Death of Francis Drake
Dies of dysentery on board his ship
Historical events in 1596
31 historical records
January 15961 historical events
March 15961 historical events
Birth of Rene Descartes
Rene Descartes is born at La Haye en Touraine to Joachim Descartes and Jeanne Brochard.
May 15962 historical events
Greenwich Anti-Spanish Alliance
Forms an offensive and defensive alliance with Henry IV of France against Spain during the continuing Anglo-Spanish and Franco-Spanish wars.
Greenwich No Separate Peace Clause
Agrees that England and France will not conclude a separate peace or truce with Spain without the consent of the other.
June 15963 historical events
Siege of Cadiz
Assists Essex on his Cadiz expedition
Capture of Cadiz
Essex's troops storm and occupy Cadiz after the fleet defeats Spanish shipping, inflicting severe losses before the expedition withdraws from the city.
Cadiz Expedition
Essex sails with a major Anglo-Dutch expedition against Cadiz, combining naval and land forces in a direct strike at Spain's Atlantic military infrastructure.
July 15961 historical events
Death of Francis Knollys
Death of Francis Knollys
October 15961 historical events
Second Spanish Armada
Padilla leads a new Spanish Armada intended for the British Isles, but severe Atlantic storms scatter the fleet before it can establish an invasion force.
President of the Council
Appointed President of the Council of the North
Peerage
Created Earl of Nottingham, 1st
Capture of Calais
Fawkes is present at the siege & capture of Calais
Siege of Calais
Fawkes is present at the siege & capture of Calais
Arrest of Robert Catesby
Catesby is arrested because of his Catholic sympathies during Elizabeth Is illness
Siege of Cadiz
Dudley joined Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, to serve as commander of the Nonpareil in an expedition against Cadiz
Siege of Cadix
Takes part in the siege of Cadiz
Siege of Cadiz
Commands the siege against Cadiz
Capture of Cadiz
Captures Cadiz
Siege of Azores
Commands an unsuccesful raid, the Islands voyage, to the Azores
Siege of Cadiz
Captures Cadiz
Siege of Cadiz
Carries out a raid on Cadiz
Reballion of Rebels in Oxfordshire
Heads a committee of the Privy Council which is empowered to use torture. Heads a committee of the Privy Council into rounding up ring leaders
Lord Lieutenant General of England
Appointed Lord Lieutenant General of England
Holy League
Terminates the war with the Holy League
Mysterium cosmographicum (The Sacred Mystery of the Cosmos)
Publication of Mysterium cosmographicum (The Sacred Mystery of the Cosmos)
Mysterium cosmographicum
Publication of Mysterium cosmographicum (The Sacred Mystery of the Cosmos)
Deccan Expansion
Akbar intensifies Mughal expansion into the Deccan and challenges the region's sultanates.
Mobilization
The peace negotiations breakdown & Hideyoshi sends reinforcements. The Chinese evacuate Korea & leave the Koreans to observe the Pusan perimeter
Discovery of Spitsbergen
Discovers Spitsbergen
Capture of Cadiz
Loses Cadiz to the English
Capture of Calais
Captures Calais