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Reign of
Elizabeth I
1558-1603

1560
Church of Scotland established

1572
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre (Paris)

1577
Francis Drake begins circumnavigation of the globe

1587
Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

1588
Spanish Armada defeated


Elizabeth I		  
Sir Francis Drake

Mary, Queen of Scots		  
Philip II of Spain


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