23rd March » The Peace of Longjumeau is signed, ending the second phase of the French Wars of Religion.
2nd May » Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
13th May » Battle of Langside: the forces of Mary, Queen of Scots, are defeated by a confederacy of Scottish Protestants under James Stewart, Earl of Moray, her Sibling half known as half-brother.
16th May » Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.
19th May » Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
23rd May » The Netherlands declare their independence from Spain.
23rd September » Spanish Empire Spanish naval forces rout an Kingdom of England English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins (naval commander) John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568) Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.
Famous Birthdays in 1568
9th March » Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian saint (d. 1591)
3rd September » Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist and composer (d. 1634)
5th September » Tommaso Campanella, Italian poet, philosopher, and theologian (d. 1639)
Famous Deaths in History for 1568
15th January » Nicolaus Olahus, Romanian archbishop (b. 1493)
20th January » Myles Coverdale, English bishop (b. 1488)