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| Arrest Raliegh, Walter |  |
17th July Tower of London Arrested for allegedly plotting with Spain  to place Arabella Stuart on the throne |
| Birth Tasman, Abel Janszoon |  |
| Birth of Abel Janszoon Tasman |
| Capital Ieyasu |  |
| Tokyo Establishes his capital at Edo, Tokyo |
| Chancellor Home | |
| London Appointed Chancellor |
| Constitution James VI |  |
| 5th April All those born in Scotland after thesuccession will become English citizens |
| Coronation James I | |
| 25th July Westminster Abbey Coronation of James I, great grandson of James IV & Margaret Tudor |
| Coronation James VI | |
| 5th April Accession of James VI to the throne of England as James I |
| Death Elizabeth I | |
| 24th Mar London Death of Elizabeth I, at Richmond Palace, the last Tudor monarch |
| Funeral Elizabeth I Elizabeth I | |
| 28th April Westminster Abbey Elizabeth's funeral takes place in Westminster Abbey |
| Head Government Stuart Stuart, Louise | |
| Edinburgh Appointedd of the Scottish Government while James VI claims hissuccession in London |
| Parliament Elizabeth I | |
| 28th April London The lower house has 406 members representing 90 county seats & 370 borough seats |
| Peerage James I | |
| Warwick Acquires the title & estates of the Earl of Warwick |
| Reform James I | |
| Persuades the Grand Assembly in Scotland to appoint Bishops & increase their authority |
| Shogunate Ieyasu | |
| Tokyo Founds the Tokugawa Shogunate which survives until the mid 19th century |
| Succession Cecil, Robert | |
| London Secures the accession of James IV of Scotland to the English throne as James I |
| Succession James I | |
| April London First arrives in London |
| Succession Ieyasu | |
| Succeeds as Tokugawa Shogun, 1st Shogun |
| Succession Ahmed I |  |
| Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey |
| Trial Coke, Edward | |
| London Prosecutes Raleigh for treason |
| Trial Raliegh, Walter | |
| Sep London Sentenced to death at histrial in Winchester |
| Unification James VI | |
| 5th April Accession of the Union of the Crowns |
| 5th April All those born in Scotland after thesuccession will become English citizens |
| Union of Crowns James I | |
| 5th April Accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of England as James I |
