Foreign Affairs: Timeline of Events
1559: Death of Henry II, accession of Francis II and Mary Stuart
Rebellion of the Lords of the Congregation
Philip II proposes marriage to Elizabeth
Treaty of Cateau Cambresis confirms English loss of Calais
England offered financial and naval support to the Lords of the Congregation
1560: Direct English military support for the Lords of the Congregation
Treaty of Edinburgh; French troops withdraw from Scotland
Death of Francis II; accession of Charles IX
1561: Mary Stuart returned to Scotland
Sussex campaigned against O’Neil in Ireland
1562: Outbreak of French wars of religion
Treaty of Hampton Court with the Huguenots
Le Harve occupied by English troops
1564: Treaty of Troyes ended English armed hostilities with France, unfavourable peace
terms
1565: Mary Stuart married Lord Darnley
1566: Major rebellion against Spain in the Netherlands
Birth of future James VI
1567: Mary Stuart forced to renounce the throne
1568: England seized Philip II’s Genoese bullion
Hawkins blockaded in San Juan de Ulua, clashes between English and Spanish fleets
Mary fled to England
1569: Suspension of trade between England and Spain
Norfolk marriage plot
1570: Pius V excommunicated Elizabeth I
Assassination of the pro-English Earl of Moray
1571: Ridolfi plot discovered
1572: St Bartholomew’s Day massacre
1559: Death of Henry II, accession of Francis II and Mary Stuart
Rebellion of the Lords of the Congregation
Philip II proposes marriage to Elizabeth
Treaty of Cateau Cambresis confirms English loss of Calais
England offered financial and naval support to the Lords of the Congregation
1560: Direct English military support for the Lords of the Congregation
Treaty of Edinburgh; French troops withdraw from Scotland
Death of Francis II; accession of Charles IX
1561: Mary Stuart returned to Scotland
Sussex campaigned against O’Neil in Ireland
1562: Outbreak of French wars of religion
Treaty of Hampton Court with the Huguenots
Le Harve occupied by English troops
1564: Treaty of Troyes ended English armed hostilities with France, unfavourable peace
terms
1565: Mary Stuart married Lord Darnley
1566: Major rebellion against Spain in the Netherlands
Birth of future James VI
1567: Mary Stuart forced to renounce the throne
1568: England seized Philip II’s Genoese bullion
Hawkins blockaded in San Juan de Ulua, clashes between English and Spanish fleets
Mary fled to England
1569: Suspension of trade between England and Spain
Norfolk marriage plot
1570: Pius V excommunicated Elizabeth I
Assassination of the pro-English Earl of Moray
1571: Ridolfi plot discovered
1572: St Bartholomew’s Day massacre
