August
| 1 | 2 1589 Death of Henry III of France |
3 1553 Mary I entered London with Elizabeth after being proclaimed Queen |
4 1598 Death of William Cecil, Lord Burghley |
5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 1553 Edward VI buried at Westminster Abbey |
9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 1551 John Dudley became a Gentleman of the Edward VI’s Privy Chamber |
16 1513 Battle of the Spurs |
17 | 18 | 19 1561 Mary Queen of Scots landed in Scotland |
20 1588 Special service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s for victory over the Spanish forces 1589 Marriage of James VI of Scotland and Anne of Denmark by proxy |
21 1553 Execution of John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland |
| 22 1485 Battle of Bosworth – Death of Richard III and accession of Henry VII 1552 Royal Progress by Edward VI to Christchurch in Hampshire |
23 | 24 1553 Catholic Mass sung at St Paul’s 1572 St Bartholomew’s Day Massacre |
25 | 26 | 27 1590 Death of Pope Sixtus V |
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