Important Historical Events of the year 1568, Year 1568 in History

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List of 1568 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1568

What happened in the year 1568?

Date	Event
January 28, 1568	The Edict of Torda prohibits the persecution of individuals on religious grounds in John Sigismund Zápolya's Eastern Hungarian Kingdom.
March 23, 1568	The Peace of Longjumeau is signed, ending the second phase of the French Wars of Religion.
May 2, 1568	Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
May 3, 1568	Angered by the brutal onslaught of Spanish troops at Fort Caroline, a French force burns the San Mateo fort and massacres hundreds of Spaniards.
May 13, 1568	Mary Queen of Scots is defeated at the Battle of Langside, part of the civil war between Queen Mary and the supporters of her son, James VI.
May 16, 1568	Mary, Queen of Scots, flees to England.
May 23, 1568	Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.
July 21, 1568	Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
September 24, 1568	Spanish naval forces defeat an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.
October 20, 1568	The Spanish Duke of Alba defeats a Dutch rebel force under William the Silent.