Period of conflict which followed the abdication of Mary, Queen of Scots, and her escape from Loch Leven Castle in May 1568. It began in May 1568 and lasted until 28 May 1573 (about 5 years). It was part of European Wars of Religion. Those involved included the Kingdom of Scotland, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland.
Before and after
- 1568The Blind Leading the Blind
- from 1568 to 1600Azuchi-Momoyama period
- from 1568 to 1570First Russo-Turkish War
- from 1568 to 1918Russo-Turkish Wars
- from May 1568 to May 1573Marian civil war
- from 23 May 1568 to 30 January 1648Eighty Years' War
- from 24 December 1568 to 1 March 1571Rebellion of the Alpujarras
- 1569Invention of Mercator projection
- from 11 June 1569 to 24 October 1795Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 25 April 1588 to 1 August 1588Spanish Armada
- 13 April 1598Edict of Nantes
- from 28 December 1688 to 1 January 1689Glorious Revolution
- from 22 February 1700 to 10 September 1721Great Northern War
- 1713Peace of Utrecht
- from 16 December 1740 to 18 October 1748War of the Austrian Succession
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 16th century.