1613

1613 was a year of notable developments in early modern history. In Russia, the Zemsky Sobor elected Michael I as tsar, thereby founding the Romanov dynasty after the Time of Troubles and stabilizing the Tsardom of Russia for the long term.

In England, a major cultural landmark was the burning of the Globe Theatre in London. On 29 June 1613, a misfired cannon during a performance of Henry VIII ignited the thatched roof, and the theatre burned completely. It was subsequently rebuilt on the same site and reopened in 1614, continuing to host performances linked to the era’s leading playwrights.

Across the Atlantic in North America, English colonial tensions persisted in Virginia as part of the ongoing Powhatan Wars between settlers and the Powhatan Confederacy. These conflicts helped shape early colonial relations and policy in the region.

Overall, 1613 reflected broader patterns of the early 17th century: a shifting balance of power within states such as Russia, a dynamic and theater-centered culture in England, and ongoing interaction and conflict between European settlers and Indigenous peoples in the Americas.