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| Alliance Selin II the Sot |  |
| Venice forms an anti-Turkish Alliance of Rome & Spain |
| Arrest Seymour, Edward |  |
| Tower of London Released from the Tower of London |
| Arrest Leslie, John |  |
| Tower of London Arrested for part played in the Ridolfi Plot to depose Elizabeth I in favour of Mary |
| Arrest Mary of Scots | |
| Dover Bailly is arrested for carrying letters from Ridolfi to Leslie, Mary's Ambassador |
| Battle of Lepanto John of Austria |  |
| 7th Sep Lepanto Spanish and Venetian ships of the Chris tian League in the naval Battle of Lepanto in the Mediterranean Sea under Don John of Austria gain complete victory over a Turish fleet with 117 Turkish ships sunk |
| Battle of Lepanto Pius V |  |
| 1st Oct Lepanto The Holy League defeats the Ottomans, 1st major victory of the Chris tians against the Ottoman Empire |
| Battle of Lepanto Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de |  |
| 7th Oct Lepanto Cervantes Saavedra fights at the battle of Lepanto |
| Battle of Lepanto Ali, Ouloudji | |
| 7th Oct Lepanto Ouloudji Ali fights at the battle of Lepanto |
| Battle of Lepanto Selim II | |
| 7th Oct Lepanto 1st major European victory over the Ottoman Empire |
| 7th Oct Lepanto Marks the height of Islam's 2nd major threat to Chris tian Europe |
| 7th Oct Lepanto Turkish naval defeat, frees the Mediterranean from the corsairs |
| 7th Oct Lepanto Unites Chris tendom & ends Turkish central & western Mediterranean domination |
| Bishop of Lincoln Cooper, Thomas | |
| Lincoln Appointed Bishop of Lincoln |
| Capture of Selim II | |
| Cyprus Selim II captures Cyprus |
| Capture of Moscow Ivan IV the Terrible |  |
| Moscow Seizure & burning of Moscow |
| Christian League John of Austria | |
| 7th Sep Lepanto Spanish and Venetian ships of the Chris tian League in the naval Battle of Lepanto in the Mediterranean Sea under Don John of Austria gain complete victory over a Turish fleet with 117 Turkish ships sunk |
| Election Hatton, Christopher | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Elector Brandenburg John George |  |
| Brandenburg Appointed Elector of Brandenburg |
| Execution of Priests Elizabeth I | |
| Beginning of the execution of missionary priests |
| Exile of Owen Owen, Hugh | |
| Forced into exile after the failure of the Ridolfi Plot |
| League Turkish Pius V | |
| Pius V establishes an anti-Turkish Maritime League with Spain, Venice, Malta & Genoa |
| League Turkish Selim II | |
| 7th Oct Lepanto Pius V establishes an anti-Turkish Maritime League with Spain, Venice, Malta & Genoa |
| Marriage Douglas, Margaret | |
| Marries William Graham, 5th Earl of Menteith |
| Plot Elizabeth I | |
| London The excommunication of 1570 led to Catholic opposition & the Ridolfi plot |
| Plot Howard, Thomas | |
| 7th Sep Howard is arrested for his involvement in the Ridolfi Plot |
| Plot Owen, Hugh | |
| London Fails to release Mary Queen of Scots by preparing a relay of horses |
| London Forced into exile after the failure of the Ridolfi Plot |
| Plot Mary of Scots | |
| Dover Bailly is arrested for carrying letters from Ridolfi to Leslie, Mary's Ambassador |
| Sep Tower of London Mary's envoy, Leslie, is arrested & makes damaging confessions |
| 7th Sep Tower of London Mary's supporter Norfolk is Arrested |
| Reform Elizabeth I | |
| London It becomes a treasonable offense the bring papal bulls into the country |
| Reform Parker, Matthew | |
| The 39 Articles are given full statutory authority by Parliament |
| Royal Exchange Elizabeth I | |
| 23rd Jan Hatfield Elizabeth I opens the Royal Exchange |
| Speaker House of Commons Wray, Christopher | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Trial Neville | |
| London Attained & deprived of all lands |
