1621 - 1630

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1621

Chimneys to be made of brick and be four and a half feet above the roof

Shakespeare's First Folio published

1622

First English newspaper appeared

1624

Monopoly Act in England: patents protected

1625

The size of bricks standardised in England around this time

Death of King James VI & I

1625-1649

Carolean Age

1629

Parliament dissolved by King Charles I – did not meet for another 11 years

1630-1750

Baroque Period (Art & Antiques)

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