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Periods > Elizabeth I (1558-1603)

The Virgin Queen, Gloriana, Elizabeth reigned until her death at the age of 69.

1571  Ridolfi plot

One of several plots aimed at deposing Elizabeth.

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  1. Simancas - September 1571
  2. Rome - 1571, November-December
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1580  Francis Drake

Legndary English sea captain, privateer and circumnavigator of the planet.

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  1. Venice - September 1589
  2. Elizabeth - June 1589, 16-20
  3. Elizabeth I: volume 146 - August 1589
  4. Queen Elizabeth - Volume 148 - April 1581
  5. Queen Elizabeth - Volume 204 - October 1587
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1587  Mary Queen of Scots

Imprisoned and eventually executed, she was the focus of several plots against Elizabeth.

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  1. Elizabeth - October 1582, 16-20
  2. Henry VIII - September 1546, 1-5
  3. Spelthorne Hundred - Hampton Court Palace: pictures
  4. Elizabeth - December 1559, 6-10
  5. Elizabeth - December 1571
  6. Elizabeth - July 1561, 26-31
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1588  Spanish Armada

The Spanish fleet that sailed against England with the intention of deposing Elizabeth.

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  1. Venice - December 1588
  2. Queen Elizabeth - Volume 214 - August 1-11, 1588
  3. Simancas - August 1588, 26-31
  4. Venice - December 1587
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