Spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops
Spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops
Spanish army under Tassis beats Amerongen Staatse troops
Events Before
Last day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia and The Holy Roman Empire
Last day of the Julian calendar in Bohemia and The Holy Roman Empire
Ieper surrenders to Duke of Parma
Ieper surrenders to Duke of Parma
Seven West Frisian towns divide the monasteries of Egmond, Blokker, and St. Pietersdal in the Dutch Republic
Seven West Frisian towns divide the monasteries of Egmond, Blokker, and St. Pietersdal in the Dutch Republic
Earl Adolf of Nieuwenaar and Meurs becomes viceroy of Gelderland
Earl Adolf of Nieuwenaar and Meurs becomes viceroy of Gelderland
Spanish army leader Richebourg conquers Liefkenshoek, Belgium
Spanish army leader Richebourg conquers Liefkenshoek, Belgium
Events After
Walter Raleigh brings the first tobacco to England from Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh (1553 – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer.
Battle of Boksum: Spanish troops under Count Tassis defeat the States Army
Battle of Boksum: Spanish troops under Count Tassis defeat the States Army
Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor-general of the States General of the United Provinces (Netherlands)
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (24 June 1532 – 4 September 1588) was an English statesman and the favourite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death.
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor
English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, North Carolina
The Roanoke Colony (ROH-ə-nohk) were two attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America.
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Queen Elizabeth I of England signs the death warrant for her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots
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Mary, Queen of Scots, is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle at age 44 after being convicted of plotting to assassinate Eliz
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Pope Gregory XIII announces the New Style calendar, commonly known as the Gregorian calendar
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Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth I aboard his galleon, the "Golden Hind" at Deptford, England
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