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| Articles Henrician Henry | |
| 28th Jan Warsaw Warsaw Confederation is incorporated into the Henrician Articles & becomes the Pacta Conventa |
| Battle of Mookerheyde Avila, Sancho de | |
| 14th April Mookerheyde Louis of Nassau's Army is routed by a Spanish Army of 6,000 under Sancho de Avila |
| Battle of Tunis Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de | |
| Tunis Fights at the battle of Tunis |
| Battle of Zeider Zee Ferdinand Alvarez de | |
| Zeider Zee Defeated by a Dutch fleet, Alva resigns & is replaced as Viceroy by Luis de Requesens |
| Battle of Zuiderzee Alba | |
| 11th Oct Zuiderzee A Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee is defeated by the Watergeuzen |
| 11th Oct Zuyder Zee A Dutch fleet defeats a Spanish squadron |
| Battle of Zuiderzee Philip II | |
| 11th Oct Zuiderzee A Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee is defeated by the Watergeuzen |
| Birth Catesby, Robert | |
| Birth of Robert Catesby |
| Capture of Haarlem Ferdinand Alvarez de | |
| 7th Harlem Captures Haarlem after a 7 month siege |
| Confederation Warsaw Firlej, Jan | |
| Warsaw Sienick, a leader of the "execution movement", helps prepare the articles for the Warsaw Confederation |
| 28th Jan Warsaw Considered the formal beginning of religious freedom in Poland, makes the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth more tolerant |
| Confederation Warsaw Henry | |
| 28th Jan Warsaw Considered the formal beginning of religious freedom in Poland, makes the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth more tolerant |
| 28th Jan Warsaw Warsaw Confederation is incorporated into the Henrician Articles & becomes the Pacta Conventa |
| Confederation Warsaw Krasinski, Franciszek | |
| 28th Jan Warsaw Krasinski is the only Bishop to sign the Confederation of Warsaw |
| Confederation Warsaw Sienicki, Mikolaj | |
| Warsaw Sienick, a leader of the "execution movement", helps prepare the articles for the Warsaw Confederation |
| 28th Jan Warsaw Considered the formal beginning of religious freedom in Poland, makes the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth more tolerant |
| Confederation Warsaw Zborowski, Jan | |
| Warsaw Sienick, a leader of the "execution movement", helps prepare the articles for the Warsaw Confederation |
| 28th Jan Warsaw Considered the formal beginning of religious freedom in Poland, makes the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth more tolerant |
| Constitution Henry | |
| 28th Jan Warsaw Warsaw Confederation is incorporated into the Henrician Articles & becomes the Pacta Conventa |
| Conversion William I the Silent | |
| Ghent William becomes a Calvinist |
| Death MacPhelim, Brian | |
| Ulster Executed by Essex during the Sorley boy MacDonnell rebellion |
| Death Campbell, Archibald | |
| Death of Archibald Campbell |
| Death Petri, Laurentius | |
| Death of Laurentius Petri |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth I | |
| Spain & England resume trade |
| Dismissal Alba | |
| Philip replaces Alba with Requesens in The Netherlands |
| Edict Boulogne Henry III | |
| 8th July Boulogne The Edict of Boulogne ends the 4th War of Religion favorably for the Huguenots |
| Election Zamojski, Jan | |
| Secures the election of Henry of Valois as King of Poland |
| Execution of MacPhelim Devereux, Walter | |
| Ulster Attempts to suppress rebellion led by Sorley boy MacDonnell |
| Ulster Executes Brian MacPhelim |
| Massacre Haarlem Alba | |
| Haarlem Slaughters the entire garison |
| Pact Henry | |
| 28th Jan Warsaw Warsaw Confederation is incorporated into the Henrician Articles & becomes the Pacta Conventa |
| Peace Maurice of Nassau | |
| Ostend The English & Spanish make peace, Spain leaves the Dutch without any allies |
| Peace Selim II | |
| Constantinople The Peace of Constantinople ends the war between Venice & Turkey |
| Peerage Howard, Charles | |
| Effingham Created Baron Effingham, 2nd |
| Principal Secretary Walsingham, Francis | |
| London Appointed Principle Secretary of State |
| Privy Council Walsingham, Francis | |
| London Appointed Member of the Privy Council |
| Privy Councillor Douglas, Archibald | |
| Appointed Privy Councillor |
| Resignation Alba | |
| Oct Resigns as Viceroy of the Spanish Netherlands after several setbacks |
| Sheriff Douglas, Archibald | |
| Appointed Sheriff of Berwickshire |
| Siege of Edinburgh Castle Mary of Scots | |
| May Edinburgh Mary's stronghold of Edinburgh Castle falls to the English |
| Siege of Edinburgh Elizabeth I | |
| Edinburgh Edinburgh Castle falls making Morton's regency secure |
| Siege of Ostend Maurice of Nassau | |
| Ostend A 3 yr siege ends in Dutch surrender |
| Succession Henry | |
| Succeeds as King of Poland |
| Viceroy Requesens y Zuniga, Luis de | |
| Oct Appointed Viceroy of the Spanish Netherlands |
| War of Religion, 4th Henry III | |
| Boulogne The Edict of Boulogne ends the 4th War of Religion |