Explore 160 historical events from 1590–1599.
Abraham Ortelius was a cartographer, geographer, and cosmographer from Antwerp in the Spanish Netherlands. He is recognized as the creator of the first modern atlas, the Theatrum O…
Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (born 1527)
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, was an English statesman, the chief adviser of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign, twice Secretary of State and Lord High Treasurer from 157…
William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, English academic and politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1520)
Philip II, sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent, was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598.…
Philip II of Spain, King of Spain, Portugal, England and Ireland (born 1526)
Toyotomi Hideyoshi , otherwise known as Kinoshita Tōkichirō and Hashiba Hideyoshi , was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the late Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods, regarded as …
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese daimyō (born 1536)
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between Habsburg Spain and the Kingdom of England that was never formally declared. It began with England's military …
Anglo-Spanish War: After a 15-day siege Spanish troops in San Juan, modern-day Puerto Rico, surrendered to an English fo
The Islands Voyage, also known as the Essex-Raleigh Expedition, was an ambitious, but unsuccessful naval campaign sent by Queen Elizabeth I of England, and supported by the Dutch R…
Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores.
The Imjin War was a series of two Japanese invasions of Korea: an initial invasion in 1592 also individually called the "Imjin War", a brief truce in 1596 between the conflicts, fo…
Jeongyu War: Battle of Chilcheollyang: A Japanese fleet of 500 ships destroys Joseon commander Wŏn Kyun's fleet of 200…
Pieter Janszoon Saenredam was a painter of the Dutch Golden Age, known for his distinctive paintings of whitewashed church interiors such as Interior of St Bavo's Church in Haarlem…
Pieter Jansz
Theodoor Rombouts was a Flemish painter who is mainly known for his Caravaggesque genre scenes depicting lively dramatic gatherings as well as religiously themed works. He is consi…
Theodoor Rombouts, Flemish painter (died 1637)
Sir Roger Twysden, 2nd Baronet, of Roydon Hall near East Peckham in Kent, was an English historian and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1625 and…
Roger Twysden, English historian and politician (died 1672)
Sir Henry Gage was a Royalist officer in the English Civil War.
Henry Gage, Royalist officer in the English Civil War (died 1645)
José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo, SJ was a Spanish missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's h…
José de Anchieta, Spanish Jesuit missionary (born 1534)
Willem Barentsz, anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer.
Willem Barentsz, Dutch cartographer and explorer (born 1550)
Willem Barentsz, anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer.
Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island
Willem Barentsz, anglicized as William Barents or Barentz, was a Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer.
The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between Habsburg Spain and the Kingdom of England that was never formally declared. It began with England's military …
Anglo-Spanish War: English and Dutch troops sack the Spanish city of Cádiz before leaving the next day.
Peter Wtewael was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Peter Wtewael, Dutch Golden Age painter (died 1660)
Johan Banér was a Swedish field marshal in the Thirty Years' War.
Johan Banér, Swedish field marshal (died 1641)
Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein, was a German prince member of the House of Dietrichstein, Imperial Count (Reichsgraf) of Dietrichstein and owner of the Lordship of Nikolsburg …
Maximilian, Prince of Dietrichstein (died 1655)
Kotohito (Japanese: 政仁; IPA: [ko̞to̞çito̞]; 29 June 1596 – 11 September 1680, posthumously honored as Emperor Go-Mizunoo , was the 108th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditio…
Emperor Go-Mizunoo of Japan (died 1680)
Jean Bolland, SJ was a Flemish Jesuit priest, theologian, and prominent hagiographer.
Jean Bolland, Flemish priest and hagiographer (died 1665)
Elizabeth Stuart was Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palatinate. The couple's selection for the crown by the nobles of Bo…
Elizabeth Stuart, queen of Bohemia (died 1662)
Frederick V was the Elector Palatine of the Rhine in the Holy Roman Empire from 1610 to 1623, and reigned as King of Bohemia from 1619 to 1620. He was forced to abdicate both roles…
Frederick V, Elector Palatine, Bohemian king (died 1632)
Sir Constantijn Huygens, Lord of Zuilichem, was a Dutch Golden Age poet and composer. He was also secretary to two Princes of Orange: Frederick Henry and William II, and the father…
Constantijn Huygens, Dutch poet and composer (died 1687)