War between King Henry III of France, King Henry of Navarre, and Henry of Lorraine, Duke of Guise. It began in 1587 and lasted until 1589 (about 2 years). It was part of French Wars of Religion. Those involved included Huguenots, the Kingdom of England, Politique and Catholic League.
Before and after
- 18 March 1584Death of Ivan the Terrible
- 1585Founding of Frankfurt Stock Exchange
- from 1585 to 1604Anglo-Spanish War
- 9 September 1585Birth of Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
- from 1587 to 1589War of the Three Henrys
- from 12 April 1587 to 6 July 1587Singeing the King of Spain's Beard
- 5 April 1588Birth of Thomas Hobbes
- from 25 April 1588 to 1 August 1588Spanish Armada
- 17 July 1588Death of Mimar Sinan
More in Wars, politics & history
- from 23 May 1568 to 30 January 1648Eighty Years' War
- 13 April 1598Edict of Nantes
- 24 October 1648Peace of Westphalia
- from 22 February 1700 to 10 September 1721Great Northern War
- from March 1701 to September 1714War of the Spanish Succession
- 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.