1559
1559 • A royal edict in France makes heresy punishable by death. |
1583
Jan 1
Age: 24y
marriageBartholomew Taliaferro London, England ⇓ Married at St. Michaels, Cornhill, London, England. 1 Source ⇓ |
1583 • Sir Humphrey Gilbert, on the site of the modern-day city of St John's, Newfoundland, claims the island of Newfoundland on behalf of England, marking the beginning of the British Empire. |
1589
Aug 19
Age: 30y
birth of childFrancis Collesera Taliaferro St Olaves, London, England ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
1589 • King James VI of Scotland, the future James I of England, contracts a proxy marriage with the 14-year-old Anne of Denmark at Kronborg. The formal ceremony takes place on November 23 at the Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo. |