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Feb 6, 1558
Elizabeth becomes queen on the death of her half-sister, Mary
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Feb 7, 1559
Acts of supremacy and uniformity restored the protestant church in England and made Elizabeth head of the church of England
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Feb 7, 1562
Eizabeth gives aid to the protestant huguenots in the French wars of religion. English troops occupy dieppe and Le Havre.
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Feb 7, 1564
Peace made between England and France at Troyes.
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Feb 7, 1566
Elizabeth forbidds parliament to discuss her marriage prospects
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Feb 7, 1568
Mary queen of Scots,flees to England from Scotland and is imprisoned by Elizabeth
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Feb 7, 1579
Francis, Duke of alencon,secretly comes to England to try to marry Elizabeth
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Feb 7, 1581
Francis Drake knighted by queen Elizabeth on the deck of the Golden Hind
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Mary,queen of Scots is executed at fortheringhay castle on charges of reason
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A spanish armada of 130 ships sailing against england is defeated by bad weather and the English fleet under Admiral Drake and John Hawkings using fireships. Many were wrecked trying to return by sailing round the north of the British Isles. The En glish