This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1572.
Events
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January 3 –
James Burbage, on behalf of
Leicester's Men, writes to their patron,
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, requesting that they be given the special status of "household servants".
*''unknown dates''
**Vagabonds Act in England prescribes punishment for
rogues. This includes actors' companies lacking formal patronage.
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George Gascoigne
George Gascoigne (c. 15357 October 1577) was an English poet, soldier and unsuccessful courtier. He is considered the most important poet of the early Elizabethan era, following Sir Thomas Wyatt and Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey and leading t ...
becomes a "soldier of fortune" in the Low Countries.
New books
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Remy Belleau
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Places
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* 14683 Remy, an asteroid
* Po ...
– ''La Bergerie'' (2nd edition)
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Rafael Bombelli
Rafael Bombelli (baptised
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– ''L'Algebra''
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John Field – ''
A View of Popish Abuses yet remaining in the English Church''
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Libro d'Oro
The ''Libro d'Oro'' (English: ''The Golden Book''), originally published between 1315 and 1797, is the formal directory of nobles in the Republic of Venice (including the Ionian Islands). It has been resurrected as the ''Libro d'Oro della Nobil ...
'' of Corfu
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Bishops' Bible
The Bishops' Bible is an English translation of the Bible which was produced under the authority of the established Church of England in 1568. It was substantially revised in 1572, and the 1602 edition was prescribed as the base text for the King ...
'' (revised version)
New drama
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Jean de la Taille – ''Saül le furieux''
Poetry
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Luís de Camões
Luís Vaz de Camões (; sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns, ; c. 1524 or 1525 – 10 June 1580) is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespear ...
– ''
Os Lusiadas''
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Fernando de Herrera
Fernando de Herrera (~1534–1597), called "El Divino", was a 16th-century Spanish poet and man of letters. He was born in Seville. Much of what is known about him comes from ''Libro de descripción de verdaderos retratos de illustres y memorable ...
– ''Canción por la Victoria del Señor don Juan''
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Thomas Palfreyman – ''Divine Meditations''
Births
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January 7 –
Antoine de Gaudier, French Jesuit theologian (died
1622
Events
January–May
* January 7 – The Holy Roman Empire and Transylvania sign the Peace of Nikolsburg.
* February 8 – King James I of England dissolves the English Parliament.
* March 12 – Ignatius of Loy ...
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January 22 (earliest possible date) –
John Donne, English poet and Dean of St Paul's (died
1631
Events
January–March
* January 23 – Thirty Years' War: Sweden and France sign the Treaty of Bärwalde, a military alliance in which France provides funds for the Swedish army invading northern Germany.
* February 5 &ndash ...
)
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June 11
Events Pre-1600
* 173 – Marcomannic Wars: The Roman army in Moravia is encircled by the Quadi, who have broken the peace treaty (171). In a violent thunderstorm emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats and subdues them in the so-called "miracle ...
(approximate) –
Ben Jonson
Benjamin "Ben" Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for t ...
, English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor (died
1637
Events
January–March
* January 5 – Pierre Corneille's tragicomedy '' Le Cid'' is first performed, in Paris, France.
* January 16 – The siege of Nagpur ends in what is now the Maharashtra state of India, as Kok Sha ...
)
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July 25
Events Pre-1600
* 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops.
* 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. ...
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Theodorus Schrevelius, Dutch Golden Age poet (died
1649
Events
January–March
* January 4 – In England, the Rump Parliament passes an ordinance to set up a High Court of Justice, to try Charles I for high treason.
* January 17 – The Second Ormonde Peace concludes an allianc ...
)
''Unknown date'' –
James Mabbe
James Mabbe or Mab (1572–1642) was an English scholar, translator, and poet, and a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. He was involved in translations from Spanish, notably of the Picaresque novel by Mateo Alemán, ''Guzmán de Alfarache'', in ...
, English scholar, poet and translator (died
1642
Events
January–March
* January 4 – First English Civil War: Charles I attempts to arrest six leading members of the Long Parliament, but they escape.
* February 5 – The Bishops Exclusion Act is passed in England t ...
)
Deaths
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March 27
Events Pre-1600
*1309 – Pope Clement V imposes excommunication and interdiction on Venice, and a general prohibition of all commercial intercourse with Venice, which had seized on Ferrara, a papal fiefdom.
* 1329 – Pope John XXII ...
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Girolamo Maggi, Italian poet and polymath (born c. 1523)
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April 12
Events Pre-1600
* 240 – Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I.
* 467 – Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
* 627 – King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to ...
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Jean Crespin, French martyrologist and printer (born c. 1520)
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June 28 –
Johannes Goropius Becanus, Dutch humanist writer and linguist (born
1519
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September 23 –
Henry Scrimgeour
Henry Scrimgeour or Scrymgeour (c. 1505 – 23 September 1572) was a diplomat and book collector.
Biography
He was born in Dundee, most likely in 1505, but possibly in 1508 or 1509, since Andrew Melville gives Scrimgeour's age at death as sixty- ...
, Scottish diplomat and book collector (born
1505
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Events
January–June
* June 6 – The M8.2–8.8 Lo Mustang earthquake strikes Nepal, causing se ...
)
*September –
Denis Lambin, French classicist (born
1520
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Year 1520 ( MDXX) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–June
* January 19 – King Christian II of Denmark and Norway defeats the Swedes, at ...
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References
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Years of the 16th century in literature