Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen (TRIH ep 619, part 4)
1558 · Resource
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook discuss the early months and political foundations of Elizabeth I's reign, focusing on her coronation (14 January 1559), the challenges posed by religious divisions, and the central role of William Cecil in shaping policy.
On these timelines: The Rest Is History (podcast), Resources: Combined
Around 1558
- Eighty Years' War / Dutch Revolt (1568)
- Spanish Armada (1588)
- Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519)
- French Wars of Religion (1562)
- Spanish conquest of the Incas (1532)
- English Reformation (1533)
- The Reformation (1517)
- Magellan-Elcano circumnavigation (1519)
- Luther's 95 Theses (1517)
- William Shakespeare (1564)