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January–March. January 7 – In the Kingdom of Scotland, French troops commanded by Henri Cleutin and Captain Corbeyran de Cardaillac Sarlabous sail across the Firth of Forth from Leith, which they are occupying, and fight with the Lords of the Congregation at Pettycur Bay near Kinghorn.
- 1560s in England
Events from the 1560s in England. Incumbents. Monarch –...
- 1560s in architecture
Construction begins of: Church of the Gesù in Rome, designed...
- 1560 in France
December 5 – Seventeen-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, is...
- 1560s in England
Events from the 1560s in England. Incumbents. Monarch – Elizabeth I. Events. 1560. 27 February – Treaty of Berwick: Terms agreed with the Lords of the Congregation in the Kingdom of Scotland for English forces to enter Scotland to expel French troops defending the Regency of Mary of Guise.
The 1560s was a decade that started on 1 January 1560 and ended on 31 December 1569. It is distinct from the decade known as the 157th decade which began on January 1, 1561. and ended on December 31, 1570.
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1. 1560 1.1. Palladian villas of the Veneto: Villa Foscari is completed and Villa Barbarois probably begun. 1.2. Wat Xieng Thong Buddhist temple at Luang Prabang in the kingdom of Lan Xang (modern-day Laos) is completed. 1.3. Construction of the Uffizi in Florence, designed by Giorgio Vasari, begins. 1.4. Construction of Mexico City Cathedralbegins. 1.5. Reconstruction of Poznań Town Hall in Poland by Giovanni Battista di Quadrois completed. 2. 1561 2.1. Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, desig...
1562: Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola – Publication of Regola delli cinque ordini d'architettura (Rules of the Five Orders of Architecture).1563: John Shute – Publication of The First and Chief Groundes of Architecture, the first work in Englishon architecture.1568: Giorgio Vasari – Second, enlarged, edition published of Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori (Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects).15631564: February 18 – Michelangelo (born 1475)Year 1560 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
English woman wears a fashion seen in many formal portraits of Puritan women in the 1590s, characterized by a black gown worn with a blackwork stomacher and a small French farthingale or half-roll, with a fine linen ruff and moderate use of lace and other trim.
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December 5 – Seventeen-year-old Mary, Queen of Scots, is widowed by the death of her first husband, King Francis II of France. Her mother-in-law, Catherine de' Medici, becomes regent of France. December 6 – Charles IX of France succeeds his elder brother, Francis II, at the age of ten.
