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1560s in England — Events from the 1560s in England.IncumbentsMonarch Elizabeth I of EnglandEvents* 1560 ** 6 July Treaty of Edinburgh between England, France and Scotland. The French withdraw from Scotland and recognise Elizabeth I of England.cite… … Wikipedia
1560s — Births* William Shakespeare, English playwright. * Galileo Galilei, Italian physicist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher.Events and trends* First, second and third French War of Religion. * In 1565, the city of St. Augustine was founded… … Wikipedia
1560s in architecture — TOC Buildings* 1560 Construction of Mexico City Cathedral, begins * 1563 Construction of El Escorial (completed 1584), designed by Juan de Herrera, begins * c.1566 Construction of Church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice, Italy, designed by… … Wikipedia
List of state leaders in 1560s BC — 1570s BC state leaders Events of 1560s BC 1550s BC state leaders State leaders by year Africa*Egypt **Nile region Fifteenth Dynasty (Hyskos) (1674 BC 1535 BC) **Sinai (Pelusium) Sixteenth Dynasty (1663 BC 1555 BC) **Upper Egypt Seventeenth… … Wikipedia
List of state leaders in 1550s BC — 1560s BC state leaders Events of 1550s BC 1540s BC state leaders State leaders by year Africa*Egypt **Nile region Fifteenth Dynasty (Hyskos) (1674 BC 1535 BC) **Sinai (Pelusium) Sixteenth Dynasty (1663 BC 1555 BC) **Upper Egypt Seventeenth… … Wikipedia
1550-1600 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1550 1600 in Western European clothing is characterized by increased opulence, the rise of the ruff, the expansion of the farthingale for women, and, for men, the disappearance of the codpiece.General trendsThe Spanish… … Wikipedia
Steven van der Meulen — (b. ?Antwerp ndash; d. London, ?1563 64) was a Dutch artist active c. 1543 1564. He gained prominence in England in the first decade of the reign of Elizabeth I as one of many Flemish artists active at the Tudor court. He is best known for the… … Wikipedia
Ivan IV of Russia — Infobox Russian Royalty|monarch name =Ivan IV the Terrible title =Tsar of All Russia caption =Portrait of Ivan IV by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1897 (Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow) reign = 3 December, 1533 OldStyleDate|28 March|1584|18 March coronation =16… … Wikipedia
Piracy in the Caribbean — The great era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1560s and died out in the 1720s as the nation states of Western Europe with colonies in the Americas began to exert more state control over the waterways of the New World. The period during… … Wikipedia
History of the Puritans — The history of the Puritans can be traced back to the Vestments Controversy in the reign of Edward VI ending in a decline in the mid 1700s. Background, to 1559 The English Reformation, begun his reign in the reign of Henry VIII of England, was… … Wikipedia
