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| Abdication Charles V |  |
| Divides lands between the Spanish & Austrian Habsburgs
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| Alliance Paul IV |  |
| Vatican Allies with France in persuit of his anti-Spanish policy
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| Archbishop Grindal, Edmund |  |
| Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
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| Archbishop Heath, Nicholas | |
| Appointed Archbishop of York
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| Arrest Bedingfield, Henry | |
| May Discharged from the responsibility of having Elizabeth in his custody
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| Arrest Elizabeth I | |
| Hatfield Elizabeth is moved to Hatfield under the custody of Thomas Pope
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| Placed under the guardianship of Thomas Pope
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| 30th April Hampton Court Moved to Hampton Court
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| Arrest Mary I | |
| Hampton Court Brings Elizabeth to Hampton Court, secluded but acknowledged as next to the throne
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| Hatfield Elizabeth is placed under the more congenial guardianship of Thomas Pope at Hatfield
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| London Has 1 of Elizabeth's servants arrested for conspiracy
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| London Later apologizes for the arrest & sends Elizabeth a costly ring
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| Arrest Pope, Thomas | |
| May Hatfield Hosts Elizabeth I during her arrest
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| Oct Hatfield Elizabeth is moved to Hatfield under the custody of Thomas Pope
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| Arrest Castiglione, Baptista | |
| Tower of London Arested for circulating subversive literature
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| Arrest Leslie, John |  |
| Arrested by Mary of Guise
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| Birth Douglas, Archibald | |
| Jan Whittingham Birth of Archibald Douglas, 8th Earl of Angus and 5th Earl of Morton, son of David, 7th Earl
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| Capture Humayun |  |
| Delhi Captures Delhi
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| Cardinal Pole, Reginald | |
| London Appointed Cardinal Priest
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| Chief Justice Portman, William | |
| Appointed Chief Justice of the Kings Bench
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| Death Mary I | |
| London Has Cranmer executed for heresy
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| London Over three hundred Protestant martyrs are burnt, Mary earns the name "Bloody"
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| Death Maty I | |
| London From this year under Mary's reign more than 300 "heretics" are burned
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| Death Marcellus II | |
| Vatican Death of Marcellus II
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| Departure Philip II Mary I | |
| 29th Aug London Mary's husband Philip leaves for Dover & then onto Flanders
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| Diplomacy Elizabeth I | |
| London The King of Sweden sends his Ambassador to marry his son Eric to Elizabeth
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| Execution Mary I | |
| Over 300 Protestant martyrs are burnt, Mary earns the name "Bloody"
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| London Has Cranmer executed for heresy
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| Exile Jewel, John | |
| Jews are forced into a Marian exile
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| Exile Humayun | |
| Returns to India
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| Governor Urban VII | |
| Fano Appointed Governor of Fano
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| Guardian Pope, Thomas | |
| May Hatfield Appointed Guardian of Princess Elizabeth
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| Invasion of England Elizabeth I | |
| Henry Dudley plots an invasion of England to place Elizabeth on the throne
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| Lord President Herbert | |
| Appointed Lord President, 2nd term
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| Marriage Elizabeth I | |
| Philip returns to arrange a marriage berween Elizabeth & Philibert of Savoy
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| London The King of Sweden sends his Ambassador to marry his son Eric to Elizabeth
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| Peace Mary I | |
| Augsburg The ruler of each country can decide whether their subjects are Protestant or Catholic
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| Peace Ferdinand I |  |
| Augsburg Ends religious wars in Germany by signing the peace of augsburg
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| Peace Joachim II | |
| Augsburg Helpd negotiate the Peace of Augsburg
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| Peace Charles V | |
| Augsburg A religious settlement following the Diet of Augsburg
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| Augsburg Princes in the Empire have a right to impose their religion on their subjects
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| Peerage Russell | |
| Bedford Created Earl Bedford, 2nd
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| Plot Dudley, Henry | |
| Henry Dudley plots an invasion of England to place Elizabeth on the throne
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| Plot Elizabeth I | |
| Henry Dudley plots an invasion of England to place Elizabeth on the throne
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| Dec A plot to replace Mary with Elizabeth on the throne
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| Plot Mary I | |
| Dec Prompted by Philip II wishing to be crowned King of England
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| Plot Philip II | |
| Dec Prompted by Philip II wishing to be crowned King of England
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| Pope Marcellus II | |
| Vatican Appointed Pope
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| Pope Paul IV | |
| Vatican Appointed Pope
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| Restoration Humayun | |
| The Empire of the Hind under the Mughal rulers is restored
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| Rule of Holland Charles V | |
| 25th Oct Philip II is given the Government of The Netherlands by his father Charles V
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| Rule of Holland Philip II | |
| Madrid Philip II is given the Government of The Netherlands by his father Charles V
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| Rule of Pyatigorsk Ivan IV the Terrible |  |
| Pyatigorsk Proclaims the kingdom of Pyatigorsk to be under Russian rule
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| Siege of Nanking Jiajing |  |
| Nanjing About 70 pirates loot Nanjing
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| Nanking Nanking is besieged by Japanese pirates
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| Speaker Pollard, John | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
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| Stadholder William I the Silent |  |
| Appointed Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, and Utrecht
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| Succession Elizabeth I | |
| Dec Philip II supports Elizabeth's succession to the English throne to stop Mary of Scots
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| Succession Mary I | |
| 30th April London Rumour spreads that Mary has given birth to a Prince but she had a phantom pregnancy
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| Succession Humayun | |
| Succeeds as Shah of India, 2nd term
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| Succession Ibrahim III | |
| Succeeds as Shah of India
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| Succession Sikander III | |
| Succeeds as Shah of India
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| Succession Mary of Scots | |
| Dec Philip II supports Elizabeth's succession to the English throne to stop Mary of Scots
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| Succession Philip II | |
| Burgundy Succeeds as Duke of Burgundy
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| Dec Philip II supports Elizabeth's succession to the English throne to stop Mary of Scots
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| Treaty of Amasia Suleyman I the Magnificent |  |
| Amasia Ends the war with Persia
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| Amasia Julfa's region is given to Persia in by the treaty of Amasia, recaptured by the Turks 1570-90
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