As of the start of 1585, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

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Jul 8, 2025 · The 1584 expedition having determined Roanoke Island to be a favorable location for the first English colony in North America, seven English vessels with 600 soldiers and sailors began their …

The Roanoke Colony (/ ˈroʊ.ə.noʊk / ROH-ə-nohk) were two attempts by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America. The first colony was established at Roanoke …

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Jul 1, 1998 · Spaniards seeking to Christianize the "New World" and to explore its riches founded the colony of New Mexico in 1598, announcing their dominion over the land and the people of New …

The Fall of Antwerp on August 17, 1585, was the result of a siege begun by Spanish forces in July 1584 during the Eighty Years’ War.

With delays caused by the capture of a Spanish ship, the need to gather salt, and the purchase of supplies, the English finally arrived off Cape Fear on 23 June 1585.