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Events from the '''[[1560s]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]]'''. |
Events from the '''[[1560s]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]]'''. |
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==Incumbents== |
==Incumbents== |
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* [[English monarch|Monarch]] – [[Elizabeth I]] |
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* [[Parliament of England|Parliament]] – [[2nd Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I|2nd of Queen Elizabeth I]] (starting 11 January 1563, until 2 January 1567) |
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==Events== |
==Events== |
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** 27 February – [[Treaty of Berwick (1560)|Treaty of Berwick]]: Terms agreed with the [[Lords of the Congregation]] in the [[Kingdom of Scotland]] for English forces to enter Scotland to expel French troops defending the Regency of [[Mary of Guise]]. |
** 27 February – [[Treaty of Berwick (1560)|Treaty of Berwick]]: Terms agreed with the [[Lords of the Congregation]] in the [[Kingdom of Scotland]] for English forces to enter Scotland to expel French troops defending the Regency of [[Mary of Guise]]. |
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** 6 July – [[Treaty of Edinburgh]] between England, France and Scotland. The French withdraw from Scotland and recognise [[Elizabeth I of England]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=223–226}}</ref> |
** 6 July – [[Treaty of Edinburgh]] between England, France and Scotland, ending the [[Siege of Leith]]. The French withdraw from Scotland, largely ending the ''[[Auld Alliance]]'' between the two countries, and recognise [[Elizabeth I of England]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/223 223–226]}}</ref> |
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** [[Solihull School]] founded. |
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* '''1561''' |
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** 1 March – [[Kingston Grammar School]] is chartered. |
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** 4 June – [[Old St Paul's Cathedral]] in [[London]] |
** 4 June – the spire of [[Old St Paul's Cathedral]] in the [[City of London]] catches fire and crashes through the [[nave]] roof, probably as the result of a [[lightning]] strike. The spire is not rebuilt.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/><ref>{{cite book|title=The London Encyclopaedia|first1=Ben|last1=Weinreb|last2=Hibbert|first2= Christopher|publisher=Macmillan|year=1995|isbn=0-333-57688-8|page=287}}</ref> |
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** 25 June – astrologer [[Francis Coxe]] is pilloried at [[Cheapside]] in London, and makes a public confession of his involvement in "sinistral and divelysh artes".<ref>''BBC History Magazine'' '''12''':6 (June 2011) p.13.</ref> |
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** August – English merchant [[Anthony Jenkinson]] arrives in [[Moscow]] on his second expedition to the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]]. |
** August – English merchant [[Anthony Jenkinson]] arrives in [[Moscow]] on his second expedition to the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]]. |
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** [[Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood|Merchant Taylors' School]] is founded in the [[City of London]] by [[Thomas White (merchant)|Sir Thomas White]], Sir Richard Hilles, Emanuel Lucar and [[Stephen Hales (died 1574)|Stephen Hales]], with [[Richard Mulcaster]] as first headmaster.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merchanttaylors.co.uk/company/history.html |title=Timeline Of Merchant Taylors' Company |work=The Merchant Taylors' Company |access-date=2021-02-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070610120254/http://www.merchanttaylors.co.uk/company/history.html |archive-date=2007-06-10 |url-status = dead}}</ref> |
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** Reform of [[coin]]age to combat [[debasement]].<ref name=CBH/> |
** Reform of [[coin]]age to combat [[debasement]].<ref name=CBH/> |
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** The first [[Calvinism|Calvinist]]s settle in England, after fleeing [[Flanders]]. |
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**First publication (anonymously in London) of [[William Baldwin (author)|William Baldwin]]'s ''[[Beware the Cat]]'' (written [[1550s in England|1553]]), an early example of extended fiction (and specifically of [[horror fiction]]) in English. This edition appears to have been suppressed and no copies survive.<ref>{{cite book|editor1=Ringler, William A. |
** First publication (anonymously in London) of [[William Baldwin (author)|William Baldwin]]'s ''[[Beware the Cat]]'' (written [[1550s in England|1553]]), an early example of extended fiction (and specifically of [[horror fiction]]) in English. This edition appears to have been suppressed and no copies survive.<ref>{{cite book|editor1=Ringler, William A.|editor2=Flachmann, Michael|chapter=Preface|title=Beware the Cat|location=San Marino, CA|publisher=[[Huntington Library]]|year=1988}}</ref> |
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* '''1562''' |
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** 18 January – first performance of [[Thomas Norton]] and [[Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset|Thomas Sackville]]'s play ''[[Gorboduc (play)|Gorboduc]]'' before Queen [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. It is the first known English [[tragedy]] and the first English language play to employ [[blank verse]].<ref>{{cite web |
** 18 January – first performance of [[Thomas Norton]] and [[Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset|Thomas Sackville]]'s play ''[[Gorboduc (play)|Gorboduc]]'' before Queen [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]]. It is the first known English [[tragedy]] and the first English language play to employ [[blank verse]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.innertemple.org.uk/archive/gorboduc.html|title=Gorboduc, or the Tragedy of Ferrex and Porrox|access-date=2007-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070917205947/http://www.innertemple.org.uk/archive/gorboduc.html|archive-date=2007-09-17|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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** March – [[Anthony Jenkinson]] has an audience with [[Ivan the Terrible]] in [[Moscow]] before continuing his expedition to [[Qazvin]], capital of the [[Safavid dynasty]] in [[Persia]]. |
** March – [[Anthony Jenkinson]] has an audience with [[Ivan the Terrible]] in [[Moscow]] before continuing his expedition to [[Qazvin]], capital of the [[Safavid dynasty]] in [[Iran|Persia]]. |
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** 20 September – [[Treaty of Hampton Court (1562)|Treaty of Hampton Court]] between Queen Elizabeth and [[Huguenot]] leader [[Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569)|Louis, Prince of Condé]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> |
** 20 September – [[Treaty of Hampton Court (1562)|Treaty of Hampton Court]] between Queen Elizabeth and [[Huguenots|Huguenot]] leader [[Louis, Prince of Condé (1530–1569)|Louis, Prince of Condé]].<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> |
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** October – [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|John Hawkins]] initiates the trans-Atlantic [[slave trade]], shipping slaves from [[Sierra Leone]] to [[Hispaniola]].<ref name=CBH/> |
** October – [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|John Hawkins]] initiates the trans-Atlantic [[History of slavery|slave trade]], shipping slaves from [[Sierra Leone]] to [[Hispaniola]].<ref name=CBH/> |
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** 4 October – English troops occupy [[Le Havre]] in [[France]] in aid of the Huguenots.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> |
** 4 October – English troops occupy [[Le Havre]] in [[France]] in aid of the Huguenots.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> |
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** [[Church of England]] approves the [[Thirty-Nine Articles]] of Religion, defining its doctrinal stance.<ref name=CBH/> |
** [[Church of England]] approves the [[Thirty-nine Articles|Thirty-Nine Articles]] of Religion, defining its doctrinal stance.<ref name=CBH/> |
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** Publication of the [[metrical psalter]] ''The Whole Booke of Psalmes, Collected into English Meter'', compiled mostly by [[Thomas Sternhold]] and [[John Hopkins (psalmist)|John Hopkins]] and printed by [[John Day (printer)|John Day]].<ref>{{citation|last=Miller|first=Miriam|title=Day, John|url=http://www.grovemusic.com|work=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians|Grove Music Online]]|editor=Macy, L.| |
** Publication of the [[metrical psalter]] ''The Whole Booke of Psalmes, Collected into English Meter'', compiled mostly by [[Thomas Sternhold]] and [[John Hopkins (psalmist)|John Hopkins]] and printed by [[John Day (printer)|John Day]].<ref>{{citation|last=Miller|first=Miriam|title=Day, John|url=http://www.grovemusic.com/|work=[[The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians|Grove Music Online]]|editor=Macy, L.|access-date=2008-01-04|archive-date=2008-05-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/|url-status=dead}} Subscription required.</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Smith|first=Jeremy L.|year=2003|title=Thomas East and Music Publishing in Renaissance England|url=https://archive.org/details/thomaseastmusicp00smit|url-access=limited|location=New York|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=0-19-513905-4|page=[https://archive.org/details/thomaseastmusicp00smit/page/n32 24]}}</ref> |
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**[[Defunct schools in the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley|Dudley Grammar School]] established and [[Gresham's School]] granted a [[royal charter]]. |
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** March |
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***[[Poor Relief Act]] requires wealthier [[parish]]es to help their poorer neighbours.<ref name=CBH/> |
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*** First English-language edition of ''[[Foxe's Book of Martyrs]]'', [[John Foxe]]'s account of [[Protestantism|Protestant]] persecution during the reign of [[Mary I of England]],<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> is printed by [[John Day (printer)|John Day]] in London. |
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** April – Parliament passes laws requiring [[Justice of the |
** April – Parliament passes laws requiring [[Justice of the peace|Justices of the Peace]] to arbitrate trade disputes and conditions of [[apprenticeship]].<ref name=CBH/> |
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** June to October – [[1563 London plague]] outbreak kills over 20,000.<ref name=CBH/> |
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** 28 July – the English surrender [[Le Havre]] to the French after a siege. |
** 28 July – the English surrender [[Le Havre]] to the French after a siege. |
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** Publication of [[John Shute (architect)|John Shute]]'s ''The First and Chief Groundes of Architecture'', the first work in [[English language|English]] on [[architecture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/exhibitions/treasures/html/58.html|title=Art & Architecture, #58|work=Jewels in Her Crown: Treasures of Columbia University Libraries Special Collections|publisher=[[Columbia University Library System|Columbia University Libraries]]|year=2004| |
** Publication of [[John Shute (architect)|John Shute]]'s ''The First and Chief Groundes of Architecture'', the first work in [[English language|English]] on [[architecture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/eresources/exhibitions/treasures/html/58.html|title=Art & Architecture, #58|work=Jewels in Her Crown: Treasures of Columbia University Libraries Special Collections|publisher=[[Columbia University Library System|Columbia University Libraries]]|year=2004|access-date=2011-02-01}}</ref> |
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* '''1564''' |
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** 11 April – [[Treaty of Troyes]]: England receives monetary compensation for renouncing its claims to [[Calais]].<ref name=CBH/> |
** 11 April – [[Treaty of Troyes (1564)|Treaty of Troyes]]: England receives monetary compensation for renouncing its claims to [[Calais]].<ref name=CBH/> |
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** 30 April – consecration of new St Michael the Archangel parish church at [[Woodham Walter]] in Essex, probably the first new post-Reformation [[Church of England]] place of worship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stmichaelsww.org.uk/4.html |title=History |work=St. Michael the Archangel, Woodham Walter |year=2004 | |
** 30 April – consecration of new St Michael the Archangel parish church at [[Woodham Walter]] in Essex, probably the first new post-Reformation [[Church of England]] place of worship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stmichaelsww.org.uk/4.html |title=History |work=St. Michael the Archangel, Woodham Walter |year=2004 |access-date=2015-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105001604/http://www.stmichaelsww.org.uk/4.html |archive-date=2015-01-05 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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** July – [[Anthony Jenkinson]] returns to London from his second expedition to the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]], having gained a considerable extension of trading rights for the English [[Muscovy Company]]. |
** July – [[Anthony Jenkinson]] returns to London from his second expedition to the [[Grand Duchy of Moscow]], having gained a considerable extension of trading rights for the English [[Muscovy Company]]. |
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**[[Thomas Gresham]] founds the [[Royal Exchange, London|Royal Exchange]] in [[London]]. |
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** [[Royal College of Physicians|College of Physicians of London]] first licensed to carry out human [[dissection]].<ref name=CBH/> |
** [[Royal College of Physicians|College of Physicians of London]] first licensed to carry out human [[dissection]].<ref name=CBH/> |
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** John Hawkins brings the first [[tobacco]] to England.<ref name=CBH/> |
** John Hawkins brings the first [[tobacco]] to England.<ref name=CBH/> |
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**[[Protestant]] weavers from [[Flanders]], fleeing persecution, settle in [[Colchester]].<ref>{{cite |
**[[Protestantism|Protestant]] weavers from [[Flanders]], fleeing persecution, settle in [[Colchester]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=A Brief History Of Colchester, Essex, England|first=Tim|last=Lambert|url=http://www.localhistories.org/colchester.html|encyclopedia=A World History Encyclopedia|access-date=2012-08-18}}</ref> |
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**[[Hinchingbrooke School]] is established as [[Huntingdon]] Grammar School. |
**[[Hinchingbrooke School]] is established as [[Huntingdon]] Grammar School. |
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**[[Henry Sidney]] leads a [[punitive expedition]] to [[Ulster]].<ref name=CBH/> |
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** March – [[Matthew Parker]], Archbishop of Canterbury, issues the [[Book of Advertisements]] as an attempt to standardise certain church practices, most significantly regarding [[Vestments controversy|vestments]].<ref>Ward, Bernard. "Book of Advertisements." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 15 Oct. 2010 <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01167a.htm>.</ref> |
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** June – German miners find [[Calamine (mineral)|calamine]] (needed for production of [[brass]]) in the [[Mendip Hills]].<ref>{{cite book|author-link=James Burke (science historian)|first=James|last=Burke|title=Connections|url=https://archive.org/details/connections00burk_351|url-access=limited|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|year=1978|isbn=0-333-24827-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/connections00burk_351/page/n172 167]}}</ref> |
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** Autumn – probable completion of the [[Exeter Canal]], the first in England, and with the first use of a [[Lock (water transport)#Pound lock|pound lock]] in England (engineer: [[John Trew]] |
** Autumn – probable completion of the [[Exeter Ship Canal|Exeter Canal]], the first in England, and with the first use of a [[Lock (water transport)#Pound lock|pound lock]] in England (engineer: [[John Trew]] from [[Glamorgan]]).<ref name=CBH/><ref>{{cite book|first=Kenneth R.|last=Clew|title=The Exeter Canal|location=Chichester|publisher=Phillimore|year=1984|isbn=0-85033-544-2}}</ref> |
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* '''1567''' |
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** 2 January – Parliament dissolved as Queen Elizabeth refuses to name a successor.<ref name=CBH/> |
** 2 January – Parliament dissolved as Queen Elizabeth refuses to name a successor.<ref name=CBH/> |
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**[[John Brayne]] builds the [[Red Lion (theatre)|Red Lion theatre]] just east of the [[City of London]], a [[Theater (structure)|playhouse]] for touring productions and the first known to be purpose-built in the British Isles since Roman times. However, there is little evidence that the theatre survives beyond this summer's season.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bowsher|first1=Julian|last2=Miller|first2=Pat|title=The Rose and the Globe – Playhouses of Shakespeare's Bankside, Southwark|year=2010|publisher=Museum of London|isbn=978-1-901992-85-4|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.crossrail.co.uk/assets/library/document/0/original/0004-r-redliontheatre.pdf|title=Red Lion Theatre, Whitechapel|first=Christopher|last=Phillpotts|series=CrossRail Documentary Report|publisher=Museum of London Archaeology Service| |
**[[John Brayne]] builds the [[Red Lion (theatre)|Red Lion theatre]] just east of the [[City of London]], a [[Theater (structure)|playhouse]] for touring productions and the first known to be purpose-built in the British Isles since Roman times. However, there is little evidence that the theatre survives beyond this summer's season.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bowsher|first1=Julian|last2=Miller|first2=Pat|title=The Rose and the Globe – Playhouses of Shakespeare's Bankside, Southwark|year=2010|publisher=Museum of London|isbn=978-1-901992-85-4|page=19}}</ref><ref>{{citation|url=http://www.crossrail.co.uk/assets/library/document/0/original/0004-r-redliontheatre.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927072504/http://www.crossrail.co.uk/assets/library/document/0/original/0004-r-redliontheatre.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2011-09-27|title=Red Lion Theatre, Whitechapel|first=Christopher|last=Phillpotts|series=CrossRail Documentary Report|publisher=Museum of London Archaeology Service|access-date=2011-03-21}}</ref> |
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** Jean Carré arrives in England from [[Antwerp]] and obtains a royal monopoly for the production of window [[Early modern glass in England|glass]] on condition that the techniques would be taught to native Englishmen.<ref>{{cite book| |
** Jean Carré arrives in England from [[Antwerp]] and obtains a royal monopoly for the production of window [[Early modern glass in England|glass]] on condition that the techniques would be taught to native Englishmen.<ref>{{cite book|author-link=James Burke (science historian)|first=James|last=Burke|title=Connections|url=https://archive.org/details/connections00burk_351|url-access=limited|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|year=1978|isbn=0-333-24827-9|page=[https://archive.org/details/connections00burk_351/page/n168 163]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Willmott|first=Hugh|year=2005|title=A History of English Glassmaking AD 43-1800|location=Stroud|publisher=Tempus Publishing|isbn=978-0-7524-3131-4}}</ref> |
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** [[Chatham Dockyard]] is established for the [[Royal Navy]]. |
** [[Chatham Dockyard]] is established for the [[Royal Navy]]. |
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** [[Rugby School]] is established under the will of grocer [[Lawrence Sheriff]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=15cWAAAAIAAJ|title=Rugby|first=Henry Christopher|last=Bradby}}</ref> |
** [[Rugby School]] is established under the will of grocer [[Lawrence Sheriff]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=15cWAAAAIAAJ|title=Rugby|first=Henry Christopher|last=Bradby|year=1900 }}</ref> |
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** 16 May – [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], flees across the [[Solway Firth]] from [[Scotland]] to England |
** 16 May – the deposed [[Mary, Queen of Scots]], flees across the [[Solway Firth]] from [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] to England<ref>{{cite journal|last=Holmes|first=P. J.|title=Mary Stewart in England|journal=The Innes Review|year=1987|volume=38|issue=38|pages=195–218|doi=10.3366/inr.1987.38.38.195|url=https://www.euppublishing.com/doi/abs/10.3366/inr.1987.38.38.195?journalCode=inr|access-date=2023-12-05}}</ref> but on May 19 is placed in custody in [[Carlisle Castle]] on the orders of Queen Elizabeth, her cousin. |
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** 28 May – incorporation of two [[Monopoly|monopolies]] in metalliferous [[mining]], the [[Society of Mines Royal]] and the [[Company of Mineral and Battery Works]]. |
** 28 May – incorporation of two [[Monopoly|monopolies]] in metalliferous [[mining]], the [[Society of Mines Royal]] and the [[Company of Mineral and Battery Works]]. |
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** 23 September – [[Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)|Battle of San Juan de Ulúa]] ([[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|Anglo-Spanish War]]): In the [[Gulf of Mexico]], a Spanish fleet forces English [[privateer]]s under [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|John Hawkins]] to end their campaign. |
** 23 September – [[Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)|Battle of San Juan de Ulúa]] ([[Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)|Anglo-Spanish War]]): In the [[Gulf of Mexico]], a Spanish fleet forces English [[privateer]]s under [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|John Hawkins]] to end their campaign. |
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** 26 September – [[Spain]] seizes English ships off the coast of [[Mexico]] |
** 26 September – [[Spain]] seizes English ships off the coast of [[Mexico]] and confiscates their cargo.<ref name=CBH/> |
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** October – The [[Bishops' Bible]] (''The Holie Bible'') published, a translation into [[English language|English]] under the authority of the [[Church of England]]. |
** October – The [[Bishops' Bible]] (''The Holie Bible'') is published, a translation into [[English language|English]] under the authority of the [[Church of England]]. |
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** December – English seize bullion from Spanish ships at [[Plymouth]].<ref name=CBH/> |
** December – English seize bullion from Spanish ships at [[Plymouth]].<ref name=CBH/> |
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** 11 January–6 May – the first known [[lottery]] in England is drawn outside [[Old St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's Cathedral]] in the [[City of London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/jan/11.htm|title=January 11th|work=Chambers' Book of Days| |
** 11 January–6 May – the first known [[lottery]] in England is drawn outside [[Old St Paul's Cathedral|St Paul's Cathedral]] in the [[City of London]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/jan/11.htm|title=January 11th|work=Chambers' Book of Days|access-date=2007-12-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071218104118/http://www.thebookofdays.com/months/jan/11.htm|archive-date=18 December 2007<!--Added by DASHBot-->}}</ref> Each share costs ten [[shilling]]s, the first prize is £5000, and proceeds are used to repair harbours and for other public works. |
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** 20 January – Mary, Queen of Scots, detained at [[Tutbury Castle]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book| |
** 20 January – Mary, Queen of Scots, is detained at [[Tutbury Castle]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|last2=Palmer|first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=153–156|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref> |
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** After September – publication in London of [[Thomas Preston (writer)|Thomas Preston]]'s tragedy ''Cambises''. |
** After September – publication in London of [[Thomas Preston (writer)|Thomas Preston]]'s tragedy ''Cambises''. |
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** November–December – [[Rising of the North]]: [[Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland]] and [[Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland]] lead a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I in an attempt to place the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne. [[Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex]] drives the Earls out of England.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> |
** November–December – [[Rising of the North]]: [[Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland]] and [[Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland]] lead a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I in an attempt to place the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne. [[Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex]] drives the Earls out of England.<ref name="Cassell's Chronology"/> |
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** 3 January – [[John Bois]], Bible translator (died [[1643 in England|1643]]) |
** 3 January – [[John Bois]], Bible translator (died [[1643 in England|1643]]) |
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** 19 September (baptised) – [[Thomas Cavendish]], explorer (died at sea [[1590s in England|1592]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Marley |first1=David F. |title=Wars of the Americas: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere, 2nd Edition [2 volumes]: A Chronology of Armed Conflict in the Western Hemisphere |date=11 February 2008 |publisher=ABC-CLIO |isbn=978-1-59884-101-5 |page=118 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DkgGVTOr2EsC&pg=PA118 |language=en}}</ref> |
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** 22 January – [[Francis Bacon]], philosopher, scientist, statesman and essayist (died [[1620s in England|1626]]) |
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** June – [[Samuel Harsnett]], Archbishop of York (died [[1631 in England|1631]]) |
** June – [[Samuel Harsnett]], Archbishop of York (died [[1631 in England|1631]]) |
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** 20 June (baptised) – [[Richard Whitbourne]], colonist of Newfoundland (died [[1635 in England|1635]]) |
** 20 June (baptised) – [[Richard Whitbourne]], colonist of Newfoundland (died [[1635 in England|1635]]) |
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** 4 August – [[John Harington (writer)|John Harington]], courtier, writer and inventor (died [[1612 in England|1612]]) |
** 4 August – [[John Harington (writer)|John Harington]], courtier, writer and inventor (died [[1612 in England|1612]]) |
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** 24 August – [[Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk]] (died [[ |
** 24 August – [[Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk]] (died [[1620s in England|1626]]) |
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** 11 October (baptised) – [[Thomas Lake]], Secretary of State to King James I (died [[1630 in England|1630]]) |
** 11 October (baptised) – [[Thomas Lake]], Secretary of State to King James I (died [[1630 in England|1630]]) |
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** 27 October – [[Mary Sidney]], writer, patroness and translator (died [[ |
** 27 October – [[Mary Sidney]], writer, patroness and translator (died [[1620s in England|1621]]) |
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** 9 December – [[Edwin Sandys ( |
** 9 December – [[Edwin Sandys (died 1629)|Edwin Sandys]], founder of the colony of Virginia (died [[1620s in England|1629]]) |
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** December – [[Christopher Newport]], sea captain (died 1617 in Java) |
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* 1562 |
* 1562 |
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** January – [[Edward Blount]], printer (died [[1632 in England|1632]]) |
** January – [[Edward Blount]], printer (died [[1632 in England|1632]]) |
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** 19 October – [[George Abbot (bishop)|George Abbot]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (died [[1633 in England|1633]]) |
** 19 October – [[George Abbot (bishop)|George Abbot]], [[Archbishop of Canterbury]] (died [[1633 in England|1633]]) |
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** [[John Bull (composer)|John Bull]], composer (died [[ |
** [[John Bull (composer)|John Bull]], composer (died [[1620s in England|1628]]) |
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** [[Henry Constable]], poet (died [[ |
** [[Henry Constable]], poet (died [[1610s in England|1613]]) |
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** [[Samuel Daniel]], poet and historian (died [[ |
** [[Samuel Daniel]], poet and historian (died [[1610s in England|1619]]) |
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** [[Francis Godwin]], writer and prelate (died [[1633 in England|1633]]) |
** [[Francis Godwin]], writer and prelate (died [[1633 in England|1633]]) |
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** [[Richard Neile]], churchman (died [[1640 in England|1640]]) |
** [[Richard Neile]], churchman (died [[1640 in England|1640]]) |
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** [[Henry Spelman]], antiquary (died [[1641 in England|1641]]) |
** [[Henry Spelman]], antiquary (died [[1641 in England|1641]]) |
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* 1563 |
* 1563 |
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** January – [[Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire]], née Devereux (died [[ |
** January – [[Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire]], née Devereux (died [[1600s in England|1607]]) |
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** 5 March – [[John Coke]], politician (died [[1644 in England|1644]]) |
** 5 March – [[John Coke]], politician (died [[1644 in England|1644]]) |
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** 1 June – [[Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury]], statesman and spymaster (died [[ |
** 1 June – [[Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury]], statesman and spymaster (died [[1610s in England|1612]]) |
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** 19 November – [[Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester]], statesman (died [[ |
** 19 November – [[Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester]], statesman (died [[1620s in England|1626]]) |
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** 19 December – [[Lord William Howard]] (died [[1640 in England|1640]]) |
** 19 December – [[Lord William Howard]] (died [[1640 in England|1640]]) |
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** [[Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy]] (died [[ |
** [[Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy]] (died [[1600s in England|1606]]) |
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** [[John Dowland]], composer (died [[ |
** [[John Dowland]], composer (died [[1620s in England|1626]]) |
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** [[Michael Drayton]], poet (died [[1631 in England|1631]]) |
** [[Michael Drayton]], poet (died [[1631 in England|1631]]) |
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** [[Robert Naunton]], politician and writer (died [[1635 in England|1635]]) |
** [[Robert Naunton]], politician and writer (died [[1635 in England|1635]]) |
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** [[ |
** [[Josuah Sylvester]], poet (died [[1610s in England|1618]]) |
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* 1564 |
* 1564 |
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** 26 February (baptised) – [[Christopher Marlowe]], poet and dramatist (died [[ |
** 26 February (baptised) – [[Christopher Marlowe]], poet and dramatist (died [[1590s in England|1593]]) |
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** 20 March – [[Thomas Morton (bishop)|Thomas Morton]], bishop (died [[1659 in England|1659]]) |
** 20 March – [[Thomas Morton (bishop)|Thomas Morton]], bishop (died [[1659 in England|1659]]) |
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** 26 April (baptised) – [[William Shakespeare]], poet and dramatist (died [[ |
** 26 April (baptised) – [[William Shakespeare]], poet and dramatist (died [[1610s in England|1616]]) |
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** 27 April – [[Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland]] (died [[1632 in England|1632]]) |
** 27 April – [[Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland]] (died [[1632 in England|1632]]) |
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** 24 September – [[William Adams (sailor, born 1564)|William Adams]], navigator and samurai (died [[ |
** 24 September – [[William Adams (sailor, born 1564)|William Adams]], navigator and samurai (died [[1620s in England|1620]]) |
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** |
** 4 October – [[John Gerard (Jesuit)|John Gerard]], Jesuit (died [[1637]] in Rome) |
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** [[Henry |
** 22 November – [[Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham]], peer and traitor (died [[1610s in England|1619]]) |
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** [[ |
** [[Henry Chettle]], dramatist (died [[1600s in England|1607]]) |
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* 1565 |
* 1565 |
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** 10 February – [[Edmund Whitelocke]], soldier and courtier (died [[ |
** 10 February – [[Edmund Whitelocke]], soldier and courtier (died [[1600s in England|1608]]) |
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** July – [[Ferdinando Gorges]], colonial entrepreneur (died [[1647 in England|1647]]) |
** July – [[Ferdinando Gorges]], colonial entrepreneur (died [[1647 in England|1647]]) |
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** 10 November – [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex]], politician (died [[ |
** 10 November – [[Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex]], politician (died [[1600s in England|1601]]) |
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** [[George Kirbye]], composer (died [[1634 in England|1634]]) |
** [[George Kirbye]], composer (died [[1634 in England|1634]]) |
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** [[Francis Meres]], churchman and author (died [[1647 in England|1647]]) |
** [[Francis Meres]], churchman and author (died [[1647 in England|1647]]) |
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** [[Francis Tanfield]], Governor of the South Falkland colony (year of death unknown) |
** [[Francis Tanfield]], Governor of the South Falkland colony (year of death unknown) |
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* 1566 |
* 1566 |
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** |
** 1 September – [[Edward Alleyn]], actor (died [[1620s in England|1626]]) |
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** |
** 20 December – [[Edward Wightman]], Anabaptist (burned at the stake [[1610s in England|1612]]) |
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** 20 December – [[Edward Wightman]], Anabaptist (burned at the stake [[1612 in England|1612]]) |
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* 1567 |
* 1567 |
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** 12 February – [[Thomas Campion]], poet and composer (died [[1620 in England|1620]]) |
** 12 February – [[Thomas Campion]], poet and composer (died [[1620 in England|1620]]) |
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** 27 February – [[William Alabaster]], poet (died [[1640 in England|1640]]) |
** 27 February – [[William Alabaster]], poet (died [[1640 in England|1640]]) |
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** November – [[Thomas Nashe]], poet (died [[1600 in England|1600]]) |
** November – [[Thomas Nashe]], poet (died [[1600 in England|1600]]) |
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** [[Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley]], landowner (died [[1643 in England|1643]]) |
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* 1568 |
* 1568 |
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** 30 March – [[Henry Wotton]], author and diplomat (died [[1639 in England|1639]]) |
** 30 March – [[Henry Wotton]], author and diplomat (died [[1639 in England|1639]]) |
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** [[Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester]] (died [[1648 in England|1648]]) |
** [[Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester]] (died [[1648 in England|1648]]) |
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** [[Gervase Markham]], poet and writer (died [[1637 in England|1637]]) |
** [[Gervase Markham]], poet and writer (died [[1637 in England|1637]]) |
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** [[Robert Wintour]], conspirator (hanged [[ |
** [[Robert and Thomas Wintour|Robert Wintour]], conspirator (hanged [[1600s in England|1606]]) |
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** Approximate date – [[James Montague (bishop)|James Montague]], bishop and academic (died [[1618 in England|1618]]) |
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* 1569 |
* 1569 |
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** 16 April – [[John Davies (poet)|John Davies]], poet and lawyer (died [[ |
** 16 April – [[John Davies (poet, born 1569)|John Davies]], poet and lawyer (died [[1620s in England|1626]]) |
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** September – [[Arthur Lake (bishop)|Arthur Lake]], Bishop of Bath and Wells, a translator of the King James Bible (died [[ |
** September – [[Arthur Lake (bishop)|Arthur Lake]], Bishop of Bath and Wells, a translator of the King James Bible (died [[1620s in England|1626]]) |
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** [[William Monson (Royal Navy officer)|William Monson]], admiral (died [[1643 in England|1643]]) |
** [[William Monson (Royal Navy officer)|William Monson]], admiral (died [[1643 in England|1643]]) |
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** [[John Suckling (politician)|John Suckling]], politician (died [[ |
** [[John Suckling (politician)|John Suckling]], politician (died [[1620s in England|1627]]) |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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* 1560 |
* 1560 |
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** 8 September – [[Amy Robsart]], noblewoman (born [[ |
** 8 September – [[Amy Robsart]], noblewoman (born [[1530s in England|1532]]) |
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** December – [[John Sheppard (composer)|John Sheppard]], composer and organist (born [[ |
** December – [[John Sheppard (composer)|John Sheppard]], composer and organist (born [[1510s in England|1515]]) |
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* 1561 |
* 1561 |
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** 1 September – [[Edward Waldegrave]], politician and recusant (born c. [[ |
** 1 September – [[Edward Waldegrave]], politician and recusant (born c. [[1510s in England|1516]]) |
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* 1562 |
* 1562 |
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** |
**[[Nicholas Grimald]], poet and theologian (born [[1510s in England|1519]]) |
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* 1563 |
* 1563 |
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** 30 April – [[Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford]], nobleman (born [[1501 in England|1501]]) |
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** 9 June – [[William Paget, 1st Baron Paget]], statesman (born [[1506 in England|1506]]) |
** 9 June – [[William Paget, 1st Baron Paget]], statesman (born [[1506 in England|1506]]) |
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** 17 September – [[Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland]], soldier (born [[ |
** 17 September – [[Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland]], soldier (born [[1520s in England|1526]]) |
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** 25 September – [[John Shute (architect)|John Shute]], architect |
** 25 September – [[John Shute (architect)|John Shute]], architect |
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* 1565 |
* 1565 |
||
** 18 July – [[Kat Ashley]], née Katherine Champernowne, governess of Elizabeth I (born c. [[ |
** 18 July – [[Kat Ashley]], née Katherine Champernowne, governess of Elizabeth I (born c. [[1500s in England|1502]]) |
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** 14 October – [[Thomas Chaloner (statesman)|Thomas Chaloner]], statesman and poet (born [[ |
** 14 October – [[Thomas Chaloner (statesman)|Thomas Chaloner]], statesman and poet (born [[1520s in England|1521]]) |
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* 1566 |
* 1566 |
||
** 13 July – Sir [[Thomas Hoby]], diplomat and translator (born [[ |
** 13 July – Sir [[Thomas Hoby]], diplomat and translator (born [[1530s in England|1530]]) |
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** 31 October – [[Richard Edwardes]], poet (born [[ |
** 31 October – [[Richard Edwardes]], poet (born [[1520s in England|1523]]) |
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* 1567 |
* 1567 |
||
** 26 January – [[Nicholas Wotton]], diplomat (born c. [[ |
** 26 January – [[Nicholas Wotton]], diplomat (born c. [[1490s in England|1497]]) |
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** 12 June – [[Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich]], [[Lord Chancellor]] (born [[ |
** 12 June – [[Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich]], [[Lord Chancellor]] (born [[1490s in England|1490]]) |
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** 16 September (buried) – [[Lawrence Sheriff]], gentleman and grocer to Elizabeth I (born [[ |
** 16 September (buried) – [[Lawrence Sheriff]], gentleman and grocer to Elizabeth I (born [[1510s in England|1510]]) |
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** [[Thomas Beccon]], Protestant reformer (born [[ |
** [[Thomas Beccon]], Protestant reformer (born [[1510s in England|1511]]) |
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* 1568 |
* 1568 |
||
** 15 January – [[Catherine Carey]], Chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Elizabeth I (born c. [[ |
** 15 January – [[Catherine Carey]], Chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Elizabeth I (born c. [[1520s in England|1526]]) |
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** 20 January – [[Myles Coverdale]], Bible translator (born c. [[ |
** 20 January – [[Myles Coverdale]], Bible translator (born c. [[1480s in England|1488]]) |
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** 26 January – [[Lady Catherine Grey]], Countess of Hertford (born [[ |
** 26 January – [[Lady Katherine Grey|Lady Catherine Grey]], Countess of Hertford (born [[1530s in England|1539]]) |
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** 19 March – [[Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell]], noblewoman (born c. [[ |
** 19 March – [[Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell]], noblewoman (born c. [[1510s in England|1518]]) |
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** 7 July – [[William Turner ( |
** 7 July – [[William Turner (naturalist)|William Turner]], ornithologist and botanist (born [[1500s in England|1508]]) |
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** 23 August – [[Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton]] (born [[ |
** 23 August – [[Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton]] (born [[1490s in England|1495]]) |
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** 23 December – [[Roger Ascham]], scholar, tutor of Elizabeth I (born [[ |
** 23 December – [[Roger Ascham]], scholar, tutor of Elizabeth I (born [[1510s in England|1515]]) |
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** [[Henry Dudley (conspirator)|Henry Dudley]], soldier, sailor, diplomat and conspirator (born [[ |
** [[Henry Dudley (conspirator)|Henry Dudley]], soldier, sailor, diplomat and conspirator (born [[1510s in England|1517]]) |
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* 1569 |
* 1569 |
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** 5 September – [[Edmund Bonner]], Bishop of London (born c. [[ |
** 5 September – [[Edmund Bonner]], Bishop of London (born c. [[1500s in England|1500]]) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Events from the 1560s in England.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- 1560
- 27 February – Treaty of Berwick: Terms agreed with the Lords of the Congregation in the Kingdom of Scotland for English forces to enter Scotland to expel French troops defending the Regency of Mary of Guise.
- 6 July – Treaty of Edinburgh between England, France and Scotland, ending the Siege of Leith. The French withdraw from Scotland, largely ending the Auld Alliance between the two countries, and recognise Elizabeth I of England.[1]
- Solihull School founded.
- 1561
- 1 March – Kingston Grammar School is chartered.
- 4 June – the spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London catches fire and crashes through the nave roof, probably as the result of a lightning strike. The spire is not rebuilt.[1][2]
- 25 June – astrologer Francis Coxe is pilloried at Cheapside in London, and makes a public confession of his involvement in "sinistral and divelysh artes".[3]
- August – English merchant Anthony Jenkinson arrives in Moscow on his second expedition to the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
- Merchant Taylors' School is founded in the City of London by Sir Thomas White, Sir Richard Hilles, Emanuel Lucar and Stephen Hales, with Richard Mulcaster as first headmaster.[4]
- Reform of coinage to combat debasement.[5]
- The first Calvinists settle in England, after fleeing Flanders.
- First publication (anonymously in London) of William Baldwin's Beware the Cat (written 1553), an early example of extended fiction (and specifically of horror fiction) in English. This edition appears to have been suppressed and no copies survive.[6]
- 1562
- 18 January – first performance of Thomas Norton and Thomas Sackville's play Gorboduc before Queen Elizabeth I. It is the first known English tragedy and the first English language play to employ blank verse.[7]
- March – Anthony Jenkinson has an audience with Ivan the Terrible in Moscow before continuing his expedition to Qazvin, capital of the Safavid dynasty in Persia.
- 20 September – Treaty of Hampton Court between Queen Elizabeth and Huguenot leader Louis, Prince of Condé.[1]
- October – John Hawkins initiates the trans-Atlantic slave trade, shipping slaves from Sierra Leone to Hispaniola.[5]
- 4 October – English troops occupy Le Havre in France in aid of the Huguenots.[1]
- Church of England approves the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion, defining its doctrinal stance.[5]
- Publication of the metrical psalter The Whole Booke of Psalmes, Collected into English Meter, compiled mostly by Thomas Sternhold and John Hopkins and printed by John Day.[8][9]
- Dudley Grammar School established and Gresham's School granted a royal charter.
- 1563
- March
- Poor Relief Act requires wealthier parishes to help their poorer neighbours.[5]
- First English-language edition of Foxe's Book of Martyrs, John Foxe's account of Protestant persecution during the reign of Mary I of England,[1] is printed by John Day in London.
- April – Parliament passes laws requiring Justices of the Peace to arbitrate trade disputes and conditions of apprenticeship.[5]
- June to October – 1563 London plague outbreak kills over 20,000.[5]
- 28 July – the English surrender Le Havre to the French after a siege.
- Publication of John Shute's The First and Chief Groundes of Architecture, the first work in English on architecture.[10]
- March
- 1564
- 11 April – Treaty of Troyes: England receives monetary compensation for renouncing its claims to Calais.[5]
- 30 April – consecration of new St Michael the Archangel parish church at Woodham Walter in Essex, probably the first new post-Reformation Church of England place of worship.[11]
- July – Anthony Jenkinson returns to London from his second expedition to the Grand Duchy of Moscow, having gained a considerable extension of trading rights for the English Muscovy Company.
- 1565
- Thomas Gresham founds the Royal Exchange in London.
- College of Physicians of London first licensed to carry out human dissection.[5]
- John Hawkins brings the first tobacco to England.[5]
- Protestant weavers from Flanders, fleeing persecution, settle in Colchester.[12]
- Hinchingbrooke School is established as Huntingdon Grammar School.
- 1566
- Henry Sidney leads a punitive expedition to Ulster.[5]
- March – Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury, issues the Book of Advertisements as an attempt to standardise certain church practices, most significantly regarding vestments.[13]
- June – German miners find calamine (needed for production of brass) in the Mendip Hills.[14]
- Autumn – probable completion of the Exeter Canal, the first in England, and with the first use of a pound lock in England (engineer: John Trew from Glamorgan).[5][15]
- 1567
- 2 January – Parliament dissolved as Queen Elizabeth refuses to name a successor.[5]
- John Brayne builds the Red Lion theatre just east of the City of London, a playhouse for touring productions and the first known to be purpose-built in the British Isles since Roman times. However, there is little evidence that the theatre survives beyond this summer's season.[16][17]
- Jean Carré arrives in England from Antwerp and obtains a royal monopoly for the production of window glass on condition that the techniques would be taught to native Englishmen.[18][19]
- Chatham Dockyard is established for the Royal Navy.
- Rugby School is established under the will of grocer Lawrence Sheriff.[20]
- 1568
- 16 May – the deposed Mary, Queen of Scots, flees across the Solway Firth from Scotland to England[21] but on May 19 is placed in custody in Carlisle Castle on the orders of Queen Elizabeth, her cousin.
- 28 May – incorporation of two monopolies in metalliferous mining, the Society of Mines Royal and the Company of Mineral and Battery Works.
- 23 September – Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (Anglo-Spanish War): In the Gulf of Mexico, a Spanish fleet forces English privateers under John Hawkins to end their campaign.
- 26 September – Spain seizes English ships off the coast of Mexico and confiscates their cargo.[5]
- October – The Bishops' Bible (The Holie Bible) is published, a translation into English under the authority of the Church of England.
- December – English seize bullion from Spanish ships at Plymouth.[5]
- 1569
- 11 January–6 May – the first known lottery in England is drawn outside St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London.[22] Each share costs ten shillings, the first prize is £5000, and proceeds are used to repair harbours and for other public works.
- 20 January – Mary, Queen of Scots, is detained at Tutbury Castle.[5]
- After September – publication in London of Thomas Preston's tragedy Cambises.
- November–December – Rising of the North: Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland and Thomas Percy, 7th Earl of Northumberland lead a rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I in an attempt to place the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, on the English throne. Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex drives the Earls out of England.[1]
- First publication of Henry de Bracton's De legibus & consuetudinibus Angliæ ("On the Laws and Customs of England", left unfinished at Bracton's death c.1268).
- Undated
- During the decade Thomas Tallis composes his setting of the Lamentations of Jeremiah the Prophet for Maundy Thursday.
Births
[edit]- 1560
- 3 January – John Bois, Bible translator (died 1643)
- 19 September (baptised) – Thomas Cavendish, explorer (died at sea 1592)[23]
- 1561
- 22 January – Francis Bacon, philosopher, scientist, statesman and essayist (died 1626)
- June – Samuel Harsnett, Archbishop of York (died 1631)
- 20 June (baptised) – Richard Whitbourne, colonist of Newfoundland (died 1635)
- 23 June – Stephen Bachiler, non-conformist minister and pioneer settler of New England (died 1656)
- 4 August – John Harington, courtier, writer and inventor (died 1612)
- 24 August – Thomas Howard, 1st Earl of Suffolk (died 1626)
- 11 October (baptised) – Thomas Lake, Secretary of State to King James I (died 1630)
- 27 October – Mary Sidney, writer, patroness and translator (died 1621)
- 9 December – Edwin Sandys, founder of the colony of Virginia (died 1629)
- December – Christopher Newport, sea captain (died 1617 in Java)
- 1562
- January – Edward Blount, printer (died 1632)
- 19 October – George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1633)
- John Bull, composer (died 1628)
- Henry Constable, poet (died 1613)
- Samuel Daniel, poet and historian (died 1619)
- Francis Godwin, writer and prelate (died 1633)
- Richard Neile, churchman (died 1640)
- Henry Spelman, antiquary (died 1641)
- 1563
- January – Penelope Blount, Countess of Devonshire, née Devereux (died 1607)
- 5 March – John Coke, politician (died 1644)
- 1 June – Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, statesman and spymaster (died 1612)
- 19 November – Robert Sidney, 1st Earl of Leicester, statesman (died 1626)
- 19 December – Lord William Howard (died 1640)
- Charles Blount, 8th Baron Mountjoy (died 1606)
- John Dowland, composer (died 1626)
- Michael Drayton, poet (died 1631)
- Robert Naunton, politician and writer (died 1635)
- Josuah Sylvester, poet (died 1618)
- 1564
- 26 February (baptised) – Christopher Marlowe, poet and dramatist (died 1593)
- 20 March – Thomas Morton, bishop (died 1659)
- 26 April (baptised) – William Shakespeare, poet and dramatist (died 1616)
- 27 April – Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumberland (died 1632)
- 24 September – William Adams, navigator and samurai (died 1620)
- 4 October – John Gerard, Jesuit (died 1637 in Rome)
- 22 November – Henry Brooke, 11th Baron Cobham, peer and traitor (died 1619)
- Henry Chettle, dramatist (died 1607)
- Thomas Shirley, adventurer and privateer (died 1620)
- 1565
- 10 February – Edmund Whitelocke, soldier and courtier (died 1608)
- July – Ferdinando Gorges, colonial entrepreneur (died 1647)
- 10 November – Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, politician (died 1601)
- George Kirbye, composer (died 1634)
- Francis Meres, churchman and author (died 1647)
- Francis Tanfield, Governor of the South Falkland colony (year of death unknown)
- 1566
- 1 September – Edward Alleyn, actor (died 1626)
- 20 December – Edward Wightman, Anabaptist (burned at the stake 1612)
- 1567
- 12 February – Thomas Campion, poet and composer (died 1620)
- 27 February – William Alabaster, poet (died 1640)
- 17 September – Edward Sutton, 5th Baron Dudley, landowner (died 1643)
- November – Thomas Nashe, poet (died 1600)
- 1568
- 30 March – Henry Wotton, author and diplomat (died 1639)
- Richard Baker, chronicler (died 1645)
- Edward Chichester, 1st Viscount Chichester (died 1648)
- Gervase Markham, poet and writer (died 1637)
- Robert Wintour, conspirator (hanged 1606)
- Approximate date – James Montague, bishop and academic (died 1618)
- 1569
- 16 April – John Davies, poet and lawyer (died 1626)
- September – Arthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and Wells, a translator of the King James Bible (died 1626)
- William Monson, admiral (died 1643)
- John Suckling, politician (died 1627)
Deaths
[edit]- 1560
- 8 September – Amy Robsart, noblewoman (born 1532)
- December – John Sheppard, composer and organist (born 1515)
- 1561
- 1 September – Edward Waldegrave, politician and recusant (born c. 1516)
- 1562
- Nicholas Grimald, poet and theologian (born 1519)
- 1563
- 30 April – Henry Stafford, 1st Baron Stafford, nobleman (born 1501)
- 9 June – William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, statesman (born 1506)
- 17 September – Henry Manners, 2nd Earl of Rutland, soldier (born 1526)
- 25 September – John Shute, architect
- 1565
- 18 July – Kat Ashley, née Katherine Champernowne, governess of Elizabeth I (born c. 1502)
- 14 October – Thomas Chaloner, statesman and poet (born 1521)
- 1566
- 13 July – Sir Thomas Hoby, diplomat and translator (born 1530)
- 31 October – Richard Edwardes, poet (born 1523)
- 1567
- 26 January – Nicholas Wotton, diplomat (born c. 1497)
- 12 June – Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, Lord Chancellor (born 1490)
- 16 September (buried) – Lawrence Sheriff, gentleman and grocer to Elizabeth I (born 1510)
- Thomas Beccon, Protestant reformer (born 1511)
- 1568
- 15 January – Catherine Carey, Chief Lady of the Bedchamber to Elizabeth I (born c. 1526)
- 20 January – Myles Coverdale, Bible translator (born c. 1488)
- 26 January – Lady Catherine Grey, Countess of Hertford (born 1539)
- 19 March – Elizabeth Seymour, Lady Cromwell, noblewoman (born c. 1518)
- 7 July – William Turner, ornithologist and botanist (born 1508)
- 23 August – Thomas Wharton, 1st Baron Wharton (born 1495)
- 23 December – Roger Ascham, scholar, tutor of Elizabeth I (born 1515)
- Henry Dudley, soldier, sailor, diplomat and conspirator (born 1517)
- 1569
- 5 September – Edmund Bonner, Bishop of London (born c. 1500)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 223–226. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher (1995). The London Encyclopaedia. Macmillan. p. 287. ISBN 0-333-57688-8.
- ^ BBC History Magazine 12:6 (June 2011) p.13.
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