26 February 1564Birth of Christopher MarloweChristopher Marlowe
Birth of Christopher Marlowe, born to a shoemaker in Canterbury
Historical records for England in 1564, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Birth of Christopher Marlowe, born to a shoemaker in Canterbury
Shakespeares actual birthdate is unknown, but is traditionally observed on 23 April, St George's Day. Birth of William Shakespeare, son of John Shakespeare, a successful glover and alderman originally from Snitterfield, and Mary Arden
Receives the Spanish Ambassador, de Silva is on a mission to rally Catholic support
Darnley is great grandson of Margaret Tudor & grandson of Henry VII
Birth of Henry Percy, son of the Eighth Earl of Northumberland
Suggested as a husband for Mary Queen of Scots by Elizabeth I
Created Earl of Leicester, 1st
Creates Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester so that he could marry Mary Queen of Scots
Appointed President of the Council of the North
England renounces Calais in return for 220,000 crowns
England & France make peace by the Treaty of Troyes
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