| 1452 |
2-Oct |
Richard III born |
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| 1457 |
28-Jan |
Henry VII born |
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| 1472 |
19-Jan |
Nicholas Copernicus born |
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| 1478 |
7-Feb |
Sir Thomas More born |
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| 1485 |
22-Aug |
Battle of Bosworth Field; Richard III dies; Henry VII becomes king |
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15-Dec |
Catherine of Aragon born |
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| 1486 |
19-Sep |
Arthur, Prince of Wales, born |
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| 1489 |
2-Jul |
Thomas Cranmer born |
| 1489 |
29-Nov |
Margaret Tudor born |
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| 1491 |
28-Jun |
Henry VIII born |
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| 1500 |
24-Feb |
Charles V of Spain born |
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| 1501 |
27-Sep |
Catherine of Aragon arrives in England |
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14-Nov |
Catherine of Aragon married Arthur, Prince of Wales |
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| 1502 |
2-Apr |
Arthur, Prince of Wales, died |
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| 1509 |
22-Apr |
Henry VII died; Henry VIII ascended to the throne |
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11-Jun |
Catherine of Aragon married Henry VIII |
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24-Jun |
Catherine of Aragon crowned Queen |
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| 1513 |
9-Sep |
Battle of Flodden |
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| 1514 |
16-Jun |
Sir John Cheke born |
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| 1515 |
22-Sep |
Anne of Cleves born |
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| 1516 |
18-Feb |
Mary I born |
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| 1520 |
6-Jun |
Field of the Cloth of Gold |
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13-Sep |
William Cecil, Lord Burghley, born |
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| 1528 |
29-Sep |
Cardinal Campeggio arrives in England to try the Annulment case |
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| 1529 |
25-Oct |
Thomas More became Chancellor of England |
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| 1532 |
16-May |
Thomas More resigned as Chancellor of England |
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1-Sep |
Anne Boleyn made Marquess of Pembroke |
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| 1533 |
25-Jan |
Anne Boleyn married Henry VIII |
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13-Apr |
Anne Boleyn declared Queen publically |
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23-May |
Cranmer's court divorced Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon |
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28-May |
Cranmer proclaimed Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn married |
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1-Jun |
Anne Boleyn crowned |
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8-Jun |
Parliament extinguished Papal authority in England |
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1-Jul |
Henry VIII excommunicated |
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7-Sep |
Anne Boleyn gave birth to Elizabeth |
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10-Sep |
Elizabeth baptized at Greenwich |
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25-Nov |
Henry Fitzroy married Mary Howard |
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| 1534 |
20-Apr |
Eliza Barton "Maid of Kent", executed |
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| 1535 |
22-Jun |
Bishop John Fisher executed |
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6-Jul |
Sir Thomas More executed |
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| 1536 |
7-Jan |
Catherine of Aragon died |
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29-Jan |
Anne Boleyn gave birth to a still born son |
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17-May |
George Boleyn, Anne's brother, executed |
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19-May |
Anne Boleyn executed |
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20-May |
Henry VIII betrothed to Jane Seymour |
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30-May |
Henry VIII married Jane Seymour |
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1-Jul |
Elizabeth and Mary declared illegitimate by Parliament |
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22-Jul |
Henry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond, died |
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| 1537 |
5-Jul |
Queen Magdalen of Scotland, first wife of James V, died |
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12-Oct |
Edward VI born |
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15-Oct |
Edward VI christened |
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24-Oct |
Jane Seymour died |
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| 1539 |
4-Sep |
1539 Henry VIII betrothed to Anne of Cleves |
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27-Dec |
1539 Anne of Cleves landed at Deal |
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| 1540 |
1-Jan |
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves meet for the first time |
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6-Jan |
Cranmer married Henry VIII to Anne of Cleves |
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8-Jul |
Henry VIII abolished all books containing errors and heresy |
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9-Jul |
Marriage of Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII dissolved |
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28-Jul |
Henry VIII married Catherine Howard |
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| 1541 |
6-May |
Henry VIII proclaimed a new Bible must be in every church |
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27-May |
Countess of Salisbury beheaded within the Tower |
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18-Oct |
Margaret Tudor died |
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| 1542 |
13-Feb |
Catherine Howard executed |
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31-Aug |
Henry VIII proclaims limitations on prices for bows and arrows for footmen and horsemen |
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11-Oct |
Sir Thomas Wyatt (the Elder), poet, died |
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8-Dec |
Mary, Queen of Scots, born |
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13-Dec |
James V of Scotland died |
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| 1543 |
12-Jul |
Catherine Parr married Henry VIII |
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| 1544 |
18-May |
Henry VIII ordered the burning of books with news of the success of the Scottish army |
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| 1545 |
2-Mar |
Sir Thomas Bodley born |
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7-Dec |
1545 Henry Darnley born |
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| 1546 |
18-Jun |
Anne Askew arraigned for heresy |
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18-Jul |
Anne Askew burnt at the stake |
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30-Dec |
King Henry VIII's will named Edward his heir |
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| 1547 |
28-Jan |
Henry VIII died; Edward VI ascended to the throne |
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20-Feb |
Edward VI crowned at Westminster |
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26-Feb |
Thomas Seymour wrote marriage proposal to Elizabeth |
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27-Feb |
Elizabeth wrote her refusal of marriage to Thomas Seymour |
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3-Mar |
Thomas Seymour and Katherine Parr betrothed |
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10-Sep |
The Battle of Pinkie |
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9-Oct |
Miguel de Cervantes born |
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| 1548 |
5-Sep |
Catherine Parr died |
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| 1549 |
16-Jan |
Arrest of Thomas Seymour ordered |
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20-Mar |
Sir Thomas Seymour executed |
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2-Dec |
Margaret of Navarre died |
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| 1550 |
4-Jun |
Lord Robert Dudley married Amy Robsart |
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| 1551 |
2-May |
William Camden died |
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15-Aug |
John Dudley made Gentleman of the King's Privy Chamber |
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11-Oct |
Duke of Somerset arrested |
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28-Oct |
Edward VI proclaimed new coinage for England |
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| 1552 |
22-Jan |
Duke of Somerset executed |
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1-Feb |
Edward Coke, Lord Chief justice, born |
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22-Aug |
Edward VI made royal progress to Christchurch, Hampshire |
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| 1553 |
1-Mar |
Edward VI opened Parliament |
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31-Mar |
Edward VI dissolved Parliament at Whitehall |
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21-May |
Lady Jane Grey married Guilford Dudley |
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6-Jul |
Edward VI died |
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10-Jul |
Lady Jane Grey proclaimed Queen |
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13-Jul |
Northumberland led force against Princess mary, but then retreated |
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20-Jul |
Mary Tudor proclaimed Queen |
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30-Jul |
Elizabeth took up residence at Somerset House |
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3-Aug |
Queen Mary entered London with Elizabeth |
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8-Aug |
King Edward buried at Westminster |
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21-Aug |
John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland, beheaded |
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24-Aug |
Catholic Mass sung at St.Paul's |
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3-Sep |
Edward Courtenay made Earl of Devonshire |
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30-Oct |
Mary I crowned |
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| 1554 |
3-Feb |
Sir Thomas Wyatt and followers reached Southwark |
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8-Feb |
Sir Thomas Wyatt captured |
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12-Feb |
Lady Jane Grey executed |
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18-Mar |
Elizabeth put into the Tower |
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11-Apr |
Sir Thomas Wyatt executed |
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17-Apr |
Stephen Gosson born |
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19-May |
Elizabeth released from the Tower to Woodstock |
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25-Jul |
Queen Mary married Philip of Spain |
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30-Nov |
Philip Sidney born |
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| 1555 |
14-Mar |
John, Earl of Bedford died |
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16-Oct |
Bishops Ridley and Latimer burnt at the stake |
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18-Oct |
Elizabeth allowed to go to Hatfield |
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12-Nov |
Bishop Gardiner died |
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| 1556 |
21-Mar |
Thomas Cranmer burnt at the stake |
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| 1557 |
16-Jul |
Anne of Cleves died |
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13-Sep |
Sir John Checke died |
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| 1558 |
5-Jan |
Calais fell to the French |
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24-Apr |
Mary, Queen of Scots married Francis, Dauphin of France? |
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6-Nov |
Thomas Kyd born |
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17-Nov |
Mary I died, Elizabeth succeeded to the throne |
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23-Nov |
Elizabeth commenced royal progress to London |
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14-Dec |
Mary I buried at Westminster |
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| 1559 |
15-Jan |
Elizabeth I crowned Queen |
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12-Mar |
Elizabeth made peace with France |
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8-May |
Act of Uniformity signed by Queen Elizabeth |
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22-Jun |
Queen Elizabeth's Prayer Book issued |
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18-Sep |
Francis II crowned King of France |
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| 1560 |
11-Jun |
Mary of Guise died |
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6-Jul |
Treaty of Edinburgh |
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8-Sep |
Amy Robsart found dead |
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5-Dec |
Francis II died |
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| 1561 |
22-Jan |
Francis Bacon born |
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19-Aug |
Mary, Queen of Scots landed in Scotland |
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| 1562 |
19-Dec |
Battle of Dreux |
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| 1563 |
25-Mar |
Peace of Amboise |
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27-Jul |
Havre surrendered to the French |
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| 1564 |
6-Feb |
Christopher Marlowe born |
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15-Feb |
Galileo Galilei born |
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23-Apr |
Traditional birthday of William Shakespeare |
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11-Jul |
Plague began in Stratford |
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29-Sep |
Robert Dudley created Earl of Leicester |
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| 1565 |
29-Jul |
Mary, Queen of Scots, married Darnley |
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7-Oct |
Sir Thomas Chaloner died |
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| 1566 |
9-Mar |
David Riccio's murder |
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19-Jun |
James VI/I born |
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10-Nov |
Robert Devereux, Second Earl of Essex born |
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| 1567 |
10-Feb |
Darnley murdered |
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7-May |
Lord and Lady Bothwell granted a divorce |
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15-May |
Mary, Queen of Scots married Bothwell |
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15-Jun |
Mary, Queen of Scots and Bothwell parted |
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17-Jun |
Mary, Queen of Scots, imprisoned in Lochleven |
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24-Jul |
James VI declared King of Scotland |
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| 1568 |
30-Mar |
Sir Henry Wotton born |
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10-Oct |
John Hemminge died |
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| 1569 |
11-Jan |
First lottery held in England, at the steps of St. Paul's |
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26-Jan |
Mary Stuart moved from Bolton to Tutbury |
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5-Sep |
Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London, died in prison |
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| 1570 |
16-Apr |
Guy Fawlkes born |
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| 1571 |
23-Jan |
The Royal Exchange opened in London |
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23-Sep |
Bishop Jewel died |
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| 1572 |
2-June |
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk executed |
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24-Aug |
St. Bartholomew's massacre |
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| 1573 |
19-Jul |
Dr. John Caius died |
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| 1574 |
31-Jan |
Ben Jonson born |
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12-Dec |
Anne of Denmark born |
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| 1575 |
14-Jul |
Queen Elizabeth entertained at Kenilworth |
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| 1577 |
12-Aug |
Sir Thomas Smith died |
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13-Dec |
Sir Francis Drake left Plymouth on circumnavigation voyage |
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| 1578 |
1-Apr |
William Harvey born |
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14-Apr |
Bothwell died in Denmark |
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| 1579 |
21-Nov |
Sir Thomas Gresham died |
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| 1582 |
15-Oct |
Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholic countries |
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28-Nov |
Marriage bond entered for William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway |
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| 1583 |
12-Jan |
Duke of Alva died in Lisbon |
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4-Mar |
Bernard Gilpin, rector, died |
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| 1584 |
9-Jun |
Francis, duke d'Alencon, died |
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10-Jul |
William of Orange assassinated |
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| 1585 |
14-Sep |
Sir Francis Drake sailed for Spain |
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| 1586 |
24-Jan |
Leicester accepted title of governor of the provinces |
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28-Jul |
Sir Francis Drake returned from Spain |
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13-Sep |
Conspirators in the Babington plot tried |
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25-Sep |
Mary Stuart brought to Fotheringay |
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17-Oct |
Sir Philip Sidney died |
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25-Oct |
Death sentence passed on Mary Stuart |
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29-Oct |
Parliament finds Mary Stuart guilty of treason |
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12-Nov |
Parliament petitioned Elizabeth to sign Mary Stuart's death warrant |
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| 1587 |
8-Feb |
Mary Queen of Scots executed |
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2-Apr |
Sir Francis Drake set sail to attack Spanish fleet |
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18-Apr |
John Foxe died |
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19-Apr |
Drake attacked Cadiz |
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18-Aug |
Virginia Dare born on Roanoke Island, North Carolina |
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| 1588 |
26-Jul |
4,000 men assembled at West Tilbury to fight the Spanish |
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8-Aug |
Elizabeth addressed the troops at Tilbury |
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20-Aug |
Sermon of Thanksgiving for victory over Spain preached at St. Paul's |
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4-Sep |
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, died |
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24-Nov |
Elizabeth went to St. Paul's to give thanks for deliverance from Spanish threat |
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23-Dec |
Henri de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, assassinated at Blois |
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| 1589 |
5-Jan |
Catherine d' Medici died |
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2-Aug |
King Henry III of France died |
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20-Aug |
James VI/I married to Anne of Denmark by proxy |
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| 1590 |
6-Apr |
Sir Francis Walshingham died |
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1-May |
James VI brought his bride Anne to Scotland |
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27-Aug |
Pope Sixtus V died |
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| 1591 |
20-Nov |
Sir Christopher Hatton died |
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| 1592 |
19-Feb |
The Rose Theater opened |
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3-Sep |
Robert Green died |
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| 1593 |
1-Jun |
Christopher Marlowe died |
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| 1594 |
16-Apr |
Earl of Derby died |
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7-Nov |
Sir Martin Forbisher died |
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| 1596 |
28-Jan |
Sir Francis Drake died |
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23-Jul |
Henry Carey, first Lord Hunsdon, died |
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| 1598 |
4-Aug |
Lord Burghley died |
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| 1599 |
21-Feb |
Shareholders signed lease to build the Globe Theater |
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25-Apr |
Oliver Cromwell born |
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28-Sep |
Earl of Essex arrived in London |
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| 1600 |
5-Jun |
Robert, Earl of Essex, placed under house arrest |
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5-Aug |
John, Earl of Gowrie, slain at Perth |
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| 1601 |
25-Feb |
Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, executed |
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| 1603 |
24-Mar |
Elizabeth I died; James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England |
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28-Apr |
Elizabeth I buried at Westminster |
