Timeline April 1606

Events in April 1606 3

• 1563 – 1606 Charles Blount, Earl of Devonshire (1563-1606) Died 3 April 1606, aged 43 Charles Blount commanded English forces in Ireland as Lord Deputy, defeating the combined Irish and Spanish forces at the Battle of Kinsale in 1601 and ending the Nine Years' War. He was created Earl of Devonshire by James I in 1603 for his service. He died in London in 1606, weakened by years of campaigning in Ireland.
• 1606 First Union Flag proclaimed for Great Britain James I combines England's and Scotland's crosses into a single flag By royal proclamation in April 1606, King James I ordered that ships of England and Scotland fly a new combined flag, overlaying the red cross of St George on the white saltire of St Andrew. The design became known as the Union Flag, or Union Jack, and was intended to symbolize the union of the two crowns under one king. It remained in limited use for shipping before later becoming the national flag of Great Britain.
• 1606 Virginia Company chartered by James I Royal charter authorizes English colonization of Virginia King James I granted a royal charter to the Virginia Company on 10 April 1606, authorizing two branches, the London Company and the Plymouth Company, to establish colonies in North America. The London Company's expedition sailed in December 1606 and would found Jamestown the following year. The charter laid the legal foundation for England's first permanent colony in the Americas.