| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 11 |
1st recorded lottery in England is drawn in St Paul's Cathedral |
Feb 7 |
King Philip II forms inquistion in South America |
Mar 13 |
Battle of Jarnac, Count of Anjou defeats Huguenots |
Mar 20 |
Duke van Alva leads "tenth penning" in Ponts the Cé |
Jul 1 |
Latvia Parliament accept Union of Lublin, incorporate into Poland |
Aug 27 |
Pope Pius names Cosimo I de Medici as grand duke of Tuscany |
Oct 1 |
Duke of Norfolk arrested |
Oct 3 |
Battle of Montcontour: Duke of Anjou beats Huguenots |
Nov 9 |
Catholic uprising under Northumberland & Westmoreland |
Nov 28 |
Duke of Alva forces bishop Nicolaas van Nieuwland of Haarlem to resign |
Dec 15 |
Westmoreland flees to Scotland |
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