1572 - What happened in 1572 ?

January 1572

Sunday 16:

The Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.

April 1572

Saturday 01:

The Watergeuzen succeeded in capturing Den Briel, effectively sealing off the Meuse from the Spaniards.

August 1572

Friday 18:

Wedding in Paris of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre with Marguerite de Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.

Thursday 24:

Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre: On the orders of king Charles IX of France, a massacre of Huguenots (French Protestants) begins.