William Boydell, b: 1560 -

^{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}

^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}
^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}
^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}
^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}


			^{John Boydell}^{b.1484 d.1553}

		^{Henry Boydell}^{b.1516 d.1600}	^{Alice Risley}^b.1485 d.

	^{William Boydell}^{b.1560 d.1631 St Mary's Leigh, England}

^{Ellen Boydell}^b.1583 d.		^Elizabeth^{b. d.1569}

^{William Boydell}^{b.1586 Pennington, England d.1661 Leigh, England}

^{Henry Boydell}^{b.1593 d.1660}

	^{Alice Unknown}^{b. d.1595}