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| Arrest Hepburn, James |  |
| Arrested by the English |
| Battle of Lepanto Suleyman I the Magnificent |  |
| 7th Oct Lepanto A coalition of Chris tian naval powers ends the Turkish maritime threat |
| Birth Marlowe, Christopher |  |
| Birth of Chris topher Marlowe |
| Birth Percy, Henry | |
| Tynemouth Birth of Henry Percy, son of the 8th Earl of Northumberland |
| Birth Shakespeare, William | |
| 23rd Aug Stratford Birth of William Shakespeare |
| Birth Galileo, Galilei |  |
| Birth of Galilei Galileo |
| Council Trent Philip II |  |
| Madrid Enacts the Council of Trent in The Netherlands |
| Death Ferdinand I |  |
| Death of Ferdinand I, succeeded by his son Maximilian II |
| Demonstrations Louis of Nassau-Dietz |  |
| Helps found the League of Comprimise against relgious persecution in The Netherlands |
| 5th April Brussels About 200 of the League of Comprimise demand an end to religious persecution |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth I | |
| 22nd June Richmond Receives the Spanish Ambassador, de Silva is on a mission to rally Catholic support |
| Diplomacy Philip II | |
| Madrid Sends his Ambassadoe de Silva to visit Elizabreth I & to rally Catholic support |
| Exile of Hepburn Hepburn, James | |
| Escapes from English arrest to France |
| Marriage Dudley, Robert | |
| London Suggested as a husband for Mary Queen of Scots by Elizabeth I |
| Marriage Elizabeth I | |
| 29th July Holyrood Darnley is great grandson of Margaret Tudor & grandson of Henry VII |
| Marriage Mary of Scots | |
| Edinburgh Meets Lord Darnley for the 1st time |
| 29th July Holyrood A dangerous marriage for Elizabeth I as Darnley is a grandson of Henry VII |
| 29th July Holyrood Marries Darnley in her private chapel |
| Marriage Stewart, Henry | |
| 13th Feb Edinburgh Arrives in Edinburgh after overcoming Elizabeth I's objections |
| Peerage Dudley, Robert | |
| Leicester Created Earl of Leicester, 1st |
| Peerage Elizabeth I | |
| Creates Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester so that he could marry Mary Queen of Scots |
| President Young, Thomas | |
| Appointed President of the Council of the North |
| Reform William I the Silent | |
| Appeals to Phillip II for religious toleration but the policy of heresy is maintained |
| Resignation Philip II | |
| Madrid Accepts the resignation of Graneville from the Council of State in The Netherlands |
| Rule of Calais Elizabeth I | |
| Calais England renounces Calais in return for 220,000 crowns |
| Succession Maximilian II | |
| 25th July Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor, on the understanding that he remains a Catholic |
| Succession Mary of Scots | |
| Elizabeth I promises to make Mary her successor if she marries Earl Dudley |
| Treaty of Troyes Elizabeth I | |
| Troyes England & France make peace by the treaty of Troyes |
| Treaty of Troyes Medici, Catherine de |  |
| Troyes England & France make peace by the treaty of Troyes |
