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| Archbishop of Ypres Jansenius, Cornelius |  |
| Ypres Appointed Archbishop of Ypres |
| Assassination Elizabeth I |  |
| William the Silent is assassinated, Elizabeth becomes Protector of the Netherlands |
| Birth John George I |  |
| Saxony Birth of John George I, son of Elector Chris tian I |
| Burial Tallis, Thomas | |
| Greenwich Buried in the grounds of the parish church |
| Capture of Antwerp Elizabeth I | |
| Antwerp The Catholics capture Antwerp making England exposed to Catholic invasion & conversion |
| Capture of Antwerp Tserclaes, Johann |  |
| 17th Aug Antwerp Helps the Spanish Duke of Parma capture Antwerp |
| Capture of Antwerp Farnese, Alessandro |  |
| Antwerp Captures Antwerp |
| Capture of Virginia Raliegh, Walter | |
| Virginia Founds a colony in Virginia |
| Cardinal Clement VIII |  |
| 30th Jan Appointed Cardinal by by Pope Sixtus V |
| Death Clinton, Edward | |
| 16th Jan Death of Edward Clinton |
| Death Sidney, Philip | |
| Dudley's nephew is killed during the his uncle's campaign in the Low Countries |
| Discovery of Northwest Passage Davis, John | |
| 7th June Northwest Passage English sea captain John Davis sets sail from Dartmouth with 2 ships to search for the Northwest passage linking the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans |
| Emmanuel College Mildmay, Walter | |
| Cambridge Founds Emmanuel College |
| Execution of Priests Elizabeth I | |
| 120 priests are executed between 1581-1603 |
| Exile of Erskine Erskine, John |  |
| Mar returns to Scotland from England & is fully restored |
| Governor Sydney, Philip | |
| Flushing Appointed Governor of Flushing |
| Governor Erskine | |
| Edinburgh Appointed Governor of Edinburgh Castle |
| Invasion of England Philip II |  |
| It is believed that Queen Mary's supporters will not offer resistance |
| Plans the Armada |
| Reports suggest 12 English counties are Protestant |
| Reports suggest the old nobility will rally to the Catholics |
| Invasion of Holland Dudley, Robert | |
| Has 6,000 English troops to aid the United Provinces against Spain |
| Knighthood Raliegh, Walter | |
| London Receives a knighthood from Elizabeth I |
| Lord High Admiral Howard, Charles | |
| Appointed Lord High Admiral |
| Marriage Jahangir |  |
| 13th Feb Marries his cousin Man Bai, daughter of Bhagwan Das of Amber |
| Peerage Percy, Henry | |
| Created Earl of Northumberland, 9th |
| Peerage Russell | |
| Bedford Created Earl Bedford, 3rd |
| Privy Council Erskine | |
| Edinburgh Appointedrivy Councilor after the flight of Arran |
| Publication Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de | |
| Publication of, "La Galeta" |
| Reform Elizabeth I | |
| London Priests can be condemned to death for just being priests |
| Restoration Douglas, Archibald | |
| Secures the restoration of his Estates from James V |
| Restoration Erskine, John | |
| Mar returns to Scotland from England & is fully restored |
| Stadholder Maurice of Nassau | |
| Appointed Stadholder of The Netherlands, Stadholder of the northern provinces |
