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| 1 | 1558 | - 1558—1603: ROYAL: Queen Elizabeth I ascends the throne.Restores Protestantism, establishes state Church of England (Anglicanism). Renaissance will reach height in Englando Shakespeare, Marlowe, Spenser.
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| 2 | 1587 | - 1587—1587: ROYAL: Philip II of Spain plots to have the Catholic Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, replace Elizabeth I on the throne of England. .Mary has been a rallying point for all in England opposed to Elizabeth. Elizabeth solves her problem with Mary by having her beheaded
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| 3 | 1589 | - 1589—1589: HISTORY: .Englishmen, William Lee invents the knitting machine.
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| 4 | 1590 | - 1590—1590: HISTORY: .Dutchmen, Zacharias Janssen invents the compound microscope.
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