April
| 1 | 2 1502 Death of Arthur, Prince of Wales 1559 Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis signed by Elizabeth I and Henry II of France 1587 Sir Francis Drake set sail to attack the Spanish ships |
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1559 Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis signed by Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain |
4 | 5 | 6 1590 Death of Sir Francis Walsingham, spymaster to Elizabeth I |
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| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 1554 Execution of Sir Thomas Wyatt 1533 The Royal Court told that Anne Boleyn was Queen |
12 | 13 1533 Anne Boleyn publicly declared Queen |
14 1578 death of 4th Earl of Bothwell (James Hepburn), abductor and husband of Mary Queen of Scots |
| 15 | 16 1570 Birth of Guy Fawkes |
17 | 18 1587 Death of John Foxe, English Martyrologist and author of “Foxe’s Book of Martyrs” |
19 1587 Sir Francis Drake attacked Cadiz in Spain |
20 1534 Execution of Elizabeth Barton, “The Holy Maid of Kent” |
21 1509 Death of Henry VII, accession of Henry VIII |
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23 1564 Birth of William Shakespeare, “The Bard” |
24 1536 – Commission of Oyer and Terminer set up to investigate treason 1558 Marriage of Mary Queen of Scots and Francis, the Dauphin of France |
25 1599 Birth of Oliver Cromwell |
26 | 27 | 28 1603 Funeral of Elizabeth I – burial at Westminster Abbey |
| 29 | 30 1536 Arrest of Mark Smeaton for adultery with Anne Boleyn |