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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of literature during 1603. ==Events== *Early? – Thomas Middleton marries Magdalen (Mary) Marbeck in London. *February/March – Thomas Heywood's domestic tragedy ''A Woman Killed with Kindness'' is performed by Worcester's Men at The Rose in London. *March 24 – Queen Elizabeth I of England dies at Richmond Palace, ending the Elizabethan era begun in 1558, and is succeeded by her cousin King James VI of Scotland (where he has ruled since 1567), thus uniting the crowns of Scotland and England. Ben Jonson and Thomas Dekker collaborate on a pageant to welcome the new king and Thomas Middleton writes a speech of welcome to him. *c. April – An outbreak of bubonic plague closes the London public theatres for a year. *October – Last known reference to Henry Chettle. *November 17 – Sir Walter Ralegh goes on trial for treason in the converted Great Hall of Winchester Castle.〔 He is found guilty but his life is spared by the King at this time and he is returned to imprisonment in the Tower of London. *December 2 – ''As You Like It'' may have been performed at Wilton House before King James I.〔According to a letter which historian William Cory in 1865 claimed to exist.〕 *Chronicler Richard Baker is knighted by James I. *Elizabeth Melville, later Lady Colville of Culros, publishes her poem ''Ane Godlie Dreame'' in the Scots language in Edinburgh, becoming the first Scottish woman to see her work in print. She publishes the English translation, ''A Godly Dreame'', in 1604. *Jacobus Arminius becomes professor of theology at Leiden. *The Accademia dei Lincei, the oldest scientific academy in the world, is founded in Rome by Federico Cesi. *An early legal deposit law requires a copy of every book printed in Venice to be deposited in the Biblioteca Marciana there. *Johannes Huser of Waldkirch publishes a collected edition of Paracelsus's works. *Frederick de Houtman publishes a grammar and dictionary of the Malay and Malagasy languages. *Izumo no Okuni originates kabuki dance drama in Japan. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1603 in literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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