Elizabeth I of England Timeline

Search Results

7 Sep 1533

Birth of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn. She is the future Elizabeth I of England.
17 Mar 1554

Mary I of England detains her half-sister Princess Elizabeth (future Elizabeth I of England) in the Tower of London on suspicion of treason.
1556 - 1598

Reign of Philip II of Spain.
1558 - 1603

Reign of Elizabeth I of England.
1558 - 1572

William Cecil, Lord Burghley is the Secretary of State for Elizabeth I of England.
17 Nov 1558

Death from cancer of Mary I of England.
1559

Parliament formally asks Elizabeth I of England to marry.
1559 - 1563

The Elizabethan Religious Settlement, a set of acts and decisions which continue the English Reformation.
1559

Elizabeth I of England introduces a new compromise Book of Common Prayer.
1559

Robert Dudley is appointed Master of the Horse by Elizabeth I of England.
Jan 1559

Elizabeth I of England rejects the marriage proposal of Philip II of Spain.
15 Jan 1559

Coronation of Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey.
Apr 1559

Elizabeth I of England reinstates the Act of Supremacy.
May 1559

The Act of Uniformity which bans the Mass service and sets out what the interiors of English churches should look like.
Jul 1559

The Royal Injunctions - 57 regulations on Church matters which continue the English Reformation.
1560

Rumours begin that Elizabeth I of England is in a relationship with Robert Dudley.
8 Sep 1560

Robert Dudley’s wife Amy Robsart is found dead lying at the bottom of a flight of stairs.
1562 - 1563

John Hawkins' first expedition to transport slaves from West Africa to the Americas.
Oct 1562

Robert Dudley is made a member of the Privy Council of Elizabeth I of England.
Dec 1562

Elizabeth I of England suffers an attack of smallpox.
1563

For a second time, Parliament formally asks Elizabeth I of England to marry.
1563

Elizabeth I of England bans the production of unofficial portraits of the royal person.
1563

The 39 Articles define English Protestantism.
1564 - 1565

John Hawkins' second expedition to transport slaves from West Africa to the Americas.
28 Sep 1564

Robert Dudley is made the 1st Earl of Leicester by Elizabeth I of England.
1567 - 1568

John Hawkins and Francis Drake lead an expedition to transport slaves from west Africa to the Spanish West Indies. The fleet is attacked at San Juan D'Ulloa.
May 1568

Elizabeth I of England confines the exiled Mary, Queen of Scots.
14 May 1568

Mary, Queen of Scots flees Scotland and seeks sanctuary in England.
1569

There is a rebellion in the north of England against Elizabeth I of England and stirred up by the earls of Northumberland and Westmorland.
Feb 1570

The Pope excommunicates Elizabeth I of England.
1571

The Duke of Norfolk plots with Spain to mount an invasion of England and crown Mary, Queen of Scots the queen of England (the Ridolfi plot).
1572 - 1573

Francis Drake explores Panama.
1572 - 1598

William Cecil, Lord Burghley is the Lord Treasurer of Elizabeth I of England's government.
1576

London receives its first playhouse, founded by James Burbage and simply known as The Theatre.
1576 - 1578

Martin Frobisher explores Labrador in search of the fabled North-West Passage.
1576

The first purpose-built and permanent theatre in England is built in London, the Theatre.
1577 - 1580

Francis Drake circumnavigates the world in his ship the Golden Hind.
4 Apr 1581

Elizabeth I of England knights Francis Drake after his circumnavigation of the globe.
1584

The Throckmorton Plot sees a Spanish ambassador work with Mary, Queen of Scots to try and replace Elizabeth I of England.
1585

Rober Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester leads an expeditionary force to help Protestant rebels in the Netherlands.
1585 - 1587

Sir Francis Drake attacks Spanish vessels and ports in the Spanish Main.
Apr 1585 - Jul 1585

Settlers sail to Virginia in North America to create England's first colony on Roanoke Island.
1586

The Babington Plot sees Mary, Queen of Scots embroiled in a plot with Anthony Babington to oust Elizabeth I of England.
1586 - 1588

Thomas Cavendish circumnavigates the globe, only the third man to do so.
14 Oct 1586

Mary, Queen of Scots is tried and, found guilty of plotting against Elizabeth I of England, is condemned to death.
1587

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester returns to the Netherlands to assist Protestant rebels there.
1 Feb 1587

Elizabeth I of England signs the death warrant of Mary, Queen of Scots.
8 Feb 1587

Mary, Queen of Scots, guilty of plotting against Elizabeth I of England, is executed.
Apr 1587

Sir Francis Drake attacks Cadiz.
22 Jul 1587

A second wave of settlers arrives to form the Roanoke Colony in Virginia, North America.
30 May 1588

The Spanish Armada of Philip II of Spain leaves Lisbon.
Jul 1588 - Aug 1588

The Spanish Armada of Philip II of Spain is defeated in its attempt to invade England.
9 Aug 1588

Elizabeth I of England visits her land army at Tilbury which was assembled to repel the invasion of the Spanish Armada of Philip II of Spain.
c. 1589

William Shakespeare writes his first play, 'Henry VI Part I'.
Apr 1589 - Jul 1589

The Drake-Norris Expedition (aka English Armada or Don Antonio Expedition) attacks Lisbon and ships of Philip II of Spain. It is not successful.
1590

Edmund Spenser writes his poem 'The Fairie Queen' with its central figure of 'Gloriana', identified with Elizabeth I of England.
1592

A wave of Black Death plague closes all theatres in London for one year.
Aug 1592 - Sep 1592

Sir Walter Raleigh is imprisoned in the Tower of London for marrying in secret a lady-in-waiting of Elizabeth I of England.
3 Aug 1592

A fleet of English ships funded by Sir Walter Raleigh captures the Portuguese treasure ship Madre de Deus.
c. 1593

William Shakespeare writes his play 'Romeo and Juliet'.
Aug 1595

John Hawkins and Francis Drake lead an unsuccessful expedition against Spanish ships and settlements in Panama and the Caribbean.
Jun 1596

A large English fleet lands and captures the Spanish port of Cadiz.
1597

Elizabeth I passes the first of her Poor Laws.
Aug 1598

William Cecil, Lord Burghley dies.
1599

Opening of the Globe Theatre in London.
1600

The East India Company is given a charter to trade in India and the Indian Ocean by Elizabeth I of England.
1601

Elizabeth I of England passes the second batch of Poor Laws.
24 Mar 1603

Elizabeth I of England, aged 69, dies of ill health at Richmond Palace.
25 Jul 1603

Coronation of James VI of Scotland as King James I of England in Westminster Abbey.

Timeline Search

Search through the entire ancient history timeline. Specify between which dates you want to search, and what keywords you are looking for.

Remove Ads

Elizabeth I of England Timeline

Search Results

Timeline Search

Advertisement