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| Alliance Walsingham, Francis |  |
| Fails to secure an Alliance against Spain |
| Capture of Afghanistan Akbar I the Great |  |
| Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Afghanistan |
| Capture of Henry the Cardinal |  |
| Portugal is captured by Spain |
| Capture of Portugal Philip II |  |
| Captures Portugal |
| Capture of Siberia Ivan IV the Terrible |  |
| Siberia Captures Siberia |
| Council Trent Gregory XIII |  |
| Carries out the decrees of the Council of Trent |
| Death Campion, St Edmund | |
| 1st Dec Tyburn Death of St Edmund Campion, executed |
| Death Douglas, James |  |
| London Charged by Esme Stuart of complicity in the death of Lord Darnley |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth I | |
| Dec Elizabeth toys with Alencon's marriage negotiations to isolate Spain |
| Execution of Campion Campion, St Edmund | |
| 1st Dec Tyburn Executed after being falsely implicated in a plot against Elizabeth I |
| Execution of Campion Elizabeth I | |
| 1st Dec Tyburn St Edmund Campion is executed when falsely implicated in a plot against Elizabeth I |
| Execution of Douglas Douglas, James | |
| London Charged by Esme Stuart of complicity in the death of Lord Darnley |
| Independence William I the Silent |  |
| Philip II denounces William as a traitor & puts a high price on his head |
| Invasion of Afghanistan Akbar I the Great | |
| Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Afghanistan |
| Invasion of Russia Bathory, Stephen |  |
| Stephen Bathory of Poland invades Russia |
| Invasion of Russia Ivan IV the Terrible | |
| Stephen Bathory of Poland invades Russia |
| Invasion of Scotland Douglas, Archibald | |
| July Enters into correspondence with the English Government for an invasion of Scotland to rescue Morton, and on the latter's execution goes to London, where he is welcomed by Queen Elizabeth |
| Marriage Elizabeth I | |
| Oct Alencon arrives in England after Elizabeth has a marriage contract drawn up |
| 22nd Nov Elizabeth I publicy announces "the Duke of Alencon shall be my husband" |
| Dec Lends the Duke of Alencon œ60,000 to assist him in the Netherlands |
| Mayor Drake, Francis | |
| Plymouth Appointed Mayor of Plymouth |
| Plot Campion, St Edmund | |
| 1st Dec Tyburn Executed after being falsely implicated in a plot against Elizabeth I |
| Rebellion Raliegh, Walter | |
| Fights against the Munster rebels in Ireland & comes to the attention of Elizabeth I |
| Ireland Fights against the Munster rebels in Ireland & comes to the attention of Elizabeth I |
| Reform Elizabeth I | |
| A œ20 a month for those over 16 who are absent from Sunday Service |
| It becomes treasonable to convert to catholicism |
| Reform Gregory XIII | |
| Adds an extra day to the Julian calendar, 29th Feb every 4 yrs |
| Rule of Afghanistan Akbar I the Great | |
| Akbar, Mughal Emperor of India, conquers Afghanistan |
| Rule of William I the Silent | |
| William I the Silent appoints the duc d'Alencon King of Holland |
| Speaker House of Commons Popham, John | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession William I the Silent | |
| Succeeds as Stadholder of The Netherlands |
| The position of Stadholder is made hereditary |
| Succession James VI | |
| Assumes full power as the King of Scotland |
| Trial Douglas, Archibald | |
| 2nd June Defends Morton, makes a vain attempt to rescue him, and is declared guilty of high treason |
