Mar 23 Treaty of Longjumeau: French huguenots go on strike

Mar 23 Treaty of Longjumeau French huguenots go on strike

May 13 Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by English at battle of Langside

May 16 Mary Queen of Scotland flees to England

May 23 Battle at Heiligerlee: Dutch rebels beat Spanish, 100s killed

May 19 Mary, queen of Scots, arrested.

May 19 English queen Elizabeth I arrests Scottish queen Mary

May 23 Battle at Heiligerlee Dutch rebels beat Spanish, 100s killed

Jul 13 Dean of St Paul's Cathedral perfects a way to bottle beer

Jan 24 In the Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William of Orange an outlaw

Jan 24 Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire