Institution of the papal Index Librorum Prohibitorum.
1560.
Conspiracy of Amboise, by the Huguenots, for the overthrow of the Guises, in France; death of Francis II, Charles IX succeeds; Catherine de' Medici controls the government as regent. Arrest of Condé.
Queen Elizabeth of England and the Scottish Reformers conclude a pact of alliance. Death of the Regent, Mary of Guise; Mary Stuart and her husband, Francis II, arrange the treaty of Edinburgh with Elizabeth and the Reformers. Passing by the Scotch Parliament of the Statutes of Reformation.
1561.
Queen Mary Stuart returns to Scotland. See "Mary Stuart: Her Reign and Execution," x, 51.
Rebellion of Shane O'Neil in Ireland.
Edict against the Reformers, now called Huguenots; Condé and Coligny prepare to take up arms.
1562.
Submission and pardon of Shane O'Neil.