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| Death Bilson, Thomas |  |
| Winchester Appointed Bishop of Winchester |
| Drama Shakespeare, William | |
| 1st performance of, "Henry IV" |
| 1st performance of, "The Merry Wives of Windsor" |
| Earl Marshal Devereux, Robert | |
| London Appointed Earl Marshal of England |
| London Elizabeth I makes her favorite, Essex, Earl Marshal of England |
| Publication Bacon, Francis | |
| Publication of, "Essays", completes first volume of essays |
| Publication Bacon, Roger | |
| Bacon is the ascribed author of the alchemical manual Speculum Alchemiae, translated into English as "The Mirror of Alchimy" in 1597 |
| Siege of Azores Devereux, Robert | |
| Azores Embarks for the Azores tocapture the Spanish treasure fleet but fails |
| Siege of Spanish Fleet Raliegh, Walter | |
| An unsuccesful attempt to destroy the new Spanish Armada &capture the silver fleet |
| Speaker Yelverton, Christopher | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
