• January–June – In the first six months of the year, no London theatres operate on the South Bank of the
Thames, causing a severe decline in demand for the watermen's taxi service. The watermen respond by proposing to limit the locations of the theaters around London, much to the actors' displeasure.
John Taylor the Water Poet describes the controversy in his ''The True Cause of the Watermen's Suit Concerning Players''. •
January 25 – The
Lady Elizabeth's Men perform the formerly controversial
Eastward Ho at Court. • April – Sir
Francis Bacon's dual role as
Member of Parliament and
Attorney General is objected to by the
Parliament of England. •
May 24 –
Lope de Vega becomes a priest. •
June 30 – Rebuilding of the
Globe Theatre is complete. •
August 15 –
Pietro Della Valle lands in Constantinople, after leaving Venice to begin his travels. •
October 31 – The first performance of
Ben Jonson's
Bartholomew Fair is given at
Philip Henslowe's newly opened
Hope Theatre in London. •
November 1 – The
Lady Elizabeth's Men perform
Bartholomew Fair at Court, the day after its première. •
unknown dates •
Luís de Sousa becomes a
Dominican friar. •
Izaak Walton moves from
Chancery Lane to
Fleet Street, London, where he opens a shop. •
John Webster's tragedy
The Duchess of Malfi is first performed publicly, at the
Globe Theatre, London. •
Madeleine de Souvré marries the marquis de Sablé. ==New books==