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5th February 1557
The Treaty of Vaucelles was signed between King Philip II of Spain and King Henri II of France.

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13th September 1598
King Philip II of Spain died of cancer, at El Escorial, near Madrid.

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8th August 1573
Simon Renard, Imperial Ambassador, died in Madrid.

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13th July 1558
The Battle of Gravelines took place near Calais.

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6th July 1557
King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, set out from Dover for France.
His war with the French resulted in the loss of Calais - the last English possession on the continent.

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21st May 1527
King Philip II of Spain was born at Valladolid, Spain to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor & his wife, Isabella of Portugal.

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19th April 1587
Sir Francis Drake led a raid on the Spanish fleet that was gathering at Cadiz for what King Philip II of Spain called the “Enterprise of England”

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14th April 1578
King Philip III of Spain was born at Royal Alcázar of Madrid, to King Philip II of Spain and his fourth wife, Anna of Austria.

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30th March 1558
Queen Mary I made her will, believing that she would soon give birth.

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Letter from King Philip II of Spain to Alessandro Farnese, Prince of Parma

29th July 1586
San Lorenzo de El Escorial

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5th February 1557
The Treaty of Vaucelles was signed between King Philip II of Spain and King Henri II of France.

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19th December 1558
Cornelis De Schrijver, also known as Cornelius Grapheus, writer, died in Antwerp.

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