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1586 in History
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January 15 Battle at Boxum: Spanish troops under Tassis beat state army February 4 Robert Dudley, earl of Leicester, becomes governor of Neth March 8 Johan van Oldenbarnevelt becomes Dutch chief legal advisor June 19 English colonists sailed from Roanoke Island, North Carolina July 27 Sir Walter Raleigh brings 1st tobacco to England from Virginia July 28 Sir Thomas Harriot introduces potatoes to Europe September 22 Battle at Zutphen: English vs Dutch army October 2 Battle at Zutphen: English-Dutch army October 14 Mary Queen of Scots goes on trial for conspiracy against Elizabeth December 3 Sir Thomas Herriot introduces potatoes to England, from Colombia December 15 Laevinus Torrentius, becomes bishop of Antwerp |
John Ford 1586 - 1640 Philip Sidney 1554 - 1586 |
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