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| Alliance Raliegh, Walter |  |
| Fights in support of the Hugenots |
| Arrest Elizabeth I | |
| Elizabeth has the Duke of Norfolk arrested |
| Tutbury Castle Elizabeth has Mary Queen of Scots detained in Tutbury Castle |
| Arrest Howard, Thomas | |
| Under arrest, 1569-1570 |
| Arrest Westmorland | |
| London Involved in failed attempt with Northumberland to release Mary Queen of Scots |
| Arrest Hamilton, James |  |
| Returns to Scotland and is imprisoned until, in 1573, when he agrees to recognise Mary's infant James as King of Scotland |
| Arrest Mary of Scots | |
| Feb Tutbury Castle Moves to Tutbury Castle in Staffordshire |
| Battle of Carlisle Elizabeth I | |
| Feb Carlisle The northern catholic rebellion is defeated |
| Battle of Cognac Louis I |  |
| 15th Mar Cognac Defeated & killed by the future Henry III |
| Battle of Jarnac Henry IV | |
| Jarnac Catholics under the duc d'Anjou defeat the Huguenots at Jarnac |
| Battle of Montcountour Louis of Nassau-Dietz |  |
| 3rd Oct Montcountour Commands a Huguenot Army & escapes after the Catholic victory |
| Capture of Durham Elizabeth I | |
| Durham The Northern rebels capture Durham |
| Constitution Sigismund II Augustus |  |
| 1st July Lublin The Commonwealth is ruled by an elected monarch carrying out the duties of Polish King & Grand Duke of Lithuania |
| 1st July Lublin Under the Union of Lublin the Monarch will govern with a common Senate and parliament (the Sejm) |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth I | |
| The Pope declares Elizabeth to be a heretic & divests her of her divinity |
| Execution of Rebels Elizabeth I | |
| Dec Elizabeth I has 400 rank-and-file rebels executed |
| Exile of Hamilton Hamilton, James | |
| Returns to Scotland and is imprisoned until, in 1573, when he agrees to recognise Mary's infant James as King of Scotland |
| Plot Elizabeth I | |
| Dover Charles Baille is arrested with incriminating lettres from Ridolfi to Bishop Leslie |
| Involves Felipe II of Spain, Pious V, the Duke of Norfolk & Mary Queen of Scots |
| Led by Roberto Ridolfi, a Florentine banker based in London against Elizabeth I |
| Ridolfi plans an invasion of England & the marriage of Thomas Howard to Mary |
| Plot Howard, Thomas | |
| Charles Baillie, a Scot favourable to Mary's party, is arrested carrying letters |
| Involved in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Elizabeth I |
| Involved in the Ridolfi plot to marry Howard to Mary Queen of Scots |
| Plot Ridolfi, Roberto di |  |
| Charles Baille is arrested with incriminating lettres from Ridolfi to Bishop Leslie |
| Ridolfi plans an invasion of England & the marriage of Thomas Howard to Mary |
| Publication Mary of Scots | |
| Publication of, "Defense of the Honour of Queen Mary", supports her English succession |
| Rebellion Devereux, Walter | |
| The Catholic Earls of Northumberland & Westmorland revolt & seize Durham |
| Dec Suppresses the northern rebellion |
| Rebellion Elizabeth I | |
| Durham Catholic rebels break into Durham Cathedral & take mass for the 1st time in 10 yrs |
| Durham Norfolk leads a rebellion to install Mary Queen of Scots as Queen |
| A rebellion of catholics led by Norfolk, Norfolk & Westmorland is defeated by Essex |
| The rebels proclaim loyalty but aim to remove the "new men" such as Cecil |
| Rebellion Howard, Charles | |
| Commands the Horse against the northern rebels |
| Rebellion Howard, Thomas | |
| Durham Norfolk leads a rebellion to install Mary Queen of Scots as Queen |
| Rebellion William I the Silent | |
| Leads a naval attack by the "Gueux de Mer" on Spanish shipping in the Netherlands |
| Reform Alba |  |
| Introduces a tax in the Netherlands to pay for the Spanish Army of occupation |
| Rule of Ukraine Sigismund II Augustus | |
| Ukraine Incorporates the Ukranian provinces into Poland |
| Sheriff Owen, Thomas | |
| Caernarvonshire Appointed Sheriff of Caernarvonshire |
| Siege of Azov Selim II |  |
| Azov An Ottoman fleet besieges Azov but is defeated & destroyed by a storm |
| Siege of Durham Elizabeth I | |
| Durham Catholic rebels break into Durham Cathedral & take mass for the 1st time in 10 yrs |
| Durham The Catholic Earls of Northumberland & Westmorland revolt & seize Durham |
| Succession Jahangir |  |
| 31st Aug Birth of Indiairth of Nuruddin Salim Jahangir |
| Succession Mary of Scots | |
| 9th Jan Writes she would rather die than resign her crown |
| Trial Elizabeth I | |
| 10th Jan London Announces she cannot find guilt with either Mary or her accuser Murray |
| 11th Jan Moray returns to Scotland, Elizabeth says nothing has been proven |
| Nov "the Queen of England should (not) conceive an evil opinion of her good sister" |
| Trial Mary of Scots | |
| 11th Jan Moray returns to Scotland, Elizabeth says nothing has been proven |
| Trial Stewart, James | |
| 11th Jan Moray returns to Scotland, Elizabeth says nothing has been proven |
| Unification Sigismund II Augustus | |
| Lublin Constitutionally unites all lands under the Polish crown |
| Lublin Incorporates the Ukranian provinces into Poland |
| Union Lublin Sigismund II Augustus | |
| 1st July Lublin The Commonwealth is ruled by an elected monarch carrying out the duties of Polish King & Grand Duke of Lithuania |
| 1st July Lublin The Union of Lublin strengthens the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by uniting Poland & Lithuania |
| 1st July Lublin Under the Union of Lublin the Monarch will govern with a common Senate and parliament (the Sejm) |
