Short answers, pulled from the story.
Alfonso Ferrabosco arrived in England in the 1560s and introduced the light, conversational madrigal style to the English musical landscape. This Italian composer worked within the court of Queen Elizabeth I and brought a form of secular vocal music that was entirely new to the English ear.
Nicholas Yonge published Musica transalpina in 1588, a collection that served as the catalyst for the English Madrigal School. He later published a second Musica transalpina in 1597 to duplicate the success of the first collection.
Thomas Morley, Thomas Weelkes, and John Wilbye emerged as the most influential composers of madrigals in England. Their works have survived best to the present day and defined a specific national identity in music.
The Triumphs of Oriana, published in 1601 and compiled by Thomas Morley, stands as one of the more notable compilations of English madrigals. This anthology contained 25 different madrigals by 23 different composers written as a tribute to Elizabeth I of England.
Madrigals continued to be composed in England through the 1620s, but the Baroque style finally appeared in England somewhat belatedly to signal the end of the madrigal era. The transition from the light, a cappella style to the more dramatic and recitative forms of the Baroque marked a definitive break.