Historical Events

991 Battle of Maldon: English, led by Earl Byrhtnoth, confront a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon in Essex. The battle and the English defeat are immortalized in the well-known Old English poem "The Battle of Maldon."

Cabot's Tales of Asia

1497 Explorer John Cabot tells King Henry VII of his trip to "Asia"

1512 Battle of Saint-Mathieu (also called the Battle of Brest): an English fleet of 25 ships commanded by Sir Edward Howard and a Franco-Breton fleet of 22 ships commanded by René de Clermont

Treaty of Nonsuch

1585 English Queen Elizabeth I signs Treaty of Nonsuch: Aid for Netherlands

1653 Battle of Scheveningen: Final naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War, English fleet defeats a Dutch fleet led by Maarten Tromp, who is killed by a sharp

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