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6. Robert Cecil appointed Secretery of State
7. Failed plundering expedition of Drake and Hawkins in West Indies
8. Capture of the treasure ship Madre de Dios
9. Essex endeavours to use patronage to promote Francis Bacon to Attorney-General
10. Spanish troops landed in Kinsale
12. Battle of Yellow Ford lost
13. Public discussion of the succession emerged following a publication from the Netherlands
14. Robert Cecil in regular corrospondance with James VI
15. Robert Cecil becomes Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
16. Spain expelled from all the lands of the Northern Netherlands
17. Matters come to a head over the appointment of the Lord Deputy in Ireland - Elizabeth slaps Essex's face
18. Second failed Armarda
19. Robert Cecil becomes Master of Wards
