Adrian Poynings Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Adrian Poynings, based on 3 World History Database records associated with England.

3 records1560–15633 events2 places

Chronological biography

1560

Leith Operations End6 July 1560

Warfare / Lords of the Congregation · English Officer · Leith

English military operations end under the Edinburgh settlement

1562

Le Havre ExpeditionOctober 1562

Warfare / French Wars of Religion · English Commander · Le Havre

Poynings serves in the English force sent to support the Huguenots

1563

Le Havre DefenceMay 1563

Warfare / French Wars of Religion · English Officer · Le Havre

Poynings serves among English officers defending Le Havre

Titles and roles

English Commander · English Officer

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.