|
|
|
|
|
1523
|
40
|
Sir
Thomas More elected speaker of the House
of Commons |
|
1523
|
40
|
Spanish
founded town of Jamaica |
|
1523
|
40
|
First
marine insurance policies issued at
Florence |
|
1524
|
41
|
James
V becomes King of Scotland |
|
1524
|
41
|
Peasant
revolt in Southern Germany under Thomas
Münzer, Florian Geyer, Michael
Gaismair |
|
1524
|
41
|
Zwingli
abolishes Catholic mass in Zurich |
|
1524
|
41
|
James
V becomes King of Scotland |
|
1524
|
41
|
Johan
Walther and Martin Luther produce hymnal
"Gestlich Gesangk Buchleyn" |
|
1524
|
41
|
First
textbook on theoretical geography |
|
1524
|
41
|
Giovanni
da Verazano discovers New York Bay and
Hudson River |
|
1524
|
41
|
Turkeys
from South America eaten for first time
at English Court |
|
1525
|
42
|
Peace
signed between England and France |
|
1526
|
43
|
Babar
founds Mogul Dynasty in Delhi
Note:
First Mughal emperor of India ...
a soldier of genius ... and a cultured
man with interests in architecture,
music and literature. Himself a Muslim
he initiated a policy of toleration
towards his non-Muslim subjects that
was continued by his successors and
became a hall mark of the Mughal Empire
at it's zenith ... Chambers
Biographical Dictionary,Page 85, W
& R Chambers Ltd, Edinburgh, Scotland,
1990.
|
|
1525
|
42
|
7
year truce between Sultan of Turkey
and King of Hungary |
|
1525
|
42
|
Luther
marries former nun Katherine von Bora
|
|
1525
|
42
|
William
Tyndales translation of New Testament
printed |
|
1525
|
42
|
Dürer
compiles first German manual on Geometry |
|
1525
|
42
|
Hops
introduced to England from Artois |
|
1526
|
43
|
Anglo-
Scot Peace signed |
|
1526
|
43
|
Battle
of Mohacs : Turks defeat Hungarians.
Sultan Suleiman I takes Buda |
|
1526
|
43
|
Babar
founds Mogul Dynasty in Delhi |
|
1526
|
43
|
Anabaptists
settle down as "Moravian Brothers"
in Moravia |
|
1526
|
43
|
Persecution
of Jews in Hungary |
|
1526
|
43
|
Luther
: German Mass |
|
1527
|
44
|
Ferdinand
= sole King of Hungary- Hapsburg admin
re-organised |
|
1527
|
44
|
The
Sack of Rome - Pope Clement VII is imprisoned
|
|
1527
|
44
|
Hops
introduced to England from Artois |
|
1527
|
44
|
First
Protestant Uni founded at Marburg |
|
1528
|
45
|
Anabaptist
Balthasar Hubmair burned at the stake
in Vienna |
|
1528
|
45
|
Reformation
begins in Scotland |
|
1528
|
45
|
Severe
outbreaks of plague in England |
|
1529
|
46
|
Turks
attack Austria |
|
1529
|
46
|
Sir
Thomas More made Lord Chancellor |
|
1529
|
46
|
Sir
Thomas More made Lord Chancellor |
|
1529
|
46
|
Second
diet of Speyer opens : Lutheran minority
protest against decisions of Catholic
majority (protestants) |
|
1529
|
46
|
Luther
and Zwingli hold their disputation on
the Eucharist at Marburg |
|
1529
|
46
|
Italian
Physician introduces examinations of
patients at the sickbed |
|
1529
|
46
|
Bernadind
de Sahagun starts his Franciscan mission
in Mexico |
|
1530
|
47
|
George
Agncola - First treatise on Mineralogy
- |
|
1530
|
47
|
Portuguese
colonise Brazil |
|
1531
|
48
|
Henry
VIII recognised as supreme head of Church
of England |
|
1531
|
48
|
Zwingli
dies |
|
1531
|
48
|
The
"Great Comet (later Halleys) arouses
wave of superstition |
|
1532
|
49
|
Suleiman
I Invades Hungary - his attack on Carinthia
and Croatia is repelled |
|
1532
|
49
|
Reformation
in France (John Calvin) |
|
1532
|
49
|
German
botanist - Otto Bruntels makes Book
of Herbs |
|
1533
|
50
|
Henry
VIII marries Anne Boleyn and is excommunicated
by the Pope - Elizabeth is born to them
(= future queen) |
|
1533
|
50
|
First
Lunatic Asylums (without medical attention)
|
|
1534
|
51
|
Final
rift between England and Rome |
|
1534
|
51
|
Jesuit
order founded by Ignatius Loyola |
|
1534
|
51
|
Luther
completes Bible translation |
|
1535
|
52
|
Thomas
More refuses the Oath of the King's
supremacy - tried for treason and is
executed |
|
1535
|
52
|
Charles
V conquers Tunis and frees 20,000 Christian
slaves |
|
1536
|
53
|
Catherine
of Aragon dies |
|
1536
|
53
|
Anne
Boleyn is executed |
|
1536
|
53
|
Henry
VIII marries Jane Seymour |
|
1536
|
53
|
Thomas
Cromwell made Lord Privy Seal |
|
1536
|
53
|
Act
of Parliament declares Popes authority
void in England |
|
1536
|
53
|
John
Calvin "Christiane religions Institutio"
|
|
1536
|
53
|
Luthers
"table talks" |
|
1536
|
53
|
Reformation
in Denmark and Norway |
|
1536
|
53
|
William
Tyndale burned at the stake |
|
1536
|
53
|
Michael
Angelo paints "Last Judgment"
on altar wall of Sistine chapel |
|
1536
|
53
|
Pedro
de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires |
|
1537
|
54
|
Jane
Seymour dies after birth of Edward |
|
1537
|
54
|
Calvin
is expelled from Geneva and settles
in Strasbourg |
|
1538
|
55
|
Destruction
of relics and shrines in Southern Engalnd
|
|
1539
|
56
|
Henry
VIII marriage treaty signed with Anne
of Cleves |
|
1539
|
56
|
Calvin
: commentary on the epistle to the Romans |
|
1539
|
56
|
Olaus
Magnus - map of the world |
|
1539
|
56
|
First
Christmas tree at Strasbourg |
|
1540
|
57
|
Henry
marries Anne of Cleves - marriage annulled
by convocation of Canterbury and York
- Henry marries Catherine Howard |
|
1540
|
57
|
Thomas
Cromwell executed |
|
1540
|
57
|
Catherine
Howard's uncle succeeds Thomas Cromwell
|
|
1540
|
57
|
Order
of Jesuits confirmed by Pope Paul III
|
|
1540
|
57
|
GL
de Cardenas discovers Grand Canyon,
Arizona |
|
1540
|
57
|
Ether
produced from alcohol and sulfuric acid
|
|
1540
|
57
|
Pulmonary
Circulation of blood discovered |
|
1541
|
58
|
Catherine
Howard sent to Tower of London on suspicion
of Moral conduct |
|
1541
|
58
|
Henry
assumes title of King of Ireland and
Head of Irish Church |
|
1541
|
58
|
Calvin
returns to Geneva |
|
1541
|
58
|
John
Knox leads Calvinist Reformation in
Scotland |
|
1541
|
58
|
Hernando
de Soto discovers Mississippi River
|
|
1542
|
59
|
Queen
Catherine is executed |
|
1542
|
59
|
Mary
Queen of Scots ascends throne |
|
1542
|
59
|
Antonio
da Mota is the first European to enter
Japan |
|
1542
|
59
|
Queen
Catherine is executed |
|
1543
|
60
|
Henry
VIII marries Catherine Parr |
|
1543
|
60
|
First
Protestants burned at the stake by the
Spanish Inquisition |
|
1544
|
61
|
Silver
Mines discovered in Peru |
|
1545
|
62
|
Council
of Trent meets to discuss Reformation
and Counter Reformation |
|
1546
|
63
|
Civil
War in Germany (Schmalkaldic War) between
Emperor Charles V and Schmalkaldic League |
|
1546
|
63
|
Martin
Luther dies |
|
1546
|
63
|
Michelangelo
designs dome and undertakes completion
of St. Peters in Rome |
|
1546
|
63
|
Abortive
efforts to find the legendary Dorado
in Venezuela |
|
1546
|
63
|
Geographer
Mercator states that the eath has a
magnetic pole |
|
1546
|
63
|
Henry
VIII dies succeeded by son Edward |
