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| Arrest of Lennox Elizabeth I |  |
| London Imprisons Darnley's mother, the Countess of Lennox |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth I | |
| Catherine de Medici tries to arrange a marriage between her son Charles IX & Elizabeth |
| France warns England not to attack Scotland |
| May A marriage to Archduke Charles would create an Alliance with Spain & the Empire |
| Exile of Allen Allen, William | |
| Flees again to the Netherlands, never to return |
| Marriage of Cecil, William Cecil, William | |
| London Cecil tries to arrange a marriage between Elizabeth I & Archduke Charles |
| Marriage of Dudley Dudley, Robert | |
| Kenilworth Given Kenilworth castle to equip him for a marriage to Mary, she marries Lord Darnley |
| Marriage of Elizabeth I Elizabeth I | |
| May Elizabeth I enters negotiations with Archduke Charles through his envoy, Zwetkovich |
| May Elizabeth I negotiates marriage to the Duke of Anjou, younger brother of Charles IX |
| May Turns down the offer of marriage to Charles IX |
| Marriage of Mary of Scots Elizabeth I | |
| 29th July Mary Queen of Scots marries Earl Darnley in defiance of Elizabeth I |
| Marriage of Throckmorton, Nicholas Throckmorton, Nicholas | |
| Offers Elizabeth's consent to marry any English noble except Darnley |
| Sent by Elizabeth I to Scotland to opposes Queen Mary's marriage to Darnley |
| Marriage of Walsingham, Francis Walsingham, Francis | |
| May Paris Negotiates possible marriage between Elizabeth I & Anjou, younger brother of Charles |
| Peerage Dudley, Robert | |
| Leicester Created Earl of Leicester |
| Rebellion Elizabeth I | |
| Elizabeth sends money to Murray but the English Council want peace |
| Mary marries Darnley |
| Siege of Edinburgh Mary of Scots |  |
| Edinburgh Puts down a revolt against her marriage due to Darnley's English descent |
| Succession of Mary of Scots Elizabeth I | |
| 5th Mar London Will only recognize Mary as successor if she marries & Mary marries Leicester |
