1611

Millennium:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century – 17th century – 18th century
Decades:	1580s 1590s 1600s – 1610s – 1620s 1630s 1640s
Years:	1608 1609 1610 – 1611 – 1612 1613 1614

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June 23 – Henry Hudson's crew maroons him, his son and 7 others in a boat
November 1 – At Whitehall Palace in London, William Shakespeare's romantic comedy The Tempest is presented for the first time.
Gustavus Adolphus becomes king of Sweden
Denmark attacks Sweden
King James Version of the Bible first published in England
George Abbot becomes archbishop of Canterbury
Johannes and David Fabricius discover sunspots
End of the reign of Emperor Go-Yozei of Japan
Emperor Go-Mizunoo ascends to the throne of Japan

Gov. Sir Thomas Dale arrives at Jamestown from England announcing new rules called "Laws Divine, Morall and Martial."

Thomas Dale founds the city of Henricus on the James River a few miles south of present-day Richmond, Virginia