12 March 1584Translation to WinchesterThomas Cooper
Translated from Lincoln to become Bishop of Winchester
Historical records for England in 1584, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Translated from Lincoln to become Bishop of Winchester
Receives Elizabeth I's charter for discovery and planting in lands not held by Christian princes
Birth of Ferdinando Fairfax, later second Lord Fairfax of Cameron
Receives his Bachelor of Arts degree at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Birth of John Pym, later a leading parliamentary opponent of Charles I
Receives news of the death of Francois, Duke of Anjou and Alencon, the last serious suitor of her reign
Executed for his role in the Throckmorton Plot against Elizabeth I
Chosen Speaker of the House of Commons in the Parliament of 1584
Birth of John Selden
Death of Alencon, the last of her suitors
Expelled from England after discovery of his involvement in the Throckmorton Plot
Her correspondence networks remain under suspicion after Throckmorton's trial
Reaches the Carolina coast on Raleigh's reconnaissance voyage
Reaches the Carolina coast and later writes the report of the voyage
Supports the political response to the Throckmorton Plot and foreign threats
Promotes the Bond of Association to protect Elizabeth I against assassination and invasion plots
Supports the Bond of Association after the Throckmorton Plot and the assassination of William the Silent
Uses the Bond of Association to strengthen surveillance of Catholic conspiracies
Receives the Bachelor of Music degree at Oxford
Birth of Ferdinando Fairfax
Birth of John Pym
Appointed Bishop of Winchester
Appointed Bishop of Lincoln
Becomes Bishop of Lincoln after Thomas Cooper's translation to Winchester
Founds a colony on Roanoke Island for which he is knighted
Moves in the same political and literary circle supporting Protestant expansion
Publishes De l'infinito, universo e mondi in London
Publishes De la causa, principio et uno in London
Writes the Discourse of Western Planting for Elizabeth I and Raleigh's circle
Attends The King's School, Canterbury (where a house is now named after him) and Corpus Christi College, Cambridge on a scholarship and received his Bachelor of Arts degree
Publishes La cena de le ceneri in London
Provides mathematical and navigational expertise in Raleigh's colonization circle
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 1st term
Publication of "True, Sincere & Modest Defence of English Catholics"
This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.