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| Arrest Knollys, Francis |  |
| Appointed Custodian of Mary Queen of Scots |
| Assassination Catherine de Medicis |  |
| 24th Aug Paris Orders the assassination of Coligny, the Huguenot leader |
| Battle of Lepanto Emmanuel Philibert |  |
| Lepanto Fights with the Holy League |
| Battle of Navarino Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de | |
| 20th Oct Navarino Fights at the battle of Navarino |
| Captain Hatton, Christopher | |
| Appointed Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard |
| Capture of Brill Marck, William de la |  |
| 1st April Brill Captures Brill in Zeeland |
| Capture of Flushing Marck, William de la | |
| Flushing Marck captures Flushing |
| Capture of Mons Louis of Nassau-Dietz | |
| 23rd May Mons Captures the fortress of Mons |
| 19th Oct Mons Surrenders Mons to the Spanish but most of the Dutch towns are occupied by Calvinists |
| Circumnavigation Drake, Francis | |
| London Drake is the 1st English Commander to reach the Pacific |
| Civil War Scotland Elizabeth I | |
| Edinburgh Sends support to James VI in the siege against the last bastion for Queen Mary |
| Constitution Zamojski, Jan |  |
| Turns Poland into a royal republic |
| Coronation Rudolf II |  |
| Crowned King of Hungary |
| Death Elizabeth I | |
| London Executes Norfolk for a plot to bring Mary Stewart to the throne & restore Catholicism |
| Death Howard | |
| Death of Thomas Howard, executed for treason |
| Death Howard, Thomas | |
| Death of Thomas Howard, executed for treason |
| Death Sigismund II Augustus | |
| Death of Sigismund II Augustus , dies without an heir, last of the Jagiellon line |
| Death Erskine, John |  |
| Death of John Erskine of Mar, 1st |
| Death Knox, John | |
| Nov Death of John Knox, without Knox there is no opposition to Church reforms |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth I | |
| The Spanish Ambassador is returned after a plot to install Mary on the throne |
| Oct Accepts an invitation to become god-mother to a daughter of Charles IX |
| Execution of Howard Elizabeth I | |
| London Executes Norfolk for a plot to bring Mary Stewart to the throne & restore Catholicism |
| Execution of Howard Howard | |
| Norfolk is xxecuted for treason |
| Execution of Howard Howard, Thomas | |
| Norfolk is executed for treason for his involvement in the Ridolfi plot |
| Gray's Inn Seymour Seymour, Edward | |
| London Appointed Memmber of Gray's Inn |
| Invasion of Flanders Louis of Nassau-Dietz | |
| April Flanders Helps William the Silent invade Flanders |
| Invasion of Holland William I the Silent | |
| Launches a raid into the Spanish Netherlands from exile in Germany |
| Legislation Elizabeth I | |
| A bill is passed preventing Mary from being Elizabeth's successor |
| Lord High Chancellor Campbell, Archibald | |
| Appointed Lord High Chancellor |
| Lord Privy Seal Howard | |
| Appointed Lord Privy Seal |
| Lord Treasurer Cecil, William | |
| 20th Nov Appointed Lord Treasurer |
| Marriage Elizabeth I | |
| Calais Wishes to have Calais returned to England if she is to marry the Duke of Alencon |
| Courted by the Duke of Alencon's envoy, La Mole |
| The massacre of Huguenots ends chances of Elizabeth's marriage to a French Prince |
| May Courted the Duke of Alencon, younger son of Charles IX of France |
| Marriage Francis of Alencon | |
| Negotiations begin for Alencon's marriage to Elizabeth I |
| Marriage Henry IV | |
| Paris Marries Margaret of Valois , sister of Charles IX |
| Massacre Huguenots Catherine de Medicis | |
| 24th Aug Paris Charles IX & Catherine de Medici sanction the massacre of Huguenots |
| 24th Aug Paris Orders the assassination of Coligny, the Huguenot leader |
| Massacre Huguenots Charles IX | |
| 24th Aug Paris Charles IX & Catherine de Medici sanction the massacre of Huguenots |
| Massacre Huguenots Guise | |
| 24th Aug Responsible for the St Bartholomew Day's massacre |
| Massacre Huguenots Guise, Henry | |
| 24th Aug Responsible for the St Bartholomew Day's massacre |
| Massacre St Bartholomews Day Elizabeth I | |
| Protestants are massacred in France |
| Sep The French Ambassador reveals a Hugenot plot to kill the French King & his family |
| Sep The massacre disrupts negotiations to marry the Duke of Alencon |
| Massacre St Bartholomews Day Charles IX | |
| 24th Aug Persuaded by his mother Catherine de Medicus to order the St Batholomew's day massacre |
| Massacre St Bartholomews Day Guise | |
| 24th Aug Responsible for the St Bartholomew Day's massacre |
| Massacre St Bartholomews Day Guise, Henry | |
| 24th Aug Responsible for the St Bartholomew Day's massacre |
| Massacre St Bartholomews Day Mary of Scots | |
| 24th Aug The Huguenot massacre in France increases English suspicions of Mary |
| Peerage Clinton, Edward | |
| Lincoln Created Earl of Lincoln, 1st |
| Peerage Devereux, Walter | |
| 4th May Created Earl of Essex |
| Plot Elizabeth I | |
| A bill is passed preventing Mary from being Elizabeth's successor |
| Elizabeth I prevents the English Commons from passing a bill of attainder against Mary |
| Plot Mary of Scots | |
| Sheffield Elizabeth I prevents the English Commons from passing a bill of attainder against Mary |
| June Norfolk is executed for his part in the Ridolfi plot |
| June Sheffield Shrewsbury, Delawarr & Sadler accuse Mary of involvement in the Ridolfi plot |
| Pope Gregory XIII |  |
| Vatican Appointed Pope |
| President Hastings | |
| Appointed President of the Council of the North |
| Rebellion William I the Silent | |
| Te Estates of Holland and Zeeland revolt against Spanish Rule |
| Reform Douglas, James | |
| Edinburgh Models the Scottish Church on the Church of England at the Kirk General Assembly |
| Edinburgh The King is to be Governor of the Realm & protector of the Church |
| Reform Knox, John | |
| Nov Death of John Knox, without Knox there is no opposition to Church reforms |
| Sale Corfe Castle Elizabeth I | |
| Corfe Castle Elizabeth I sells Corfe Castle to Sir Chris topher Hatton for for œ4,761, her dancing master & some suppose a suitor |
| Sale Corfe Castle Hatton, Christopher | |
| Corfe Castle Elizabeth I sells Corfe Castle to Sir Chris topher Hatton for for œ4,761 |
| Secretary Paget, Charles | |
| Appointed Secretary to James Beaton |
| Siege of Alkmaar Ferdinand Alvarez de | |
| Alkmaar Defeated by the people of Alkmaar, prepared to open the dykes rather than surrender |
| Siege of Haarlem William I the Silent | |
| 12th July Haarlem Haarlem surrenders to the Spanish, the leaders are executed |
| Siege of Haarlem Alba | |
| 12th July Haarlem Haarlem surrenders to the Spanish, the leaders are executed |
| Siege of Haarlem Ferdinand Alvarez de | |
| 12th July Haarlem Captures Haarlem after a 7 month siege, the garrison occupants are all slaughtered |
| Siege of Mons Ferdinand Alvarez de | |
| Mons Prevents William of Orange from relieving Mons |
| Siege of Nombre de Dios Drake, Francis | |
| Nombre de Dios Drake successfully ambushes a Spanish treasure convoy in Panama |
| Speaker House of Commons Bell, Robert | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession Elizabeth I | |
| A bill is passed preventing Mary from being Elizabeth's successor |
| Succession Henry IV | |
| Paris Succeeeds as the King of Navarre, 1572-1589 |
| Succession William I the Silent | |
| Succeeds as Stadholder of The Netherlands, Stadholder of the northern provinces |
| Treasurer Knollys, Francis | |
| London Appointed Treasurer of the Queen's household |
| Treaty of Blois Elizabeth I | |
| 19th April Blois England is freed from French support of an invasion by Mary Queen of Scots |
| 19th April Blois Signed with France, both countries wil support each other if attacked |
| Treaty of Blois Mary of Scots | |
| 19th April Blois England is freed from French support of an invasion on behalf of Mary Queen of Scots |
| 19th April Blois England signs an Alliance with France while Mary is in captivity |
