed and restored the [[English]]man's memories of his time in [[Venice]] in [[1609]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'')
* [[William Shakespeare]] died in [[Stratford-upon-Avon]]. The [[Time Lord]] [[Irving Braxiatel]] visited the playwright on his deathbed and restored the [[English]]man's memories of his time in [[Venice]] in [[1609]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
In reality, Shakespeare died in April 1616 only according to the Julian calendar — not the Gregorian calendar which is in present use in most western societies.
In reality, Shakespeare died in April 1616 only according to the Julian calendar — not the Gregorian calendar which is in present use in most western societies.

Revision as of 04:36, 31 January 2013

Timeline for 1616
17th century

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In 1616, William Shakespeare died.

Events

March

April

Behind the scenes

In reality, Shakespeare died in April 1616 only according to the Julian calendar — not the Gregorian calendar which is in present use in most western societies.