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NOV
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Mary at Craigmillar Castle where she discusses the Darnley problem
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10 NOV
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Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, born
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17 DEC
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Prince James of Scotland baptized at Stirling Castle
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1567
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10 FEB
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Darnley murdered at Kirk o’ Field, just outside Edinburgh (aged 21)
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19 APRIL
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Ainslie Bond signed by Scottish nobles accepting Bothwell’s suit of Mary
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24 APR
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Mary ‘abducted’ by James Hepburn, Earl of Bothwell
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7 MAY
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Lord and Lady Bothwell granted a divorce
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15 MAY
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Mary marries Bothwell as her third husband
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15 JUNE
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Mary surrenders to Confederate Lords at Carberry; Bothwell escapes
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17 JUNE
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Mary imprisoned in Loch Leven Castle
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24 JULY
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Mary forced to abdicate, James is declared King of Scotland (aged 13 months)
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29 JULY
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James VI crowned at Stirling, James Stewart, Earl of Moray, becomes regent
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1568
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17 JAN
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Lady Catherine Grey (Lady Catherine Seymour), Countess of Hertford, dies (aged 29)
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2 MAY
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Mary escapes from Loch Leven
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13 MAY
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Mary and supporters defeated at Langside
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18 MAY
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Mary lands in Cumbria and conducted to Sheffield Castle
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23 MAY
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Prince William of Orange defeats Spanish at the start of revolt in Low Countries
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15 JULY
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Mary moved to Bolton Castle
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OCT
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York conference to investigate Mary’s part in Darnley’s murder
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25 NOV
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Enquiry moves to Westminster
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1569
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26 JAN
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Mary moved into custody of Earl of Shrewsbury at Tutbury Castle
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APRIL
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Elizabeth decides Mary must be returned to Scotland
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JULY
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Moray declines to have Mary back
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10 OCT
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Duke of Norfolk arrested
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14 NOV
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Northern earls take possession of Durham Cathedral in Northern Rebellion
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22 NOV
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Mary moved south to Coventry
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16 DEC
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Northern earls flee to Scotland
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1570
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21 JAN
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James Stewart, Earl of Moray and regent, assassinated
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25 FEB
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Elizabeth excommunicated by Pope Pius V
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AUG
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Norfolk released from Tower
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1571
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FEB
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William Cecil created Baron Burghley
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APRIL
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Ridolphi Plot revealed
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SEPT
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Darnley’s father, Earl of Lennox and Regent of Scotland, assassinated
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1572
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JAN
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Duke of Norfolk’s trial
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2 JUNE
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Duke of Norfolk executed
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24 AUG
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St Bartholomew’s Massacre
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1574
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30 MAY
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Charles IX dies, succeeded by Henri III
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1577
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13 DEC
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Francis Drake leaves Plymouth to attempt circumnavigation of the globe
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1578
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14 APRIL
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Earl of Bothwell dies in Danish prison
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1579
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JAN
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Jehan de Simier arrives in London to conduct courtship between Elizabeth and his master, François, Duc d’Alençon
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1580
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26 SEPT
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Francis Drake enters Plymouth having completed his circumnavigation
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1581
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4 APRIL
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Sir Francis Drake knighted
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6 JUNE
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Execution of Regent Morton
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1 DEC
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English Jesuit Edmund Campion executed
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1582
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5 OCT
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Gregorian calendar adopted by Catholic countries when 5 Oct becomes 15
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1583
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NOV
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Throckmorton Plot revealed
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1584
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10 JULY
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William, Prince of Orange, assassinated
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OCT
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Bond of Association
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NOV
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Act of Association
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1585
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APRIL
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Sir Amyas Paulet becomes Mary’s jailer
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8 DEC
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Leicester sails for Low Countries as Elizabeth’s Lieutenant General
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1586
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24 JAN
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Leicester accepts title of Governor of the Provinces
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