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*1511: Birth of the first [[Wikipedia:Henry%2C_Duke_of_Cornwall|Henry, Duke of Cornwall]] (January 1)
*1511: Birth of the first [[Wikipedia:Henry%2C_Duke_of_Cornwall|Henry, Duke of Cornwall]] (January 1)
: Death of the first [[Wikipedia:Henry%2C_Duke_of_Cornwall|Henry, Duke of Cornwall]] (February 11)
: Death of the first [[Wikipedia:Henry%2C_Duke_of_Cornwall|Henry, Duke of Cornwall]] (February 11)
: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Giorgio_Vasari|Giorgio Vasari]] (July 30)
: Birth of [[Giorgio_Vasari|Giorgio Vasari]] (July 30)
*1512: The [[Wikipedia:Sack_of_Brescia|Sack of Brescia]] (February 18)
*1512: The [[Wikipedia:Sack_of_Brescia|Sack of Brescia]] (February 18)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Ravenna_%281512%29|Battle of Ravenna]] (April 11)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Ravenna_%281512%29|Battle of Ravenna]] (April 11)
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: The [[Wikipedia:War_of_Urbino|War of Urbino]]
: The [[Wikipedia:War_of_Urbino|War of Urbino]]
*1517: [[Martin_Luther|Martin Luther]] posts the [[Wikipedia:The_95_Theses|Ninety-Five Theses]] (October 31)
*1517: [[Martin_Luther|Martin Luther]] posts the [[Wikipedia:The_95_Theses|Ninety-Five Theses]] (October 31)
*1519: Death of [[Wikipedia:Leonardo_da_Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci]] (May 2)
*1519: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Henry_II_of_France|Henry II of France]] (March 31)
: Birth of [[Catherine_de%27_Medici|Catherine de' Medici]] (April 13)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Leonardo_da_Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci]] (May 2)
: Departure of [[Wikipedia:Ferdinand_Magellan|Magellan's]] voyage to circumnavigate the [[Earth]]
: Departure of [[Wikipedia:Ferdinand_Magellan|Magellan's]] voyage to circumnavigate the [[Earth]]


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===1530s===
===1530s===
* 1530: Death of [[Wikipedia:Babur|Babur]] (December 26)
*1530: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Ivan_IV|Ivan IV of Russia]] (August 25)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Babur|Babur]] (December 26)
* 1533: [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] weds [[Anne_Boleyn|Anne Boleyn]] (January 25)
*1533: [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] weds [[Anne_Boleyn|Anne Boleyn]] (January 25)
: Birth of [[Wikipedia:William_the_Silent|William the Silent]] (April 24)
: [[Pope]] [[Wikipedia:Clement_VII|Clement VII]] excommunicates [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] (July)
: [[Pope]] [[Wikipedia:Clement_VII|Clement VII]] excommunicates [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] (July)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Gavinana|Battle of Gavinana]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Gavinana|Battle of Gavinana]]
: Birth of [[Elizabeth_I|Elizabeth I of England]] (September 7)
: Birth of [[Elizabeth_I|Elizabeth I of England]] (September 7)
: [[Wikipedia:Henry_II_of_France|Henry II of France]] weds [[Catherine_de%27_Medici|Catherine de' Medici]] (October 28)
* 1534: The [[Wikipedia:Suffragan_Bishops_Act_1534|Suffragan Bishops Act]]
*1534: The [[Wikipedia:Suffragan_Bishops_Act_1534|Suffragan Bishops Act]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Act_of_Supremacy|First Act of Supremacy]] (November)
: The [[Wikipedia:Act_of_Supremacy|First Act of Supremacy]] (November)
: The [[Wikipedia:Treasons_Act_1534|Treasons Act]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Treasons_Act_1534|Treasons Act]]
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: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Haddon_Rig|Battle of Haddon Rig]] (August 24)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Haddon_Rig|Battle of Haddon Rig]] (August 24)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Solway_Moss|Battle of Solway Moss]] (November 24)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Solway_Moss|Battle of Solway Moss]] (November 24)
: Birth of [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] (December 8)
: Death of [[James_V|James V of Scotland]] (December 14)
*1543: [[Copernicus]] publishes his [[theory]] of a [[heliocentric]] solar system
*1543: [[Copernicus]] publishes his [[theory]] of a [[heliocentric]] solar system
: Coronation of [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] (September 9)
: [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] weds [[Wikipedia:Catherine_Parr|Catherine Parr]] (July 12)
: [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] weds [[Wikipedia:Catherine_Parr|Catherine Parr]] (July 12)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Nice|Siege of Nice]] (August)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Nice|Siege of Nice]] (August)
*1544: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Ceresole|Battle of Ceresole]] (April 11)
*1544: [[Wikipedia:Ivan_IV|Ivan IV of Russia]] assumes power
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Ceresole|Battle of Ceresole]] (April 11)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Serravalle|Battle of Serravalle]] (June 2)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Serravalle|Battle of Serravalle]] (June 2)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_St._Dizier_%281544%29|Siege of St. Dizier]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_St._Dizier_%281544%29|Siege of St. Dizier]]
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*1547: Death of [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] (January 28)
*1547: Death of [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] (January 28)
: Coronation of [[Wikipedia:Edward_VI_of_England|Edward VI of England]] (February 20)
: Coronation of [[Wikipedia:Edward_VI_of_England|Edward VI of England]] (February 20)
: Coronation of [[Wikipedia:Henry_II_of_France|Henry II of France]] (July 10)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Pinkie_Cleugh|Battle of Pinkie Cleugh]] (September 10)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Pinkie_Cleugh|Battle of Pinkie Cleugh]] (September 10)
*1548: Death of [[Wikipedia:Catherine_Parr|Catherine Parr]] (September 5)
*1548: Death of [[Wikipedia:Catherine_Parr|Catherine Parr]] (September 5)
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===1550s===
===1550s===
*1550: [[Wikipedia:Giorgio_Vasari|Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Lives_of_the_Most_Excellent_Painters%2C_Sculptors%2C_and_Architects|Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori]]'' published
*1550: [[Giorgio_Vasari|Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Lives_of_the_Most_Excellent_Painters%2C_Sculptors%2C_and_Architects|Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori]]'' published
*1552: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Eger|Siege of Eger]]
*1552: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Eger|Siege of Eger]]
*1553: Death of [[Wikipedia:Edward_VI_of_England|Edward VI of England]] (July 6)
*1553: Death of [[Wikipedia:Edward_VI_of_England|Edward VI of England]] (July 6)
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: Coronation of [[Mary_I|Mary I of England]] (October 1)
: Coronation of [[Mary_I|Mary I of England]] (October 1)
*1554: [[Lady_Jane_Grey|Lady Jane Grey]] executed (February 12)
*1554: [[Lady_Jane_Grey|Lady Jane Grey]] executed (February 12)
: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Sebastian_of_Portugal|Sebastian I of Portugal]] (June 11)
: [[Wikipedia:Philip_II_of_Spain|Philip II of Spain]] weds [[Mary_I|Mary I of England]] (July 25)
: [[Wikipedia:Philip_II_of_Spain|Philip II of Spain]] weds [[Mary_I|Mary I of England]] (July 25)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Marciano|Battle of Marciano]] (August 2)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Marciano|Battle of Marciano]] (August 2)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Renty|Battle of Renty]] (August 12)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Renty|Battle of Renty]] (August 12)
*1555: [[Wikipedia:John_Rogers_%28religious%29|John Rogers]] executed (February 4)
*1555: Construction begins on [[Wikipedia:St._Basil%27s_Cathedral|St. Basil's Cathedral]]
: [[Wikipedia:John_Rogers_%28religious%29|John Rogers]] executed (February 4)
: [[Wikipedia:Laurence_Saunders|Laurence Saunders]] executed (February 8)
: [[Wikipedia:Laurence_Saunders|Laurence Saunders]] executed (February 8)
: [[Wikipedia:Rowland_Taylor|Rowland Taylor]] executed (February 9)
: [[Wikipedia:Rowland_Taylor|Rowland Taylor]] executed (February 9)
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*1557: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_St._Quentin_%281557%29|Battle of St. Quentin]] (August)
*1557: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_St._Quentin_%281557%29|Battle of St. Quentin]] (August)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Anne_of_Cleves|Anne of Cleves]] (September 22)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Anne_of_Cleves|Anne of Cleves]] (September 22)
*1558: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Gravelines_%281558%29|Battle of Gravelines]] (July 13)
*1558: [[Wikipedia:Francis_II_of_France|Francis II of France]] weds [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Gravelines_%281558%29|Battle of Gravelines]] (July 13)
: Death of [[Mary_I|Mary I of England]] (November 17)
: Death of [[Mary_I|Mary I of England]] (November 17)
*1559: The [[Wikipedia:Act_of_Supremacy_1559|Second Act of Supremacy]]
*1559: Coronation of [[Elizabeth_I|Elizabeth I of England]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Act_of_Supremacy_1559|Second Act of Supremacy]]
: [[Wikipedia:Philip_II_of_Spain|Philip II of Spain]] appoints [[Wikipedia:William_the_Silent|William the Silent]] as [[Wikipedia:Stadtholder|stadtholder]] of [[Holland]], Zeeland, [[Utrecht]], and [[Burgundy]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Peace_of_Cateau-Cambr%C3%A9sis|Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis]] is signed by [[Elizabeth_I|Elizabeth I of England]], [[Wikipedia:Henry_II_of_France|Henry II of France]], and [[Wikipedia:Philip_II_of_Spain|Philip II of Spain]] (April 2-3)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Henry_II_of_France|Henry II of France]] (July 10)
: The [[Wikipedia:Rising_of_the_North|Revolt of the Northern Earls]]


===1560s===
===1560s===
*1560: The [[Wikipedia:Amboise_conspiracy|Tumult of Amboise]] (March)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Francis_II_of_France|Francis II of France]] (December 5)
*1561: [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] returns to [[Scotland]] (August 19)
*1562: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Corrichie|Battle of Corrichie]]
*1563: Birth of [[Wikipedia:John_Dowland|John Dowland]]
*1563: Birth of [[Wikipedia:John_Dowland|John Dowland]]
: [[Wikipedia:Thirty-Nine_Articles|Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion]] established
: [[Wikipedia:Thirty-Nine_Articles|Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion]] established
: [[Wikipedia:John_Foxe|John Foxe's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Foxe%27s_Book_of_Martyrs|Book of Martyrs]]'' published by [[Wikipedia:John_Day_%28printer%29|John Day]]
: [[Wikipedia:John_Foxe|John Foxe's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Foxe%27s_Book_of_Martyrs|Book of Martyrs]]'' published by [[Wikipedia:John_Day_%28printer%29|John Day]]
*1564: Death of [[Wikipedia:Michelangelo|Michelangelo]] (February 18)
*1564: Death of [[Wikipedia:Michelangelo|Michelangelo]] (February 18)
: Birth of [[William_Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]] (April)
*1565: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Malta_%281565%29|Siege of Malta]]
*1566: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Szigetvar|Battle of Szigetvar]] (August 6-September 8)
*1565: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Malta_%281565%29|Siege of Malta]]
: [[Wikipedia:Henry_Stuart%2C_Lord_Darnley|Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]] weds [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] (July 29)
Death of [[Wikipedia:Suleiman_the_Magnificent|Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Chaseabout_Raid|Chaseabout Raid]] (August 26)
*1566: [[Wikipedia:David_Rizzio|David Rizzio]] murdered (March 9)
: Birth of [[James_VI|James VI of Scotland (James I of England)]] (June 19)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Szigetvar|Battle of Szigetvar]] (August 6-September 8)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Suleiman_the_Magnificent|Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire]]
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Diane_de_Poitiers|Diane de Poitiers]] (April 25)
*1567: [[Wikipedia:Henry_Stuart%2C_Lord_Darnley|Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]] assassinated (February 10)
: [[Wikipedia:James_Hepburn%2C_4th_Earl_of_Bothwell|James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell]] weds [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] (May 15)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Carberry_Hill|Battle of Carberry Hill]] (June 15)
: Abdication of [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]]; coronation of [[James_VI|James VI of Scotland]] (July 24)
*1568: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Langside|Battle of Langside]] (May 13)
: [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] imprisoned at [[Wikipedia:Carlisle|Carlisle]] (May 19)
*1569: Beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Desmond_Rebellions#The_First_Desmond_Rebellion|First Desmond Rebellion]]


===1570s===
===1570s===
*1571: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Lepanto_%281571%29|Battle of Lepanto]] (October 7)
*1570: The [[Wikipedia:Ridolfi_plot|Ridolfi Plot]]
*1574: Death of [[Wikipedia:Giorgio_Vasari|Giorgio Vasari]] (June 27)
*1571: The [[Wikipedia:Fire_of_Moscow_%281571%29|Fire of Moscow]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Lepanto_%281571%29|Battle of Lepanto]] (October 7)
*1572: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Molodi|Battle of Molodi]] (July 30-August 3)
: The [[Wikipedia:St_Bartholomew%27s_Day_Massacre|St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre]] (August 24)
*1574: Death of [[Giorgio_Vasari|Giorgio Vasari]] (June 27)
: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Anne_of_Denmark|Anne of Denmark]] (December 12)
*1577: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Christian_IV_of_Denmark|Christian IV of Denmark]] (April 12)
: [[Francis_Drake|Francis Drake]] sets sail on an expedition against the [[Spain|Spanish]] colonies in the [[New_World|New World]
*1578: Death of [[Wikipedia:James_Hepburn%2C_4th_Earl_of_Bothwell|James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell]] (April 14)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Sebastian_of_Portugal|Sebastian I of Portugal]] (August 4)
*1579: The [[Wikipedia:Second_Desmond_Rebellion|Second Desmond Rebellion]] (1579-1583)
: [[Francis_Drake|Francis Drake]] lands at [[Wikipedia:New_Albion|New Albion]] (June 17)


===1580s===
===1580s===
*1580: [[Spain]] annexes [[Portugal]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Treaty_of_Plessis-les-Tours|Treaty of Plessis-les-Tours]]
: Death of [[Wikipedia:William_the_Silent|William the Silent]] (July 10)
: [[Francis_Drake|Francis Drake]] returns to [[England]] after circumnavigating the [[Earth]] (September 26)
*1581: [[Wikipedia:Ivan_IV|Ivan IV of Russia]] kills his son
: [[Francis_Drake|Francis Drake]] [[knight]]ed by [[Elizabeth_I|Elizabeth I of England]] (April 4)
*1584: Death of [[Wikipedia:Ivan_IV|Ivan IV of Russia]]
*1586: The [[Wikipedia:Babington_Plot|Babington Plot]]
*1587: [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] executed (February 8)
*1588: The [[Wikipedia:Spanish_Armada#Battle_of_Gravelines|Battle of Gravelines]] (defeat of the [[Wikipedia:Spanish_Armada|Spanish Armada]])
*1589: Death of [[Catherine_de%27_Medici|Catherine de' Medici]] (January 5)
: [[James_VI|James VI of Scotland]] weds [[Wikipedia:Anne_of_Denmark|Anne of Denmark]] (November 23)


===1590s===
===1590s===
*1590: The [[Wikipedia:North_Berwick_witch_trials|North Berwick Witch Trials]]
*1593: Beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Long_War_%28Ottoman_wars%29|Thirteen Years' War]] (July 29)
*1593: Beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Long_War_%28Ottoman_wars%29|Thirteen Years' War]] (July 29)
*1594: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Henry_Frederick%2C_Prince_of_Wales|Henry Frederick]] (February 19)
*1595: The [[England|English]] [[longbow]] retired as a frontline [[weapon]]
*1595: The [[England|English]] [[longbow]] retired as a frontline [[weapon]]
*1596: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Keresztes|Battle of Keresztes]] (October 24-26)
*1596: Death of [[Francis_Drake|Francis Drake]] (January 27)
: Coronation of [[Wikipedia:Christian_IV_of_Denmark|Christian IV of Denmark]] (August 29)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Keresztes|Battle of Keresztes]] (October 24-26)
*1597: [[Wikipedia:John_Dowland|John Dowland]]'s ''First Booke of Songs'' published, marking the start of "The [[England|English]] [[Lute]] School"
*1597: [[Wikipedia:John_Dowland|John Dowland]]'s ''First Booke of Songs'' published, marking the start of "The [[England|English]] [[Lute]] School"
*1599: The [[Wikipedia:Globe_Theatre|Globe Theatre]] is built


== Significant people ==
== Significant people ==

Revision as of 07:05, 14 September 2007

Events

1500s

The Battle of Lepanto (August)
Michelangelo begins sculpting David and The Madonna of Bruges
Death of Arthur Tudor (April 2)
The Battle of Ruvo (February 23)
The Battle of Cerignola (April 21)
The Battle of Garigliano (December 29)
Death of Henry VII of England (April 21)
The Battle of Agnadello (May 14)
Henry VIII of England weds Catherine of Aragon (June 11)
Coronation of Henry VIII of England (June 28)
The Siege of Padua (July 17)
The Battle of Polesella (December 22)

1510s

Death of the first Henry, Duke of Cornwall (February 11)
Birth of Giorgio Vasari (July 30)
The Battle of Ravenna (April 11)
The Battle of St. Mathieu (August 10)
Jorge Álvares reaches China (May)
The Battle of Novara (June 6)
The Battle of Guinegate (August 16)
James IV of Scotland dies at the Battle of Flodden Field (September 9); coronation of James V (September 21)
The Battle of La Motta (October 7)
The Battle of Orsha (September 8)
Birth and death of the second Henry, Duke of Cornwall (December)
Birth of Anne of Cleves (September 22)
Birth of Mary I of England (February 18)
The War of Urbino
Birth of Catherine de' Medici (April 13)
Death of Leonardo da Vinci (May 2)
Departure of Magellan's voyage to circumnavigate the Earth


1520s

Death of Magellan (April 27)
The Battle of Pamplona (May 20)
The Battle of Esquiroz (June 30)
The Siege of Mézières
Suleiman captures the fort at Belgrade and razes most of the city to the ground (August 28)
The Siege of Tournai
The Siege of Genoa (May 20-30)
The Siege of Marseille (August-September)
The Peasants' War (1524-May 15, 1525)
Francis I of France signs the Treaty of Madrid, surrendering France's claims to Italy, Flanders, and Burgundy
The Battle of Mohács (August 29)
The Siege of Florence (1529-1530)

1530s

Death of Babur (December 26)
Birth of William the Silent (April 24)
Pope Clement VII excommunicates Henry VIII of England (July)
The Battle of Gavinana
Birth of Elizabeth I of England (September 7)
Henry II of France weds Catherine de' Medici (October 28)
The First Act of Supremacy (November)
The Treasons Act
The First Succession Act
The Conquest of Tunis
John Fisher executed (June 22)
Thomas More executed (July 6)
Henry VIII of England weds Jane Seymour (May 30)
William Tyndale executed (September 6)
The Pilgrimage of Grace (October)
Birth of Lady Jane Grey
Birth of Edward VI of England (October 12)
Death of Jane Seymour (October 24)

1540s

Marriage of Henry VIII of England and Anne of Cleves annulled (July 9)
Henry VIII of England weds Catherine Howard (July 28)
The Battle of Haddon Rig (August 24)
The Battle of Solway Moss (November 24)
Birth of Mary I of Scotland (December 8)
Death of James V of Scotland (December 14)
Coronation of Mary I of Scotland (September 9)
Henry VIII of England weds Catherine Parr (July 12)
The Siege of Nice (August)
The Battle of Ceresole (April 11)
The Battle of Serravalle (June 2)
The Siege of St. Dizier
The Siege of Boulogne (July 19-September 18)
  • 1545: The first English book on archery, Toxophilus: The School of Shooting by Ascham, is published
The Battle of Ancrum Moor (February 27)
The Battle of the Solent (July 18-19)
The Council of Trent (1545-1563)
Coronation of Edward VI of England (February 20)
Coronation of Henry II of France (July 10)
The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh (September 10)

1550s

Coronation of Lady Jane Grey
Coronation of Mary I of England (October 1)
Birth of Sebastian I of Portugal (June 11)
Philip II of Spain weds Mary I of England (July 25)
The Battle of Marciano (August 2)
The Battle of Renty (August 12)
John Rogers executed (February 4)
Laurence Saunders executed (February 8)
Rowland Taylor executed (February 9)
John Hooper, Bishop of Gloucester, executed (February 9)
Death of Anne of Cleves (September 22)
The Battle of Gravelines (July 13)
Death of Mary I of England (November 17)
The Second Act of Supremacy
Philip II of Spain appoints William the Silent as stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, and Burgundy
The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis is signed by Elizabeth I of England, Henry II of France, and Philip II of Spain (April 2-3)
Death of Henry II of France (July 10)
The Revolt of the Northern Earls

1560s

Death of Francis II of France (December 5)
Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion established
John Foxe's Book of Martyrs published by John Day
Birth of William Shakespeare (April)
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley weds Mary I of Scotland (July 29)
The Chaseabout Raid (August 26)
Birth of James VI of Scotland (James I of England) (June 19)
The Battle of Szigetvar (August 6-September 8)
Death of Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire
Death of Diane de Poitiers (April 25)
James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell weds Mary I of Scotland (May 15)
The Battle of Carberry Hill (June 15)
Abdication of Mary I of Scotland; coronation of James VI of Scotland (July 24)
Mary I of Scotland imprisoned at Carlisle (May 19)

1570s

The Battle of Lepanto (October 7)
The St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (August 24)
Birth of Anne of Denmark (December 12)
Francis Drake sets sail on an expedition against the Spanish colonies in the [[New_World|New World]
Death of Sebastian I of Portugal (August 4)
Francis Drake lands at New Albion (June 17)

1580s

The Treaty of Plessis-les-Tours
Death of William the Silent (July 10)
Francis Drake returns to England after circumnavigating the Earth (September 26)
Francis Drake knighted by Elizabeth I of England (April 4)
James VI of Scotland weds Anne of Denmark (November 23)

1590s

Coronation of Christian IV of Denmark (August 29)
The Battle of Keresztes (October 24-26)

Significant people

Some Groups that Cover this Period

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