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The 1610s: 1610–1619
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King James's translators published their English Bible in 1611, the book that fixed the language's phrases for centuries. Shakespeare retired to Stratford and died in 1616, and in Prague, Protestant nobles threw two imperial officials out of a window in 1618.
The 1611 Bible and the 1618 Defenestration of Prague, which started the Thirty Years' War, mark the decade's poles of devotion and violence. All Is True imagines Shakespeare's retirement after the Globe burned in 1613, and the Young Samurai books follow an English boy through the Japan of 1611. Open the 1610s on the StoryTerra map and explore its stories by place.
10 famous stories set in the 1610s
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Browse 14 books and 4 movies set in the 1610s (1610–1619).
Torn
Still reeling from their experiences in Roanoke in 1600, Jonah and Katherine arrive in 1611 only moments before a mutiny on Henry Hudson’s ship in the icy waters of James Bay. But things are messed up: they’ve lost the…
Blood Water Paint
A debut novel based on the true story of the iconic painter, Artemisia Gentileschi.Her mother died when she was twelve, and suddenly Artemisia Gentileschi had a stark choice: a life as a nun in a convent or a life…
All Is True
London June 29th 1613. The Globe Theater ran by the famous playwright William Shakespeare accidentally burns to ashes. Seriously affected he stops writing and returns to his hometown where his wife Anne and daughters…
Carnival in Flanders
Flanders Hispanic Monarchy 1616. The inhabitants of the small town of Boom are busy organizing the annual local festivities when the arrival of the Duke of Olivares who rules the country on behalf of the King Philip III…
The Way of the Warrior
August 1611. Jack Fletcher is shipwrecked off the coast of Japan - his beloved father and the crew lie slaughtered by ninja pirates.Rescued by the legendary sword master Masamoto Takeshi, Jack's only hope is to become a…
The Way of the Sword
Alternate cover edition of ISBN 9780141324319JAPAN 1612.One year of training in samurai school and Jack is in real trouble…He’s struggling to prepare for the Circle of Three, an ancient ritual that tests courage, skill…
The Way of the Dragon
June 1613Japan is threatened with war and samurai are taking sides. As the blood begins to flow, Jack Fletcher's warrior training is put to the ultimate test...His survival - and that of his friends - depends upon him…
The Duchess of Malfi
More widely studied and more frequently performed than ever before, John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi is here presented in an accessible and thoroughly up-to-date edition.Based on the Revels Plays text, the notes have…
Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
[Period covered: 1616] On May 8th 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This film takes place immediately following 'Ninja 4: Mist Saizo Last of The Ninja'. Staying one step ahead of the Shogun’s…
The Rossetti Letter
In this captivating debut, Christi Phillips blends fact and fiction, suspense and sensuality into a vibrant, richly imagined novel in which a modern historian uncovers a courtesan's secret role in a shocking conspiracy…
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