Thomas Sackville, b: 1527 - Buckhurst, Sussex.

^{1628 English curtail King's powers}
^{1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain}
^{1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland}
^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}
^{1665 Great plague of London}

^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}
^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}

^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}
^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}




			^{Thomas Sackville}^{b.1527 Buckhurst, Sussex. d.1608 Whitehall}



	^{Rbt. Sackville-Earl of Dorset}^{b.1561 of London d.1609 Dorset House, Mddsx.}



			^{Cicely Baker}^{b.1535 of Sissinghurst, Kent. d.1615}