Events
- January–June – In the first six months of the year, no London theatres operate on the South Bank of the Thames, causing a severe decline in demand for the watermen's taxi service. The watermen respond by proposing to limit the locations of the theaters around London, much to the actors' displeasure. John Taylor the Water Poet describes the controversy in his The True Cause of the Watermen's Suit Concerning Players.
- January 25 – The Lady Elizabeth's Men perform the formerly controversial Eastward Ho at Court. [1]
- April – Sir Francis Bacon's dual role as Member of Parliament and Attorney General is objected to by the Parliament of England.
- May 24 – Lope de Vega becomes a priest. [2]
- June 30 – Rebuilding of the Globe Theatre is complete. [3]
- August 15 – Pietro Della Valle lands in Constantinople, after leaving Venice to begin his travels. [4]
- October 31 – The first performance of Ben Jonson's Bartholomew Fair is given at Philip Henslowe's newly opened Hope Theatre in London. [5]
- November 1 – The Lady Elizabeth's Men perform Bartholomew Fair at Court, the day after its première.
- unknown dates
- Luís de Sousa becomes a Dominican friar.
- Izaak Walton moves from Chancery Lane to Fleet Street, London, where he opens a shop. [6]
- John Webster's tragedy The Duchess of Malfi is first performed publicly, at the Globe Theatre, London. [7]
- Madeleine de Souvré marries the marquis de Sablé.