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| Assassination of William Elizabeth I |  |
| William the Silent is assassinated, Elizabeth becomes Protector of the Netherlands |
| Burial of Tallis, Thomas 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 Virginia Raliegh, Walter | |
| Virginia Founds a colony in Virginia |
| Death of Clinton, Edward Clinton, Edward | |
| 16th Jan Death of Edward Clinton |
| Death of Sidney, Philip 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 |
| Governor Flushing Sydney, Philip | |
| Flushing Appointed Governor of Flushing |
| 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 |
| Peerage Percy, Henry | |
| Created Earl of Northumberland, 9th |
| Peerage Russell | |
| Bedford Created Earl Bedford, 3rd |
| Reform of Priesthood Elizabeth I | |
| London Priests can be condemned to death for just being priests |
| Restoration of Douglas Douglas, Archibald |  |
| Secures the restoration of his Estates from James V |
