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London timeline
Queen Elizabeth I instals in Richmond Palace a flushing water closet (or toilet) recently invented by Sir John Harington
Queen Elizabeth I grants Jane Lovell, widow of John, the ongoing rights to his offices in Richmond Palace
The Globe, where many of Shakespeare's plays are first performed, is built on Bankside in London
Queen Elizabeth I dies at the age of 69 in Richmond Palace
Bushy Park has by now acquired its familiar name, from the thorn bushes planted to protect the sapling oaks from the deer
Sir Thomas Vavasour builds Ham House
A 3 storey brick mansion set in 74 acres, later known as Cambridge Park, is built by Sir Humphrey Lynd.
The establishment of a Baptist church in London is a defining moment for the Baptist sect within Christianity
The Globe catches fire during a performance of Shakespeare's last play, Henry VIII
Pocahontas fascinates Londoners when she arrives with her husband to publicize Jamestown
Dee’s house and estate are purchased by Francis Crane to establish the Mortlake Tapestry Works, with eighteen looms operated by Flemish weavers
Ham House is expanded by William Murray, former ‘whipping boy’ to Charles I, and later created Earl of Dysart
Samuel Fortrey builds a house with gables, in the Dutch style, in what is now Kew Gardens.
Van Dyck moves to London and becomes portrait painter to the British court and aristocracy
Charles I acquires Raphael’s cartoons for The Acts of the Apostles (now in the Victoria and Albert Museum), to be copied as tapestries in the workshops at Mortlake
York Farm, now known as York House, is built for Andrew Pitcarne, Groom of the Bedchamber of Charles I.
The Longford River is constructed to take water from the River Colne over Hounslow Heath to the Hampton Court Parks to supply water to the gardens.
Charles I leaves London and heads for the north of England, where his support is the strongest
Charles I marches to within a few miles of Westminster (to Turnham Green), but withdraws without engaging the enemy
Ham House is inherited by William Murray’s daughter, Elizabeth, and her husband, Sir Lyonel (later Earl) Tollemache
After the execution of Charles I, Parliament sets about selling the royal estates to raise funds
Charles I is beheaded on a scaffold erected in the street in London's Whitehall
Parliament in London abolishes the monarchy in England, as 'unnecessary, burdensome, and dangerous'
Richmond Palace is sold, probably as several lots, and within a year the stones and bricks are being carted off by builders for use elsewhere
The poems of Massachusetts author Anne Bradstreet are published in London under the title The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America
