| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Mar 15 |
Spanish king Philip II puts 25,000 gold coins on head of prince Willem of Orange |
Mar 17 |
Prince Willem of Orange welcomed in Amsterdam |
Apr 11 |
Drenthe joins Union of Utrecht |
Jun 15 |
Phillip II of Spain declares William the Silent to be an outlaw. |
Jun 17 |
Battle at Hardenberg: Spanish troops beat rebels |
Jun 18 |
States of Utrecht forbid catholic worship |
Jun 25 |
Book of Concord, standards of Lutheran Church, 1st published |
Jun 27 |
Duke of Alva's army occupies Portugal |
Jul 12 |
Ostrog Bible, the first printed Bible in a Slavic language, is published. |
Aug 25 |
Battle of Alcantara, Spain defeats Portugal |
Sep 19 |
Treaty of Plessis-lez-Tours (Anjou/Dutch States-General) |
Sep 26 |
Frances Drake completes circumnavigation of the world, sailing into Plymouth aboard the Golden Hind |
Nov 9 |
Spanish troops lands in Ireland |
Nov 26 |
French Huguenots & Roman Catholics sign peace treaty |
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