May 23, 1561The first court of High Commission, a group of officials and Protestant clergy, is set up to enforce the Reformation in Ireland
May 26, 1562Following his submission to Elizabeth at Whitehall in January, Shane O'Neill returns to Ireland
June 19, 1566Mary Queen of Scots gives birth to the future King James VI of Scotland and I of England.
May 8, 1567Shane O'Neills army crosses the Swilly estuary at Farsetmore, and is defeated in a pitched battle by Hugh O'Donnell
Ireland
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