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England in 1592

Historical records for England in 1592, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
6Events
6Named people
2Places
5Categories

Historical records

Other Events

1592Arrest of Christopher MarloweChristopher Marlowe

Flushing · Arts / Literature

Arrested in the Dutch town of Flushing for attempting to counterfeit coins and use the proceeds to assist seditious Catholics

1592Arrest of Walter RaleighWalter Raleigh

Tower of London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Imprisoned when Elizabeth I discovers his marriage to Elizabeth Throckmorton

1592Birth of George VilliersGeorge Villiers Buckingham, 1st

House / House of Villers

Birth of George Villiers, 4th son of Sir George Villiers

1592Birth of William CavendishWilliam Cavendish Devonshire, 1st

House / House of Cavendish

Birth of William Cavendish

1592Chief JusticeJohn Popham

Government / Government of England

Appointed Chief Justice of the King's Bench

1592Solicitor GeneralEdward Coke

Government / Government of England

Appointed Solicitor General

Names involved

Christopher MarloweEdward CokeGeorge Villiers Buckingham, 1stJohn PophamWalter RaleighWilliam Cavendish Devonshire, 1st

Places involved

FlushingTower of London

Provenance

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.