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| Act Seim Goslicki, Wawrzyniec |  |
| Wawrzyniec Goslicki is excommunicated for signing the acts of the Sejm of 1587. |
| Alliance Henry III |  |
| Paris After Guise's assassination Henry allies himself with the Duke of Navarre |
| Alliance Maitland |  |
| Concludes an Alliance with England |
| Arrest Cope, Anthony |  |
| Tower of London Arrested for introducing a Bill to repeal ecclesiastical laws & a new prayer book |
| Arrest Wentworth, Peter | |
| 1st Mar London Imprisoned for advocating the right of Parliament to discuss matters of State |
| Assassination Henry III | |
| Paris Henry has Guise murdered at Blois |
| Battle of Coutras Henry III | |
| Coutras Navarre leads the Huguenots to victory over Henry III at the battle of Coutras |
| Battle of Coutras Henry IV | |
| Coutras Concludes the War of the Three Henrys at Coutras by victory over Henry III |
| Captain Raliegh, Walter | |
| London Appointed Captain of the Queen's Guard |
| Capture of Virginia Raliegh, Walter | |
| London Founds a colony in Virginia |
| Caskett Letters Walsingham, Francis | |
| London Uses the "casket letters" to condem Mary Queen of Scots |
| Chancellor Maitland | |
| Appointed Chancellor of Scotland |
| Death Mary of Scots | |
| 8th Feb Fotheringay Death of Mary Queen of Scots, executed |
| Election Zamojski, Jan | |
| Secures the election of Sigismund III as King of Poland |
| Execution of Mary of Scots Elizabeth I | |
| 1st Feb London Signs Mary Stewart's death warrant |
| 1st Feb London Throws away the death warrant, picked up by Davis on who takes it to the Chancellor |
| Execution of Mary of Scots Walsingham, Francis | |
| London Secures Mary's conviction |
| Execution of Mary of Scots Mary of Scots | |
| 8th Feb Fotheringay Elizabeth I has Mary Queen of Scots executed after exposure of the Babbington plot |
| Invasion of England Allen, William | |
| Persuades Philip II that English Catholics are ready to rise in support of Spain |
| Invasion of Holland Dudley, Robert | |
| The English withdraw from the Netherlands |
| League Catholic Henry III | |
| Paris Henry is forced to join the Catholic League by the Paris mob |
| Letter Caskett Walsingham, Francis | |
| London Uses the "casket letters" to condem Mary Queen of Scots |
| Lord Chancellor Hatton, Christopher | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| Siege of Andalusia Drake, Francis | |
| Andalusia Destroys the Andalusian fishing industry which would supply the Armada |
| Siege of Cadiz Drake, Francis | |
| 29th April Cadiz Claims to have "singed the King's beard" |
| 29th April Cadiz Destroys 33 ships in the Bay of Cadiz, burning 10,000 tons of shipping |
| Succession Henry III | |
| Paris Henry makes the Duke of Navarre his successor |
| Succession Sigismund III | |
| Warsaw Succeeds as King of Poland |
| Succession Sigismund III Vasa |  |
| Stockholm Succeeds as King of Poland |
| Trial Paget, Charles | |
| Paget is attainted |
