22 January 1561Birth of Francis BaconFrancis Bacon Verulam, 1st
Birth of Francis Bacon at York House near the Strand
Historical records for England in 1561, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Birth of Francis Bacon at York House near the Strand
Elizabeth manages diplomacy after the death of Francis II and Mary of Scots widowhood
Elizabeth refuses to recognize Mary of Scots as heir without treaty guarantees
Elizabeth monitors Mary of Scots return to Scotland without English safe conduct
Katherine Grey is imprisoned for marrying Edward Seymour without royal permission
Elizabeth orders Katherine Grey confined after her secret Seymour marriage is discovered
Birth of Edward Seymour Lord Beauchamp son of Hertford and Katherine Grey
Created Earl of Warwick during Elizabeth I's reign
Imprisoned for marrying Lady Katherine Grey without the Queen's permission
English border officials watch Scottish politics after Mary returns
Goes into exile at Louvain after refusing the Elizabethan settlement
Harding continues Catholic polemic from exile in the Low Countries
Grindal enforces Protestant order in the London diocese
Nicholas Bacon continues as Lord Keeper under Elizabeth I
Seymour faces proceedings after his secret marriage to Katherine Grey
Pius IV sends an envoy urging Elizabeth to return England to Catholic obedience
Parker continues shaping the Elizabethan church settlement
Appointed President of the Council of the North
Cecil manages correspondence on Mary of Scots return and Scottish affairs
Ascham develops educational ideas later published in The Schoolmaster
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