William Cooke, b: 1592 -

^{1628 English curtail King's powers}
^{1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain}
^{1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland}
^{1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain}
^{1665 Great plague of London}

^{1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced}
^{1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada}
^{1611 Authorized English Bible published}
^{1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia}
^{1618 Beginning of 30 Years War}

^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}
^{1580 Drake completes voyage around world}


			^{Nicholas Cooke}^{b. d.}

		^{William Cooke}^{b.1566 Broome, Norfolk. d.1647}	^Lettice Lee^{b. d.}

	^{William Cooke}^b.1592 d.		^{Ralph Shelton}^{b.1520 Brome, Suffolk. d.1592}

		^{Mary Shelton}^{b.1568 Broome, Suffolk. d.1646}	^{Mary Steward}^{b. d.}

^Mary Cooke^b.1658 d.



	^Mary Astley^{b. d.}