Arrest of Peter Wentworth
Imprisoned for raising questions about the succession in Parliament
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1593 in England
Explore 21 historical events and records for England in 1593.
Historical records for England in 1593
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February
Edward Coke Chosen Speaker
Edward Coke becomes Speaker during a Parliament marked by disputes over religion, privilege, recusancy and the succession.
Wentworth Imprisoned over Succession Proposal
Peter Wentworth is imprisoned after promoting parliamentary discussion of the succession, showing Elizabeth's continued refusal to permit an open settlement of the question.
April
Birth of Thomas Wentworth
Thomas Wentworth was born into a prominent Yorkshire landowning family.
Act against Seditious Sectaries Passed
Parliament acts against separatist religious groups whose refusal of established worship is treated as a threat to church and state order.
May
Assassination of Christopher Marlowe
Murders Christopher Marlowe after disputing a bill with him in Eleanor Bulls House
Assassination of Christopher Marlowe
Murdered in Deptford during a pub brawl under mysterious circumstances
Death of Christopher Marlowe
Death of Christopher Marlowe, murdered
August
Birth of Isaac Walton
Birth of Isaac Walton
September
Hesketh Approaches Earl of Derby
Richard Hesketh urges Ferdinando Stanley to assert a claim to the English succession, promising foreign support for a challenge to Elizabeth I.
October
Hesketh Plot Reported
Ferdinando Stanley rejects Hesketh's proposal and delivers him to the authorities, preventing the succession scheme from developing into an organised rising.
November
Execution of Richard Hesketh
Richard Hesketh is executed after conviction for attempting to recruit the Earl of Derby into a foreign-supported challenge to Elizabeth's crown.
Other events (month unknown)
Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer
Appointed Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer
Constitution of England
Asserts that MPs must not override her in foreign & religious affairs
Ecclesiastical Polity Begins Publication
Richard Hooker begins publishing Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity, defending the Elizabethan Church against Puritan criticisms of its government and worship.
Head Master of Westminster School
Camden becomes Head Master of Westminster School.
Knight of the Garter
Appointednight of the Garter
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Oxfordshire
Popish Recusants Act Passed
Parliament imposes tighter restrictions on persistent Catholic recusants, including controls on movement and residence.
Speaker of House of Commons
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Trial
Acquitted of the murder of Chistopher Marlowe after pleading self defence
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