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1590's

By kelsey59

  • - John White returns to Roanoke to find that the colony has vanished

    - John White returns to Roanoke to find that the colony has vanished

  • - James Lancaster sets sail from Plymouth to the East Indies

    - James Lancaster sets sail from Plymouth to the East Indies

  • Thomas Cavendish, English sailor and explorer dies ( he was born in 1555)

    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 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 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 Walter Raleigh leaves England to sail to the New World

  • Sir Francis Drake dies of the plague whilst at sea

    Sir Francis Drake dies of the plague whilst at sea

  • Elizabeth makes Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex the Earl Marchshal of England

    Elizabeth makes Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex the Earl Marchshal of England

  • - Tyrone's Rebellion occurs in Ireland

    - 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

    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