Historical Events In 1586
Jan 15 Battle at Boxum Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army
Feb 04 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Netherlands
Jun 19 English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island NC
Dec 03 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia
Oct 14 Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth
Jul 28 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe
Jul 27 Sir Walter Raleigh brings first tobacco to England from Virginia
