1574
Arrest of Duke of Alencon
The Duke of Alencon is arrested in France for plotting against his brother Charles IX
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The Duke of Alencon is arrested in France for plotting against his brother Charles IX
The Dutch capture Middleburgh
The Duke of Alencon is arrested in France for plotting against his brother Charles IX
Visits Bristol during a royal progress through western England.
Attempts to relieve Leyden by William of Orange & Louis of Nassau fail
Birth of Robert Dudley, son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester and his lover Douglas Sheffield, daughter of William Howard, 1st Baron Howard of Effingham
The death of Charles IX throws Anglo-French relations into confusion
Killed during the Battle of Mookerheyde
Death of Selim II, succeeded by Murad III
The Spanish destroy Louis army & both Louis & his brother Henry are killed in battle. Louis of Nassaus Army is routed by a Spanish Army of 6,000 under Sancho de Avila
The Sea Beggars smash another Spanish fleet
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