Birth of Francis Bacon
Birth of Francis Bacon at York House near the Strand
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1561 in England
Explore 26 historical events and records for England in 1561.
Historical records for England in 1561
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January
Birth of Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon is born at York House in London.
French Diplomacy
Elizabeth manages diplomacy after the death of Francis II and Mary of Scots widowhood
Scottish Succession Question
Elizabeth refuses to recognize Mary of Scots as heir without treaty guarantees
August
Mary Returns to Scotland
Elizabeth monitors Mary of Scots return to Scotland without English safe conduct
Arrest of Katherine Grey
Katherine Grey is imprisoned for marrying Edward Seymour without royal permission
Catherine Grey Pregnancy Revealed
Catherine's pregnancy exposes her secret marriage and alarms Elizabeth because a child could strengthen a competing Protestant claim to the throne.
Hertford Imprisoned over Secret Marriage
Edward Seymour is imprisoned after his unauthorised marriage to Catherine Grey becomes known, reflecting the crown's concern over uncontrolled succession alliances.
Katherine Grey Imprisoned
Elizabeth orders Katherine Grey confined after her secret Seymour marriage is discovered
September
Birth of Edward Seymour
Birth of Edward Seymour Lord Beauchamp son of Hertford and Katherine Grey
Birth of Edward Seymour Beauchamp
Catherine gives birth to Edward Seymour while imprisoned, creating a male descendant of Mary Tudor with a potentially important future claim.
December
Peerage
Created Earl of Warwick during Elizabeth I's reign
Other events (month unknown)
Arrest of Edward Seymour
Imprisoned for marrying Lady Katherine Grey without the Queen's permission
Border Security
English border officials watch Scottish politics after Mary returns
Church Commissioners Enforce Settlement
Royal ecclesiastical commissioners investigate clergy and parishes that resist the supremacy, prayer book and injunctions.
Edition of Chaucer
Stow publishes an edition of the works of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Exile of William Allen
Goes into exile at Louvain after refusing the Elizabethan settlement
Exile Scholarship
Harding continues Catholic polemic from exile in the Low Countries
London Visitation
Grindal enforces Protestant order in the London diocese
Lord Keeper Continues
Nicholas Bacon continues as Lord Keeper under Elizabeth I
Marriage Annulment Case
Seymour faces proceedings after his secret marriage to Katherine Grey
Papal Envoy
Pius IV sends an envoy urging Elizabeth to return England to Catholic obedience
Parker's Bible Planning
Parker continues shaping the Elizabethan church settlement
President of Council of the North
Appointed President of the Council of the North
Scottish Policy
Cecil manages correspondence on Mary of Scots return and Scottish affairs
The Schoolmaster Drafting
Ascham develops educational ideas later published in The Schoolmaster
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