- John White returns to Roanoke to find that the colony has vanished
- James Lancaster sets sail from Plymouth to the East Indies
Thomas Cavendish, English sailor and explorer dies ( he was born in 1555)
Sir Richard Hawkins fails in his attempt to voyage around the World
Sir Richard Hawkins rounds Cape Horn but is taken prisoner when he plunders Spanish ports - he is not ransomed until 1602
- Sir Walter Raleigh leaves England to sail to the New World
Sir Francis Drake dies of the plague whilst at sea
Elizabeth makes Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex the Earl Marchshal of England
- Tyrone's Rebellion occurs in Ireland
The Queen's favourite Robert, Earl of Essex was placed in charge of a large English army to suppress Irish rebels. Instead, Essex signed an unauthorized truce with the Earl of Tyrone - the greatest rebelElizabeth deprived Essex of his titles and ordered h
