Rulers:
• Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603)
• Felipe II, King of Spain (1556-1598)
• Felipe II, King of Portugal (1581-1598)
• Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610)
• Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610)
Literature:
• Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1595-96)
• Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Henry IV, Part 2 (1597-98)
• Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): The Merchant of Venice (1597)
• Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): The Merry Wives of Windsor (1597)
Art:
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Bacco (1596-98)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Canestra di frutta (1597-1600)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Concerto di giovani (1597)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Fillide Melandroni (c.1597)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Giove, Nettuno e Plutone (c.1597)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Maddalena penitente (1597)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Medusa (1597-99)
• Caravaggio (1571-1610): Riposo durante la Fuga in Egitto (1597)