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| Adviser Stewart, James |  |
| After the return of his half-sister Queen Mary in 1561, he becomes her chief adviser |
| Ambassador Rizzio, David |  |
| Appointed Assistant to the Italian Ambasador to Scotland |
| Arrest Seymour, Edward |  |
| Tower of London Imprisoned for marrying Lady Catherine Grey without the Queen's permission |
| Battle of Corrichie Stewart, James | |
| Corrichie Defeats a rebellion by George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, at Corrichie near Aberdeen |
| Birth Bacon, Francis | |
| 22nd Jan Birth of Francis Bacon |
| Birth Seymour, Edward | |
| Birth of Edward Seymour |
| Capital Philip II |  |
| Madrid Philip II makes Madrid the capital of Spain |
| Colloquy Poissy Louis I |  |
| Poissy Makes an abortive attempt to achieve a Protestant-Catholic compromise |
| Council Erskine Erskine, John | |
| Appointed Member of Mary Stuart's Council |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth I | |
| London Pius IV sends an envoy to Elizabeth asking her to return to Catholicism |
| Discovery of Fallopian Tubes Fallopius, Gabriello | |
| Discovers the fallopian tubes |
| Edict January Louis I | |
| Makes an abortive attempt to achieve a Protestant-Catholic compromise |
| Edict Orleans Louis I | |
| Orleans The persecution of French Huguenots is suspended by the Edict of Orleans |
| Exile of Allen Allen, William | |
| Louvain Goes into exile at Louvain University, The Netherlands |
| Governor Louis I | |
| Picardy Appointed Governor of Picardy |
| Marriage William I the Silent |  |
| Narries Anne of Egmont & Buren |
| Marriage Rizzio, David | |
| Helps arrange the marriage of Mary Queen of Scots to Lord Darnley |
| Marriage Douglas, Margaret | |
| Marries Edward Crichton, 7th Lord Crichton of Sanquhar |
| Peerage Dudley | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick, 21st |
| Persecution Louis I | |
| Orleans The persecution of French Huguenots is suspended by the Edict of Orleans |
| President Manners | |
| Appointed President of the Council of the North |
| Private Foreign Secretary Rizzio, David | |
| Appointed Private Foreign Secretary for Mary Queen of Scots |
| Privy Council Douglas, James | |
| Appointed Privy Councillor |
| Privy Council Hepburn, James | |
| Appointed Privy Councillor |
| Restoration Mary of Scots | |
| Moray is sent by the Scottish estates to France to invite Mary back to Scotland |
| Restoration Stewart, James | |
| Moray is sent by the Scottish estates to France to invite Mary back to Scotland |
| Rule of Holland Philip II | |
| Madrid A Papal Bull enables further ruleof the Netherlands from Madrid |
| Secretary of Scotland Maitland | |
| Appointed Secretary of State to Queen Mary |
| Treaty of Edinburgh Mary of Scots | |
| Edinburgh Mary will only ratify the treaty of Edinburgh if Elizabeth recognizes her as her heir |
| Aug Edinburgh Refused passage through England because she will not ratify the Treaty of Edinburgh |
| Unification Sigismund II Augustus |  |
| Unites Livonia with the Duchy of Lithuania |
| Valet de Chambre Rizzio Rizzio, David | |
| Appointed Valet de Chambre for Mary Queen of Scots |
