Events 1588

1 events

1.1 january–june
1.2 july–december
1.3 date unknown

events
january–june

february – sinhalese abandon siege of colombo, capital of portuguese ceylon.
february 9 – sudden death of Álvaro de bazán, 1st marquis of santa cruz, in midst of preparations spanish armada, forces king philip ii of spain re-allocate command of fleet.
april 4 – christian iv becomes king of denmark–norway, upon death of father, frederick ii.
may 12 – day of barricades in paris: henry i, duke of guise seizes city, forcing king henry iii flee.
may 28 – spanish armada, 130 ships , 30,000 men, begins set sail tagus estuary, heading english channel (it take until may 30 of ships leave port).

july–december

july – king henry iii of france capitulates duke of guise, , returns paris.
july 31 – first engagement between english , spanish fleets (off of plymouth) results in victory english, under command of lord howard of effingham , sir francis drake.
august 2 – english fleet defeats spanish fleet, off isle of portland.
august 6 (july 29 old style) – battle of gravelines: spanish armada defeated english naval force off coast of gravelines, in spanish netherlands (modern france).
august 7 – english fleet defeats spanish fleet off coast of flanders.
august 8–august 9 – spanish unable reach coast of flanders, meet army of duke of parma. duke of medina sidonia decides return spain.
august 12 – fleeing spanish fleet sails past firth of forth, , english call off pursuit. of spanish fleet destroyed storms, sails home around scotland , ireland.
october 7 – first biography of nicolaus copernicus (d.1543) completed bernardino baldi.
december 5 – order of augustinian recollects formally recognised separate province order of saint augustine, event later known día de la recolección or day of recollection.
december 23 – henry iii of france strikes ultra-catholic enemies, having duke of guise , brother, louis ii, cardinal of guise, killed, , holding cardinal de bourbon prisoner. result, large parts of france reject henry iii king, forcing him side henry of navarre.

date unknown

william morgan s welsh translation of bible published.
the armada portrait of elizabeth of england created, celebrate english defeat of spanish armada, , assert strength of elizabeth herself.