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Century - 1600s
The 1600s refers to the time period of 1601 to 1700. Significant events during this time period, known as the 17th century, include the Scientific Revolution, the Thirty Years' War, and the English Civil War. It was during this century that scientists such as Isaac Newton and Galileo made their discoveries known.
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What did people wear in the 1600s?
People wore a bodice also none as the bottom part that covers the stomach and up then below that there was a brace that goes at least 1 foot out this makes the tummy look very thin. On top of the brace is a dress that covers up till your toes on a woman's dress it was very important to cover up all the way to your ankles or so. If you had slaves they would have to tighten your bodice so you would look 2 inches skinnier.
What were the weather conditions in London during the 1600's?
Storm in London on 1st February. 8 1601
(Late spring & all summer) According to East Anglian & Low Countries chronicles, the period covering (roughly) April to August was very dry across these regions. This would imply a persistence of anticyclonic weather. x 1601/1602
(Winter & early Spring) Possibly a severe winter in Scotland, lasting from November to the end of April. Frequent heavy snowfall. [ If the winter was severe enough for comment in Scotland, then no doubt it was equally so across northern England & perhaps further south, but I have no data as to that. It is also interesting to speculate that given the anticyclonicity implied by the entry for late spring/all summer (above), and the requirement for at least some element of high pressure to the north or northeast of Britain for a notably cold winter, then this may be an exceptional spell of anticyclonically, blocked conditions for these longitudes. ] x 1602 Drought in autumn & winter (London/South). 81603 January 1607
[1606 in reckoning of the time.] Flood: 2,000 died around the Severn Estuary, Tuesday, 20 January 1606 (OS)/30th January 1607 (NS). Lowlands on both sides of the Estuary suffered inundation, with the Somerset & Gwent levels suffering devastating effects. It is thought that a Severe gale from the west or southwest was responsible, coupled to an astronomically high tide: the excess over prediction was some 2.3m. As well as the cost in human life, much damage / loss of housing etc., and also cattle, sheep & horses perished. There would have been a great deal of salt-contamination of arable fields too. Bristol & Barnstaple were badly affected.
It is worth noting that great damage due to flooding was also recorded from East Anglian towns and villages, particularly across the Fens. ('Weather'/Oct 2006/Horsburgh & Horritt); H. Lamb hasn't included this event in his 'Historic Storms' (Ref: HS), yet it seems as if this may have affected at least the southern North Sea.
[ There is some debate whether this event was a 'standard' wind-driven storm-surge, or a Tsunami-like occurrence. Contemporary accounts mention 'high tides' & 'strong west winds', so I would plump for the more likely storm-surge cause.] [confusion with dates: although listed in original documents as January 1606, the 'year' 1606 would have run from March 1606 to March 1607 (in our reckoning).] TORRO,
R. Met.S,
17CWx 1607 Dry/hot summer (London/South). 8 1607/08
(Winter) The 'Great Winter'**: apparently, trees died due to the severity (and length) of the frost; ships were stranded by ice several miles out into the North Sea - this latter a major concern as much commerce was done in these days via coastal shipping. In December, a "deep" frost until mid-month, then a thaw until just before Christmas, then from ~21st December(OSP) intense freeze for much of the time until at least mid-January. Ice formed on the Thames in London, sufficient to bear all sorts of sports, perambulations and even cooking! The frost lasted overall for some two months. (much of the foregoing from Ian Currie). The severe weather lasted in parts of England until about 20th February(OSP), though with variations in depth of cold. For example, in records from Kendal (Westmorland / Cumbria) 'hard frost' is noted from November 3rd, 1607 to March 6th, 1608(OSP).
The Firth of Forth is noted as being 'frozen' during January 1608 & the River Exe (south of Exeter) also experienced major ice formation by the latter-third of January - at this latter location, damage was caused to a local weir.
(** lots of winters will be found in the literature known as "The Great Winter": treat this title with some caution, however, in a series developed by C.Easton, in CHMW / Lamb, this ranks near the top of the most severe winters of the last 1000 yr.)
[ This may have been the first occasion of the use of the term 'Frost Fair' ] 1, 6, 8, usw 1609/10
(Winter) Great frost commenced in October & lasted four months. Thames frozen and heavy carriages driven over it. (Possible confusion with 1607/08). 8,
LWH 1610 Hot, dry summer (London/South); from other records I have, there is mention of 'four months' of drought at Derby, so as might be expected, these hot, dry conditions extended across a greater part of southern & central England at least - more than that it would be wrong to assume. 8 1611
(Annual) From various reports across England, it was probably a wet year: floods noted in January in the West of England in both January & February; July & August are also noted as being wet with flooding: hay was spoiled during August; also floods in November & December - severe flood at Tewkesbury - possibly early in the year when other significant flooding was noted in the west. However, there is also a note that there was a drought from the end of February to the end of May, then 'great rains' began from early June, so we shouldn't assume that the wet weather was either universal or persistent. x 1611/1612
(Winter) Possibly a severe winter, at least for southern & central England.
[ It is interesting to speculate, given the entry below, that once again some long-lived anticyclonic activity was involved - see for example, 1601/02 above. ] 17CWx 1612
(winter / spring) Drought from January to May (London/South). The extended period of dry weather was apparently widespread over England at least, with that affecting the Lake District noted as not breaking until early August. 8,
17CWx 1612
(Summer) Overlapping with the entry above (q.v.), it was apparently a hot, dry summer over England at least. 17CWx 1614
(Spring & Summer) Drought at York lasting from spring to August - severe shortage of fodder and grain.
[ Obviously, this would have affected a much wider area - this is just the record from the ecclesiastical centre for the North Country. ] x 1614/1615
(winter/early spring) Several reports of 'great snowfall' from various parts of the country; for example, from Derbyshire, a major snowfall began on the 20th January(OSP) and further new snowfall was noted until at least 12th March(OSP); great snowfall was also recorded across Yorkshire. Further north, in Scotland, this winter was noted as being of 'great severity' (Annals of Scottish History), & by February, the Tay was frozen over, such that foot and horse traffic could pass over it. An 'enormous' fall of snow took place early in March (place unspecified), but this ties in with the Derbyshire report [above]. In Scotland, this was stated to have lasted at least three days, to be the greatest 'within living memory' and many deaths (horses and men) occurred as people tried to move about. It was particularly bad across northern Scotland. (LWH & others) 1615
(spring) Following the heavy snowfall as noted above, significant flooding ensued following thaw (& presumably heavy rain - you tend to need a high-yield rainfall event for significant flooding after snow), with Yorkshire being particularly badly hit. The Ouse flood lasted around 10 days, carrying away bridges - the dates are not given, but as April was noted as being fair/dry with a dusty ground and significant drought (until late summer), then the melt-event probably followed the final snowfall in the second week of March. x 1615
(May) 1st (C? / OSP & probably 'May Day' - it might not have attracted notice otherwise!) A late snowfall; Snow to 1 foot (~30cm) depth reported from Derbyshire.
[ The problem here is that there are parts of Derbyshire today that would get a useful snowfall on May 1st - particularly in the Peak District villages, so it is difficult to know how significant this report is. ] LWH 1615
(late Spring to mid-summer) Extended dry conditions / notable drought across central & southern Britain - great stress due to lack of fodder, harvest etc; In Derbyshire (and almost certainly across a much wider area of Britain), noted as running from 25th March (Lady Day) to 4th August (both OSP). Great dearth of corn & hay. 17CWx 1616 Hot summer with drought (London/South & almost certainly elsewhere across England). 8,
17CWx 1616
(September) River Aire flooded houses in Leeds (Yorkshire) after 38 hours of rain. x 1617
(Summer) From reports of shipwrecks, wet weather & floods, it appears that the summer of 1617 was notably unsettled. 17CWx 1620
(Summer) Possibly a very wet summer. 17CWx 1620/21
(Winter) Frost fair held on the Thames. A severe winter over western Europe / implied much of Britain. (Easton, in CHMW/Lamb)
What type of government did Delaware have in the 1600's?
Delaware was still a part of Pennsylvania in the 1600's. It was not a separate colony. It was governed by William Penn, however, it did have its own legislature and own set of laws.
What were common jobs in the 1600's?
the jobs that were common are jobs like shoemaker, tanner,wigmaker,farmer and so on
it depends on where you are
Answer There was 1. Blacksmith
2. Tailor 3. Farmer 4. Weaver 5. Gunsmith 6. Jewler 7. Cabinet maker 8. Soldier 9. Maid 10. Wig Maker 11. Doctor/physician
August 15 1620 the Mayflower departed Southampten England. In September the pilgrams sailed in the Mayflower to settle North America. December the Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock, 23rd construction of Plymouth Colonybegins, 26th Pilgrim Fathers land of what becomes New Plymouth in Massachusetts
What was the lifestyle like in Connecticut in the 1600's?
The most important parts were fishing and whaling. There was a Sabaath on Sundays, when people went to meetinghouses and were not allowed to work. People cut down lots of trees to clear space for making land and houses.
1600's houses were made out of wood and thatch. Inside they had straw as there floors and fire stoves.
In the 1600s was it common to be a teen mother?
Until perhaps the 1870s it was common to marry earlier than now. For example, age 16 (and even younger) was quite common for girls. (If I look back at my own family it was quite common until about 1900 for the young women to marry at 17-21. Nowadays, it would be assumed that they should be at high school or college at that age). For girls in particular the age of marriage was much closer than now to the onset of fertilty. In the 1600s the minimum legal age for marriage in England was 12 (!) but the actual minimum was about 14-15. Parliament raised the minimum age for marriage (and the age of consent) to16 in 1885. Men had to wait till they were reasonably well established in their occupation so that they could provide for dependants. To avoid misunderstanding, though, I'd stress that we are talking about marriage, not about unmarried teenage mothers. If a girl became pregnant the father was expected to marry her without further ado. This remained common until 1960s. There could be difficulties, however, even in the 1600s. In 1642 the 33-year-oldpoet, John Milton married a girl of 16. She found him very overbearing,demanding and a bit of a bully. All concerned were very upset when she returned to her own family soon after the wedding. So those early marriages for young women weren't all plain sailing. Joncey
What were peoples values in the 1600s?
The 1600's was a time of puritan belief. Their values reflected ideas and beliefs that would "purify" their souls and abolish sin. Marriage was a strong belief in the 1600's so any adultery or sex outside of marriage was taken very seriously, even punishable by death. Religion and going to church were important values as well, the Puritans took the bible as truth and wanted to follow it EXACTLY.
What was life like in the 1600?
Life wasn’t easy. There were no indoor water systems, streets had garbage, dead animals, feces, and mud. People didn’t take baths so there were a lot of stinky people. Rats were all over the place and,fleas infested everything as well as bedbugs ( modern bedbugs is a recent thing) . Candles were used for light. Poor people had tallow candles that put out an oily smoke while the rich could afford a wax candle. Food wasn’t very good. It was mushy and over cooked. It is one reason people got so excited about spices, but salt was expensive and only the rich had it. In England the land was all ready divided up and fenced or claimed by the crown so people couldn’t hunt on it. That’s one reason when the English were so excited when they saw empty land in the American colonies.
How were women treated in the 1600's?
The 1600s were a time marked by the Scientific Revolution. During this time, women were treated as inferior being who were meant to tend to the house and tend to children. During this time, a centuries-long debate known as the Querreles des Femmes was occurring in which men argued that women were not capable of higher thinking because their skulls were smaller. They also said that because women's hips were wider, they were naturally meant to be mothers and not to be involved in scientific affairs. Overall, women were treated with little dignity and as intellectually inferior to their male counterparts. They were also not aloud to go to the theater and or act on the stage.
there were many cures although almost all of them were useless, such as applying a live pigeon cut in half to the buboes. a lot of the cures were made up by peddlers so they could make money.
What was the first name of Australia given by the European explorers?
The origin for the word Australia was at first named australasia as a region in south east Asia inhabited by indigenous group of aboriginal -the first who lived there and who spoke Arunta.It became a place for Austerity as self discipline and self edurance and hardship for the convicts who were sent there and the term austerasia changed to australasia and finally to Australia.
Who was cape town named after?
Cape Town was first developed by the Dutch East India Company in 1652. The Africaans name was Kaapstad. Britain captured Cape Town in 1795. The centre of town is located at the northern end of the Cape Peninsula, hence the derevation of the name.
Why would someone leave England in the 1600s?
During the 1600s, the promise of wealth, fertile land, and plentiful food attracted settlers to an area of Virginia known as the Jamestown Colony (the first permanent settlement in the U.S.) As the colony developed, even more English colonists sailed to Jamestown. The influx of settlers became especially high once the headright system had been established, promising 50 acres of land per settler. Other motives for leaving included England included poverty and issues with the government.
Did we have schools in Connecticut in the 1600s?
Connecticut wasn't a state in the 1600's, it was the 5th state in the us in 1788, so there were no "Connecticut" schools in the 1600's
Name any 10 monuments built during the Indian Medieval Period?
Ten monuments in India are-
1. Taj mahal
2. Hawa mahal
3. Red fort
4.Gwallior fort
5. Sanchi stupa
6. Bhimbetkad
7. Shivneri fort
8.Shalimar bagh
9. Khajuraho
10. Gate way of India
Which country controlled Indonesia by the end of the 1600s?
If you mean as a colonial power, the Netherlands.
What were the diseases in new France in the 1600s?
some of the diseases were, scurvy, small pox, tuberculosis :)
