1535
| 1535 • French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail for his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (taken by Cartier during his first voyage). |
1585
Age: 50y
| 1585 • Queen Elizabeth I of England agrees to establish a protectorate over the Netherlands. |
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Age: 72y
1607
Age: 72y
| 1607 • Jamestown, Virginia, is established as the first permanent English settlement in North America (the modern-day United States), beginning the American Frontier. |
1607
Feb 26
| 1607 • Jamestown President Edward Maria Wingfield is deposed and John Ratcliffe elected. |