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1559 in England
 1559 in England:
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Events from the year 1559 in the Kingdom of England.
Events
- 15 January - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey. [1]
- 3 April - Peace of Cateau Cambrésis - France makes peace with England and Spain. France gives up most of its gains in Italy (including Savoy), keeping only Saluzzo, but keeps the three Lorraine bishoprics of Metz, Toul, and Verdun, and the formerly English town of Calais. [1]
Undated
- Act of Uniformity 1559 and the Act of Supremacy 1559 passed.
Births
- Charls Butler, schoolmaster, clergyman, spelling reformer and author (died 1647)
- George Chapman, dramatist (died 1634)
- John Penry, Welsh Protestant martyr (died 1593)
- John Spenser, president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford (died 1614)
Deaths
- 8 March - Thomas Tresham I, Catholic politician (year of birth unknown)
- 16 March - Anthony St. Leger, Lord Deputy of Ireland (born 1496)
- 10 September - Anthony Denny, confidant of Henry VIII of England (born 1501)
- 18 November - Cuthbert Tunstall, church leader (born 1474)
- 20 November - Lady Frances Brandon, claimant to the throne of England (born 1517)
Unknown dates
- Leonard Digges, mathematician and surveyor (born 1520)
- Owen Oglethorpe, priest (year of birth unknown)
References
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