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England in 1598

Historical records for England in 1598, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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9Events
5Named people
3Places
6Categories

Historical records

August

4 August 1598Death of William CecilWilliam Cecil Burghley, 1st

Government / Government of England

Death of William Cecil

Other Events

1598Alliance Elizabeth I and The NetherlandsElizabeth I

House / House of Tudor

Relinquishes the title Protector but leaves an English brigade under Sir Francis Vere

1598Alliance Francis Vere and The NetherlandsFrancis Vere

Warfare / Military

Commands an English brigade in The Netherlands to defend Protestantism

1598Battle of TurnhoutJohn de Vere Oxford, 15th

Turnhout · Warfare / England War

A Commander in the victory at Turnhout

1598PeerageWilliam Cecil Burghley, 1st

Burghley · House / House of Cecil

Created Lord Burghley, the 2nd

1598Rule of Netherlands, TheElizabeth I

House / House of Tudor

Relinquishes the title Protector of The Netherlands

1598Survey of LondonJohn Stow

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Survey of London", speaks of London's congestion & heavy traffic

1598Survey of London", speaks of London's congestion and heavy trafficJohn Stow

Arts / Literature

Publication of "Survey of London", speaks of London's congestion & heavy traffic

1598Treaty of VervinsElizabeth I

Vervins · House / House of Tudor

Henry IV makes peace with Spain. Elizabeth prevents the Dutch from joining the Treaty

Names involved

Elizabeth IFrancis VereJohn de Vere Oxford, 15thJohn StowWilliam Cecil Burghley, 1st

Places involved

BurghleyTurnhoutVervins

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by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.