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| Arrest of Cope Cope, Anthony |  |
| Tower of London Arrested for introducing a Bill to repeal ecclesiastical laws & a new prayer book |
| Arrest of Wentworth Wentworth, Peter | |
| 1st Mar London Imprisoned for advocating the right of Parliament to discuss matters of State |
| Captain Raliegh, Walter | |
| London Appointed Captain of the Queen's Guard |
| Capture of Virginia Raliegh, Walter | |
| London Founds a colony in Virginia |
| Caskett Letters Walsingham, Francis | |
| London Uses the "casket letters" to condem Mary Queen of Scots |
| Execution of Mary of Scots Elizabeth I | |
| 1st Feb London Signs Mary Stewart's death warrant |
| 1st Feb London Throws away the death warrant, picked up by Davis on who takes it to the Chancellor |
| Execution of Mary of Scots Walsingham, Francis | |
| London Secures Mary's conviction |
| Invasion of England Allen, William | |
| Persuades Philip II that English Catholics are ready to rise in support of Spain |
| Invasion of Holland Dudley, Robert | |
| The English withdraw from the Netherlands |
| Letter Caskett Walsingham, Francis | |
| London Uses the "casket letters" to condem Mary Queen of Scots |
| Lord Chancellor Hatton, Christopher | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| Siege of Andalusia Drake, Francis | |
| Andalusia Destroys the Andalusian fishing industry which would supply the Armada |
| Siege of Cadiz Drake, Francis | |
| 29th April Cadiz Claims to have "singed the King's beard" |
| 29th April Cadiz Destroys 33 ships in the Bay of Cadiz, burning 10,000 tons of shipping |
