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Arrival of Sir Thomas Smith at the French Court at Amboise |
1 Jan. |
1572. |
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Dismissal of Don Gerau D'Espes, the Spanish Ambassador |
5 " |
" |
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Arrest of Borghesi |
16 " |
" |
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Trial of the Duke of Norfolk |
16 " |
" |
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Mather and Barney executed |
11 Feb. |
" |
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Drury and Randolph sent into Scotland |
18 " |
" |
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Death of the Marquis of Winchester |
10 March |
" |
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Capture of Brielle by De la Mark |
1 April |
" |
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Revolt of Flushing |
19 " |
" |
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Treaty of Blois |
19 " |
" |
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Death of Pius V. |
1 May |
" |
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Gregory XIII. elected Pope |
13 " |
" |
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Arrival of M. de Croc in Scotland |
18 " |
" |
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Earl of Lincoln sent into France |
25 " |
" |
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Earl of Northumberland delivered up by the Scots |
29 " |
" |
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Duke of Norfolk beheaded |
2 June |
" |
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Arrival of English troops under Sir II. Gilbert in the Low Countries |
10 July |
" |
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Sir Thomas Smith made Principal Secretary |
13 " |
" |
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Armistice in Scotland |
30 " |
" |
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Sir H. Gilbert offers to seize the town of Flushing |
13 Aug. |
" |
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Marriage of Henry of Navarre |
18 " |
" |
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Attempt to assassinate Coligny |
22 " |
" |
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Earl of Northumberland executed at York |
22 " |
" |
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Commencement of the Massacre of St. Bartholomew |
24 " |
" |
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Arrival of H. Killegrew in Scotland |
11 Sept. |
" |
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Edict of Charles IX. protecting the Huguenots |
22 " |
" |
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Death of the Earl of Marr |
29 Oct. |
" |
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Morton elected Regent |
21 Nov. |
" |
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Death of John Knox |
24 " |
" |
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Haarlem invested |
10 Dec. |
" |
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The Earl of Worcester sent into France |
18 Jan. |
1573. |
|
Edinburgh Castle blockaded |
8 Feb. |
" |
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Huntly submits to the Regent Morton |
23 " |
" |
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Capture of the Blackness |
Feb. |
" |
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Rochelle invested |
" |
" |
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The English Army enters Scotland |
17 April |
" |
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Edinburgh Castle summoned |
25 " |
" |
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Battery opened |
17 May |
1573. |
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Castle surrendered |
28 " |
" |
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Ratification of Treaty between England and Spain |
8 June |
" |
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Surrender of Haarlem |
12 July |
" |
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Kirkcaldy of Grange executed |
3 Aug. |
" |
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Arrival of Scots in the Low Countries |
Oct. |
" |
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Siege of Alkmaer raised |
8 " |
" |
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Departure of Alva from the Low Countries |
18 Dec. |
" |
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Surrender of Middleburgh |
19 Feb. |
1574. |
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Battle of Mook Heath |
14 April |
" |
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La Mole and Coconnas executed |
30 " |
" |
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Commencement of second siege of Leyden |
26 May |
" |
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Capture of Montgomery at Domfront |
27 " |
" |
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Death of Charles IX. |
30 " |
" |
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Arrival of Henry III. at Lyons |
6 Aug. |
" |
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Relief of Leyden |
3 Oct. |
" |
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Death of the Cardinal of Lorraine |
Dec. |
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