♀ Elizabeth Pickles

1535 - 1587

Elizabeth Pickles
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Thomas Tillotson
Thomas Tillotson
1534 - 1587
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1535

1535 Conquest of Tunis by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, begins with the destruction of Barbarossa's fleet. Following eventual capture of the city from the Ottoman Empire, around 30,000 inhabitants are massacred.

1587


Age: 52y
1587 • "Singeing the King of Spain's Beard": On an expedition against Spain, English privateer Sir Francis Drake leads a raid in the Bay of Cádiz, sinking at least 23 ships of the Spanish fleet.

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