Christian III King Denmark Dies Frederick II Succeeds

Coronation of Elizabeth I

1559 Creation of Garter Knights

Henry II of France Dies Francis and Mary "Queen of Scots" Succeed

Funeral of Frances Brandon

Consecration of Matthew Parker as Archbishop of Canterbury

1559 Consecration of new Bishops

1560 Consecration of new Bishops

Death of Amy Robsart wife of Robert Dudley

Death of Francis II King France Charles IX Succeeds

1561 Creation of Garter Knights

1562 News Years Day Gift Giving

1562 Battle of Dreux

1563 Talbot Herbert Double Wedding

Wreck of The Greyhound

1563 Creation of Garter Knights

Elizabeth I's visit to Cambridge University

Marriage of Richard Keyes and Mary Grey

Murder of David Rizzio

Elizabeth I's visit to Oxford University

Murder of Lord Darnley

Marriage of Mary "Queen of Scots" and Lord Bothwell

Battle of St Denis

Mary Queen of Scots escapes from Lochleven Castle

Battle of Langside

Mary Queen of Scots escapes to England

Battle of Jarnac

Rising of the North

James Stewart 1st Earl Moray Assassinated by Firearm

Ridolphi Plot

1571 Triple Wedding

Jul 1575 Rathlin Island Massacre

Coronation and Marriage of Henry III King France

1577 Oxford Black Assizes

Francis Walsingham's Mission to the Low Countries

Battle of Alcácer Quibir or the Three Kings