Historical Events In 1559

May 10 Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen-mother Mary

May 13 Excavated corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel

Jan 15 Elizabeth the First is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey.

Jan 13 Elizabeth I crowned queen of England in Westminster Abbey

Jan 15 Coronation of British Queen Elizabeth I

Feb 15 Hurricane wrecks Spanish expedition to start a colony near what is now Pensacola, Florida.

Feb 16 Pope Paul IV calls for deposition of sovereigns supporting heresy

Apr 03 Spain & France signs 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambr‚sis

Mar 14 Storm floods ravage Gorinchem, Dordrecht and Woudrichem, Netherlands