1587 in England
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Events from the year 1587 which occurred in the Kingdom of England.
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[edit] Events
- 8 February - Mary, Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringay Castle, after she is implicated in a plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. [1]
- 22 July - Colony of Roanoke: A group of English settlers arrive on Roanoke Island off of North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
[edit] Unknown dates
- The Rose Theatre is founded in London by Philip Henslowe.
- Christopher Marlowe's play Tamburlaine the Great first performed in London. [2]
[edit] Births
- Nathaniel Field, dramatist and actor (died 1620)
- Francis Kynaston, courtier and poet (died 1642)
- Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick, colonial administrator and admiral (died 1658)
- George Yeardley, colonial administrator in America (died 1627)
[edit] Deaths
- January - Thomas Seckford, official (born 1515)
- 30 March - Ralph Sadler, English statesman (born 1507)
- 8 April - John Foxe, English author (born 1516)
- 14 April - Edward Manners, 3rd Earl of Rutland (born 1548)
- 16 April - Anne Stanhope, Duchess of Somerset (born 1497)
- Dudley Fenner, puritan divine (born c1558)
- George Whetstone, writer (born 1544)
[edit] References
- ^ (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.
- ^ (1999) The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
