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Jul 19, 1561
Mary queen of Scots is beheaded.
After 19 years of imprisonment, Mary Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her complicity in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I. -
the Spain armada is defeated by the English navy in a shocking defeat
Off the coast of Gravelines, France, Spain’s so-called “Invincible Armada” is defeated by an English naval force under the command of Lord Charles Howard and Sir Francis Drake. -
Shakespeare performs Julius caesar, at the globe theater, the first of many he would put one at this value
is unusual among Shakespeare’s plays in that a book-length study has been devoted to the history of its production on stage from the beginning to the late twentieth century. -
Peter started work/ construction on what would become the great city of St. Petersburg
Peter the Great was a Russian czar in the late 17th century, who is best known for his extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation. -
Peter become emperor of Russia
Born in Moscow, Russia on June 9, 1672, Peter the Great was a Russian czar in the late 17th century who is best known for his extensive reforms in an attempt to establish Russia as a great nation. -
louis 14th and the French Revolution
The Revolution overthrew the monarchy, established a republic, catalyzed violent periods of political turmoil, and finally culminated in a dictatorship under Napoleon who brought many of its principles to areas he conquered in Western Europe and beyond.
