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== This site needs a disclaimer!==
Somewhere, preferrably on the main page, something needs to say that this is not an official SCA webpage, nor is it endorsed by the SCA in any way.

9-14-07
Don Thomas Dudley
Society Webminister

==Cunnan Focus?==
Is this a medieval reenactment wiki or an SCA wiki? The whole thing looks like it has been set up presuming that the SCA way of doing things is the only way it is done.

So which is the truth? Is it a badly-designed medieval reenactment wiki or is it a SCA wiki that misrepresents itself as a medieval reenactment wiki?

: It's a medieval reenactment wiki, plain and simple, but wikis always reflect the people who contribute to them. Currently, the only contributors (as far as I know) are people from the SCA, so the design, content, the main page, and opinions are all SCA oriented. We write what we know. If you'd like to add non-SCA content, please go right ahead. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]] 11:36, 15 Aug 2003 (EST)

:Well, it was, way back when we started, a medieval reenactment wiki, and it still is but (almost?) everyone who contributes is in the [[SCA]]. I'd be willing to change the explanation on the front page if people think its misleading. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 12:23, 15 Aug 2003 (EST)

Not sure if this is the place to be but, my cousin recently passed away and has left my family and myself all his medieval gear, such a variety of bows arrows, swords, axes helmats, shields, tunics, chainmail and few cuffs and jewelary, if any one is interested in buying any of this stuff you can get in contact with me at adamwestisthebest@hotmail.com

==Arts & Sciences==
Okie dokie, re the crafts/sciences. What would you have things such as [[astronomy]] under? It could be argued that there are no arts in the SCA only crafts (or the emulation of period art, at any rate). I'll agree that no ''true'' science in done in the SCA but there are certainly people who apply themselves to the study of period sciences.

Feel free to tell me I'm wrong (is this the first wiki argument? ;-) - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 14:10 6 Aug 2003 (EST)

:- Tobin: *I* feel that there's a number of people who do the 'crafts' of olde, and VERY few who actually do [[astronomy]] - and then they aren't doing the science of it, mearly recreating the 'elements' that were developed.
:Why not leave it as craft and see how many people actually object ? never hurt to irritate anyone :)

::Point taken but there are people that do astronomy and I dont think it should be thought of as a craft. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

:::When more than 3 people use test tubes and actually reinvent the wheel, rather than just follow someonelses work - sold. till then No Dice. The SCA does Crafts.

:::Follow someone else's work vs. reinventing the wheel? I think it's important to distinguish between science and scientific discoveries. Nobody's claiming to be making scientific discoveries - these have already been made. Think about it like Crafts - nobody's inventing new ways of doing things - we're trying to recreate what was done before. We're investigating science as it was done during the middle ages. I enjoy researching medieval cryptography - it doesn't mean that I have to invent new methods of frequency analysis. Also, and more importantly, Arts, Crafts & Sciences is a pain to say. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]] 11:22 11 Aug 2003 (EST)

==Arts & Sciences (again)==
A google search reveals something in the region of 1,500 results for "sca "arts and crafts"" but more than 7,500 results for "sca "arts and sciences"". I've never met an A & C officer and doubt I ever will (even if that is a more accurate term. Shoule we start calling all [[constable]]s "order enforcing people" just because some people think "constable" suggests that they are part of the police force?)

The point I'm trying to make is that, regardless of accuracy, people say A & S not A & C (if you were searching for A & S stuff on the web which would be seaching for?) If the SCA '''is''' a game then it really doesn't matter but there is no point in being non-standard. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 21:29, 25 Aug 2003 (EST)

[[User:Newt|Newt]]: Well let's start a trend, Tobin! We can slowly change the SCA to ''our'' way of thinking. Hmm.. I see what you're saying but I think with regards to the wiki we're just looking for ways of grouping topics nicely. There's nothing much to put under 'sciences', but you can very easily split up our 'arts' (which is currently damn huge) into 'arts' and 'crafts'. Re: knowne worlde handbooke... Sui does have a point!

:That sounds exactly like something sui would say ;-) It doesn't worry me if we add in a Crafts topic but taking out the sciences link (or going through that whole pointless "Crafts ("sciences")" thing again would be a bad thing, IMO. Split up the Arts link if you want and then add Crafts to the main page. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 10:23, 27 Aug 2003 (EST)

==Arts and Sciences (yet again)==
I can see we're about to have this argument again. Reading what was said in the previous arguments, I'll not change it back right now but, the fact remains people say A & S not A & C ("correctness" doesn't enter into it, this is an SCA wiki and in the SCA people say A & S) - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 14:00, 26 Sep 2003 (EST)

:yes.. and americans are ALWAYS right about everything.. *sigh* glad to see that u can atleast accept change though Tobin. Now can the hard link from craft -> science, be removed? they are different! - Ben

::The link isn't hard, any logged in user remove it. The link goes from Crafts to [[Sciences]] not [[science]]. Also using Arts and crafts on the main page means that anyone searching google for Arts and Sciences (which would be most going on the number of hits google returns) wont find Cunnan

::I intend to change the link back from Crafts to sciences. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

=="BE bold"==

I think this statement should be removed from the front page. Anytime i have been bold or attempted anything slightly .. erm.. off beat.. it has been quickly slapped down, and yes i am going to single Morgant out here. Either have the policy that this is to be dry and humorless and a totally informational database only or allow it to be more 'open' - of course, and this is an amazing idea - u could have BOTH!!

So the choice - I believe - is everyone, how do u want your WIKI to be?

as u can guess i'd like it to be more 'interesting'

:We want people to be bold as in adding content not as in making changes that run against the majority. I Agree SCA science isn't real science but the majority of the SCA still call it science (this is an SCA wiki).

:I never said that the wiki was supposed to be a place or mirth and merryment. In fact the whole thing started so I would have a place to put what I know about the SCA. The software is free the content is open. You're welcome to start your own wiki. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

::In fact I wasn't even discussing the science thing.. It was more a general 'thing'. but point taken. If i wanna add content 'dry and humorless it is' - Ben

*Given that I'm singled out, I guess I should probably reply. I don't think I've ever slapped anyone down - I have, however, edited some pretty weird stuff. I'd like Cunnan to be useful, with a polished, edited look. Articles should be useful before they're funny - if you can do both, that's great, if you can't, don't. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]]

== Styles of articles ==

With the above responses, how about we agree to dissgree?
Morgant wants polished articles, dry and informational, whilst I want interesting and informational articles.

Can we compromise, and do both, and aside from grammer [without changing the whole article] or spelling [which morgant does a great job of tidying up] how's about we leave the other articles alone?

there IS a certain amount of 'ownership' in having authored something, and if you wish to ADD to an article then go for it, but leave the orginal artical in place? this being a wiki, and us having a 'gentlemans agreement' about such things sound make for much better content and enjoyment all round - and redduce the .. erm.. 'bickering' ? - Ben
*Here's how I feel about this - if everybody restricted themselves to their own articles, this wouldn't be a wiki. If an article is inaccurate, inappropriate, or otherwise lacking, it should be edited. Not doing so would make for worse, not better content. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]]

:::Then unlock the page(s) you have locked, and accept my editing in return. _ Ben

::::There is a single protected page on the wiki, the Main Page. I protected it because the consensus is, or appears to me and the other admins I've spoken to, that Sciences, regardless of accuracy, is the term used in the SCA. You're welcome to edit what you like but page protection and database locks are used from time to time when someone insists upon making a change that runs contary to consensus (corretion of common misconceptions does not come under this) - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

::::: " [[User:Morgant|Morgant]] " - Ben

== front page counter ==
Is it working? i have been doing 15-20 articles a day and yesterday it went up 1...

you might wanna check it
- Ben
:Last time I looked into it, the MediaWiki page count tag only counts articles of a significant size. (D'you know what it is, Tobin?) I'm guessing that Ben's 15-20 articles are predominantly short dictionary-style entries (which Cunnan should avoid, really), and they're not counting towards the total. Once they're expanded, they'll be included in the total. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]]

:The articles need to be of some length (one line jokes and short dictionary style stuff wont be counted). They also need to contain at least one link. I'll have to check what the minimum length is. Also, if you're not logged in you might be served a cached copy of the page. I'll be moving this conversation to the village pump when I have time. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]]

Hey guys I am new here and i just need a little information. How would u say Whats in style in the renaissance language? It would be greatly appricitated if you oculd get back to me SOON!
Thanks Anonymous

==Dictionary-style entries==
Out of curiosity, why should dictionary-style entries be avoided? What if you can concisely explain something in 25 words or less (and include a link in it! e.g. [[acro-narcotic]])? The way I see a wiki to be, it's like a cross between a dictionary and an encyclopedia anyway: it's a quick and efficient way of obtaining information. And so, if I enounter a technical word in an article I want to be able to click on it and get a _brief_ explanation first.. and if people want to later they can add 10 pages of history and detailed description to it, and that's cool. Short, dictionary-style entries are a good building block to more complex, detailed entries. Feel free to convince me otherwise. - [[User:Newt|Newt]]

:I say they are often useful, however they are more a definition, than an article - they contain little information. If I looked up acro-narcotic and found a definition i might be happy, and I might not care if the article only had a definiition, and no examples. But if I looked up lemon and got only "a yellow fruit of the citrus family" I'd wonder why I bothered linking to it. And as a really useful wiki, i'd say It's the longer articles that define it. Just personal opinion - ie that I'd only count longer articles in the article count, but I'm happy with the short articles as definitions of tricky words or starting inspiration points for articles. [[User:Tiff|Tiff]]

:Whee! That got away quickly. By "short dictionary-style entries" I meant articles that consist of a definition with no re-enactment content or application, especially stuff lifted straight out of online dictionaries. I do think that making a stub article for further expansion, or defining technical or [http://www.sca.org.au/cunnan/wiki.phtml?title=Special:Whatlinkshere&target=Middle_English medieval] words <b>are</b> good things - defining what a duck is, not so much. There are other wikis to do that. [[User:Morgant|Morgant]]

:: There are other website devoted to Medjeeval all round. hasn't stopped u guys. Morgant i defined 'duck' because i was working from the most wanted articles list. I have reduced that list considerably. if some of them are basic entries deal. (as for lifting them, i haven't done that in a while - and if i do, i change it)- Ben

::: Hm, while I have no idea how old this conversation is, I'll put in my 2c anyway... I actually find the idea of removing pages from the "most wanted" list (by creating short dictionary entries) a Bad thing (tm) - because that way you no longer have a list of pages that need real articles (the point of said wanted list). I think the page should be used by people wondering what is missing in the wiki and that they are able to answer with some medieval information.

:::I do agree that giving a definition of medieval words is very useful - and a good starting place for articles, but don't do it just so the list is shorter... IMHO that list provides much useful inspiration for article-writing. :( - Taryn

==Changes to the Main Page==

Given that I can't change the main page, I guess I shouldput in a request here. Could somebody put in Royal Peers under peers. Also, I know they're special, but Knights should really appear under there too.

And to stick my oar into a dead conversation (how's that for a mixed metaphor), the medieval definition of science is different from the modern one. For instance music was considered a science. From a medieval standpoint arts and sciences is completely appropriate for what we do.

* I'm curious -- 'who' considered music to be a science? I'd never heard that; most references I'd seen considered it an art. Still -- much agreed, that the SCA definition of "sciences" as part of "arts and sciences" is greatly divergent from pre-17th century thought on the matter; most of what the SCA considers to be "sciences" actually seem to be "crafts," and the "arts & sciences" is not generally considered to cover the study of what I call [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=550 the physical sciences]. [[User:71.171.100.24|71.171.100.24]] 13:04, 16 September 2007 (EST)

==tiff's suggestions==
my sugestion, feel free to revert it. Not happy with the spacing though - either too big (and more than one page width, or one line too small because the paragraph end spacing is two lines when it needs one.

put a font colour reference in, that probably needs to be deleted since I can't get it to do anything other than black.

* How about using boxes in a table format?
<Center><Table cols="3" border="1" bgcolor="#bbbbbb" halign="center" valign="center">
<tr><td width="70%"><font color="#1155ee"> New to wikis? [[wiki_newcomers_hints|Read here]] for handy starting hints and rules.</font></td></tr></table></center>
:This should help it standout for Wiki novices. You could even change the background colour, like I have. Also got text colour working during my editting. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 12:34, 23 Aug 2004 (EST)
* I think this is a good idea provided the box is similar format to the ones already on the main page (the different position and a new colour should make it stand out). The link should proably be something like "[[wiki_newcomers_hints|New to wikis? Read the handy starting hints and rules]].". "click here" links look somewhat unprofessional / unfriendly. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 14:07, 23 Aug 2004 (EST)

Tetsubo

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16th century

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== Events ==

===1500s===
*1500: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Novara_%281500%29|Battle of Novara]] (April)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Lepanto_%281500%29|Battle of Lepanto]] (August)
*1501: [[Wikipedia:Arthur%2C_Prince_of_Wales|Arthur Tudor]] weds [[Wikipedia:Catherine_of_Aragon|Catherine of Aragon]] (November 14)
: [[Wikipedia:Michelangelo|Michelangelo]] begins sculpting ''[[Wikipedia:David_%28Michelangelo%29|David]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Madonna_of_Bruges|The Madonna of Bruges]]''
*1502: [[Wikipedia;Leonardo_da_Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci]] begins painting the ''[[Wikipedia:Mona_Lisa|Mona Lisa]]''
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Arthur%2C_Prince_of_Wales|Arthur Tudor]] (April 2)
* 1503: [[Wikipedia:Michelangelo|Michelangelo]] paints the ''[[Wikipedia:Doni_Tondo|Doni Tondo]]''
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Ruvo|Battle of Ruvo]] (February 23)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Cerignola|Battle of Cerignola]] (April 21)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Garigliano_%281503%29|Battle of Garigliano]] (December 29)
*1504: Death of [[Wikipedia:Isabella_of_Castile|Isabella of Castile]] (November 26)
*1506: Death of [[Christopher_Columbus|Christopher Columbus]] (May 20)
*1508: [[Crossbow]]s banned (in [[England]]?) to increase the practise of using the [[longbow]]
*1509: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Diu_%281509%29|Battle of Diu]] (February 2-3)
: Death of [[Henry_VII|Henry VII of England]] (April 21)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Agnadello|Battle of Agnadello]] (May 14)
: [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] weds [[Wikipedia:Catherine_of_Aragon|Catherine of Aragon]] (June 11)
: Coronation of [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] (June 28)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Padua|Siege of Padua]] (July 17)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Polesella|Battle of Polesella]] (December 22)

===1510s===
*1511: Birth of the first [[Wikipedia:Henry%2C_Duke_of_Cornwall|Henry, Duke of Cornwall]] (January 1)
: Death of the first [[Wikipedia:Henry%2C_Duke_of_Cornwall|Henry, Duke of Cornwall]] (February 11)
: Birth of [[Giorgio_Vasari|Giorgio Vasari]] (July 30)
*1512: The [[Wikipedia:Sack_of_Brescia|Sack of Brescia]] (February 18)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Ravenna_%281512%29|Battle of Ravenna]] (April 11)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_St._Mathieu|Battle of St. Mathieu]] (August 10)
*1513: [[Wikipedia:Michelangelo|Michelangelo]] begins work on ''[[Wikipedia:Moses_%28Michelangelo%29|Moses]]''
: [[Wikipedia:Jorge_%C3%81lvares|Jorge Álvares]] reaches [[China]] (May)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Novara_%281513%29|Battle of Novara]] (June 6)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Guinegate_%281513%29|Battle of Guinegate]] (August 16)
: [[James_IV|James IV of Scotland]] dies at the [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Flodden_Field|Battle of Flodden Field]] (September 9); coronation of [[James_V|James V]] (September 21)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_La_Motta|Battle of La Motta]] (October 7)
*1514: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Chaldiran|Battle of Chaldiran]] (August 23)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Orsha|Battle of Orsha]] (September 8)
: Birth and death of the second [[Wikipedia:Henry%2C_Duke_of_Cornwall|Henry, Duke of Cornwall]] (December)
*1515: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Marignano|Battle of Marignano]] (September 13-14)
: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Anne_of_Cleves|Anne of Cleves]] (September 22)
*1516: Death of [[Wikipedia:Ferdinand_II_of_Aragon|Ferdinand II of Aragon]] (January 23)
: Birth of [[Mary_I|Mary I of England]] (February 18)
: The [[Wikipedia:War_of_Urbino|War of Urbino]]
*1517: [[Martin_Luther|Martin Luther]] posts the [[Wikipedia:The_95_Theses|Ninety-Five Theses]] (October 31)
*1519: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Henry_II_of_France|Henry II of France]] (March 31)
: Birth of [[Catherine_de%27_Medici|Catherine de' Medici]] (April 13)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Leonardo_da_Vinci|Leonardo da Vinci]] (May 2)
: Departure of [[Wikipedia:Ferdinand_Magellan|Magellan's]] voyage to circumnavigate the [[Earth]]

===1520s===
* [[Wikipedia:William_Tyndale|William Tyndale]]'s translation of the [[Wikipedia:New_Testament|New Testament]] published
*1520: Beginning of the reign of [[Wikipedia:Suleiman_the_Magnificent|Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire]]
*1521: [[Wikipedia:Michelangelo|Michelangelo]] finishes the ''[[Wikipedia:Cristo_della_Minerva|Cristo della Minerva]]''
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Ferdinand_Magellan|Magellan]] (April 27)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Pampeluna|Battle of Pamplona]] (May 20)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Esquiroz|Battle of Esquiroz]] (June 30)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_M%C3%A9zi%C3%A8res|Siege of Mézières]]
: [[Wikipedia:Suleiman_the_Magnificent|Suleiman]] captures the fort at [[Wikipedia:Belgrade|Belgrade]] and razes most of the city to the ground (August 28)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Tournai|Siege of Tournai]]
*1522: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Bicocca|Battle of Biocca]] (April 27)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Genoa_%281522%29|Siege of Genoa]] (May 20-30)
*1523: [[Sweden]] [[Wikipedia:Foundation_of_Modern_Sweden|gains independence]] from the [[Wikipedia:Kalmar_Union|Kalmar Union]]
*1524: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_the_Sesia|Battle of the Sesia]] (April 30)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Marseille_%281524%29|Siege of Marseille]] (August-September)
: The [[Wikipedia:Peasants%27_War|Peasants' War]] (1524-May 15, 1525)
*1525: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Pavia|Battle of Pavia]] (February 24)
: [[Wikipedia:Francis_I_of_France|Francis I of France]] signs the Treaty of Madrid, surrendering [[France]]'s claims to [[Italy]], [[Flanders]], and [[Burgundy]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Moh%C3%A1cs|Battle of Mohács]] (August 29)
*1527: The [[Wikipedia:Sack_of_Rome_%281527%29|Sack of Rome]] (May 6)
*1529: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Vienna|Siege of Vienna]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Florence_%281529-1530%29|Siege of Florence]] (1529-1530)

===1530s===
*1530: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Ivan_IV|Ivan IV of Russia]] (August 25)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Babur|Babur]] (December 26)
*1533: [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] weds [[Anne_Boleyn|Anne Boleyn]] (January 25)
: Birth of [[Wikipedia:William_the_Silent|William the Silent]] (April 24)
: [[Pope]] [[Wikipedia:Clement_VII|Clement VII]] excommunicates [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] (July)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Gavinana|Battle of Gavinana]]
: Birth of [[Elizabeth_I|Elizabeth I of England]] (September 7)
: [[Wikipedia:Henry_II_of_France|Henry II of France]] weds [[Catherine_de%27_Medici|Catherine de' Medici]] (October 28)
*1534: The [[Wikipedia:Suffragan_Bishops_Act_1534|Suffragan Bishops Act]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Act_of_Supremacy|First Act of Supremacy]] (November)
: The [[Wikipedia:Treasons_Act_1534|Treasons Act]]
: The [[Wikipedia:First_Succession_Act|First Succession Act]]
*1535: [[Wikipedia:Michelangelo|Michelangelo]] begins work on ''[[Wikipedia:The_Last_Judgment_%28Michelangelo%29|The Last Judgment]]'' on the wall of the [[Wikipedia:Sistine_Chapel|Sistine Chapel]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Conquest_of_Tunis|Conquest of Tunis]]
: [[Wikipedia:John_Fisher|John Fisher]] executed (June 22)
: [[Wikipedia:Thomas_More|Thomas More]] executed (July 6)
*1536: [[Wikipedia:Anne_Boleyn|Anne Boleyn]] executed (May 19)
: [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] weds [[Wikipedia:Jane_Seymour|Jane Seymour]] (May 30)
: [[Wikipedia:William_Tyndale|William Tyndale]] executed (September 6)
: The [[Wikipedia:Pilgrimage_of_Grace|Pilgrimage of Grace]] (October)
*1537: [[Wikipedia:Robert_Aske_%28political_leader%29|Robert Aske]] executed (July 12)
: Birth of [[Lady_Jane_Grey|Lady Jane Grey]]
: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Edward_VI_of_England|Edward VI of England]] (October 12)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Jane_Seymour|Jane Seymour]] (October 24)
*1538: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Preveza|Battle of Preveza]] (September 28)
*1539: [[Wikipedia:Richard_Whyting|Richard Whyting]], last [[Abbott]] of Glastonbury, executed (November 15)

===1540s===
*1540: [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] weds [[Wikipedia:Anne_of_Cleves|Anne of Cleves]] (January 6)
: Marriage of [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] and [[Wikipedia:Anne_of_Cleves|Anne of Cleves]] annulled (July 9)
: [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] weds [[Wikipedia:Catherine_Howard|Catherine Howard]] (July 28)
*1542: [[Wikipedia:Catherine_Howard|Catherine Howard]] executed (February 13)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Haddon_Rig|Battle of Haddon Rig]] (August 24)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Solway_Moss|Battle of Solway Moss]] (November 24)
: Birth of [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] (December 8)
: Death of [[James_V|James V of Scotland]] (December 14)
*1543: [[Copernicus]] publishes his [[theory]] of a [[heliocentric]] solar system
: Coronation of [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] (September 9)
: [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] weds [[Wikipedia:Catherine_Parr|Catherine Parr]] (July 12)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Nice|Siege of Nice]] (August)
*1544: [[Wikipedia:Ivan_IV|Ivan IV of Russia]] assumes power
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Ceresole|Battle of Ceresole]] (April 11)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Serravalle|Battle of Serravalle]] (June 2)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_St._Dizier_%281544%29|Siege of St. Dizier]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Boulogne|Siege of Boulogne]] (July 19-September 18)
*1545: The first [[England|English]] [[book]] on archery, ''Toxophilus: The School of Shooting'' by [[Roger Ascham|Ascham]], is published
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Ancrum_Moor|Battle of Ancrum Moor]] (February 27)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_the_Solent|Battle of the Solent]] (July 18-19)
: The [[Council of Trent]] (1545-1563)
*1547: Death of [[Henry_VIII|Henry VIII of England]] (January 28)
: Coronation of [[Wikipedia:Edward_VI_of_England|Edward VI of England]] (February 20)
: Coronation of [[Wikipedia:Henry_II_of_France|Henry II of France]] (July 10)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Pinkie_Cleugh|Battle of Pinkie Cleugh]] (September 10)
*1548: Death of [[Wikipedia:Catherine_Parr|Catherine Parr]] (September 5)
*1549: Publication of the first ''[[Wikipedia:Book_of_Common_Prayer|Book of Common Prayer]]''

===1550s===
*1550: [[Giorgio_Vasari|Giorgio Vasari]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Lives_of_the_Most_Excellent_Painters%2C_Sculptors%2C_and_Architects|Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori]]'' published
*1552: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Eger|Siege of Eger]]
*1553: Death of [[Wikipedia:Edward_VI_of_England|Edward VI of England]] (July 6)
: Coronation of [[Lady_Jane_Grey|Lady Jane Grey]]
: Coronation of [[Mary_I|Mary I of England]] (October 1)
*1554: [[Lady_Jane_Grey|Lady Jane Grey]] executed (February 12)
: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Sebastian_of_Portugal|Sebastian I of Portugal]] (June 11)
: [[Wikipedia:Philip_II_of_Spain|Philip II of Spain]] weds [[Mary_I|Mary I of England]] (July 25)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Marciano|Battle of Marciano]] (August 2)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Renty|Battle of Renty]] (August 12)
*1555: Construction begins on [[Wikipedia:St._Basil%27s_Cathedral|St. Basil's Cathedral]]
: [[Wikipedia:John_Rogers_%28religious%29|John Rogers]] executed (February 4)
: [[Wikipedia:Laurence_Saunders|Laurence Saunders]] executed (February 8)
: [[Wikipedia:Rowland_Taylor|Rowland Taylor]] executed (February 9)
: [[Wikipedia:John_Hooper|John Hooper]], Bishop of Gloucester, executed (February 9)
*1557: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_St._Quentin_%281557%29|Battle of St. Quentin]] (August)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Anne_of_Cleves|Anne of Cleves]] (September 22)
*1558: [[Wikipedia:Francis_II_of_France|Francis II of France]] weds [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Gravelines_%281558%29|Battle of Gravelines]] (July 13)
: Death of [[Mary_I|Mary I of England]] (November 17)
*1559: Coronation of [[Elizabeth_I|Elizabeth I of England]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Act_of_Supremacy_1559|Second Act of Supremacy]]
: [[Wikipedia:Philip_II_of_Spain|Philip II of Spain]] appoints [[Wikipedia:William_the_Silent|William the Silent]] as [[Wikipedia:Stadtholder|stadtholder]] of [[Holland]], Zeeland, [[Utrecht]], and [[Burgundy]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Peace_of_Cateau-Cambr%C3%A9sis|Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis]] is signed by [[Elizabeth_I|Elizabeth I of England]], [[Wikipedia:Henry_II_of_France|Henry II of France]], and [[Wikipedia:Philip_II_of_Spain|Philip II of Spain]] (April 2-3)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Henry_II_of_France|Henry II of France]] (July 10)
: The [[Wikipedia:Rising_of_the_North|Revolt of the Northern Earls]]

===1560s===
*1560: The [[Wikipedia:Amboise_conspiracy|Tumult of Amboise]] (March)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Francis_II_of_France|Francis II of France]] (December 5)
*1561: [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] returns to [[Scotland]] (August 19)
*1562: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Corrichie|Battle of Corrichie]]
*1563: Birth of [[Wikipedia:John_Dowland|John Dowland]]
: [[Wikipedia:Thirty-Nine_Articles|Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion]] established
: [[Wikipedia:John_Foxe|John Foxe's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Foxe%27s_Book_of_Martyrs|Book of Martyrs]]'' published by [[Wikipedia:John_Day_%28printer%29|John Day]]
*1564: Death of [[Wikipedia:Michelangelo|Michelangelo]] (February 18)
: Birth of [[William_Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]] (April)
*1565: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Malta_%281565%29|Siege of Malta]]
: [[Wikipedia:Henry_Stuart%2C_Lord_Darnley|Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]] weds [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] (July 29)
: The [[Wikipedia:Chaseabout_Raid|Chaseabout Raid]] (August 26)
*1566: [[Wikipedia:David_Rizzio|David Rizzio]] murdered (March 9)
: Birth of [[James_VI|James VI of Scotland (James I of England)]] (June 19)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Szigetvar|Battle of Szigetvar]] (August 6-September 8)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Suleiman_the_Magnificent|Suleiman I of the Ottoman Empire]]
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Diane_de_Poitiers|Diane de Poitiers]] (April 25)
*1567: [[Wikipedia:Henry_Stuart%2C_Lord_Darnley|Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley]] assassinated (February 10)
: [[Wikipedia:James_Hepburn%2C_4th_Earl_of_Bothwell|James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell]] weds [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] (May 15)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Carberry_Hill|Battle of Carberry Hill]] (June 15)
: Abdication of [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]]; coronation of [[James_VI|James VI of Scotland]] (July 24)
*1568: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Langside|Battle of Langside]] (May 13)
: [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] imprisoned at [[Wikipedia:Carlisle|Carlisle]] (May 19)
*1569: Beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Desmond_Rebellions#The_First_Desmond_Rebellion|First Desmond Rebellion]]

===1570s===
*1570: The [[Wikipedia:Ridolfi_plot|Ridolfi Plot]]
*1571: The [[Wikipedia:Fire_of_Moscow_%281571%29|Fire of Moscow]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Lepanto_%281571%29|Battle of Lepanto]] (October 7)
*1572: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Molodi|Battle of Molodi]] (July 30-August 3)
: The [[Wikipedia:St_Bartholomew%27s_Day_Massacre|St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre]] (August 24)
*1574: Death of [[Giorgio_Vasari|Giorgio Vasari]] (June 27)
: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Anne_of_Denmark|Anne of Denmark]] (December 12)
*1575: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Arbella_Stuart|Arabella Stuart]]
*1577: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Christian_IV_of_Denmark|Christian IV of Denmark]] (April 12)
: [[Francis_Drake|Francis Drake]] sets sail on an expedition against the [[Spain|Spanish]] colonies in the [[New_World|New World]
*1578: Death of [[Wikipedia:James_Hepburn%2C_4th_Earl_of_Bothwell|James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell]] (April 14)
: Death of [[Wikipedia:Sebastian_of_Portugal|Sebastian I of Portugal]] (August 4)
*1579: The [[Wikipedia:Second_Desmond_Rebellion|Second Desmond Rebellion]] (1579-1583)
: [[Francis_Drake|Francis Drake]] lands at [[Wikipedia:New_Albion|New Albion]] (June 17)

===1580s===
*1580: [[Spain]] annexes [[Portugal]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Treaty_of_Plessis-les-Tours|Treaty of Plessis-les-Tours]]
: Death of [[Wikipedia:William_the_Silent|William the Silent]] (July 10)
: [[Francis_Drake|Francis Drake]] returns to [[England]] after circumnavigating the [[Earth]] (September 26)
*1581: [[Wikipedia:Ivan_IV|Ivan IV of Russia]] kills his son
: [[Francis_Drake|Francis Drake]] [[knight]]ed by [[Elizabeth_I|Elizabeth I of England]] (April 4)
*1584: Death of [[Wikipedia:Ivan_IV|Ivan IV of Russia]]
: [[Wikipedia:Walter_Raleigh|Sir Walter Raleigh]] establishes the first [[England|English]] colony in the [[New_World|New World]] at [[Wikipedia:Roanoke_Island|Roanoke Island]] (June 4)
*1586: The [[Wikipedia:Babington_Plot|Babington Plot]]
*1587: [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] executed (February 8)
: [[Christopher_Marlowe|Christopher Marlowe]]'s first known play performed on the [[London]] stage
*1588: The [[Wikipedia:Spanish_Armada#Battle_of_Gravelines|Battle of Gravelines]] (defeat of the [[Wikipedia:Spanish_Armada|Spanish Armada]])
*1589: Death of [[Catherine_de%27_Medici|Catherine de' Medici]] (January 5)
: [[James_VI|James VI of Scotland]] weds [[Wikipedia:Anne_of_Denmark|Anne of Denmark]] (November 23)

===1590s===
*1590: The [[Wikipedia:North_Berwick_witch_trials|North Berwick Witch Trials]]
*1593: Death of [[Christopher_Marlowe|Christopher Marlowe]] (May 30)
: Beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Long_War_%28Ottoman_wars%29|Thirteen Years' War]] (July 29)
*1594: Birth of [[Wikipedia:Henry_Frederick%2C_Prince_of_Wales|Henry Frederick]] (February 19)
*1595: The [[England|English]] [[longbow]] retired as a frontline [[weapon]]
*1596: Death of [[Francis_Drake|Francis Drake]] (January 27)
: Coronation of [[Wikipedia:Christian_IV_of_Denmark|Christian IV of Denmark]] (August 29)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Keresztes|Battle of Keresztes]] (October 24-26)
*1597: [[Wikipedia:John_Dowland|John Dowland]]'s ''First Booke of Songs'' published, marking the start of "The [[England|English]] [[Lute]] School"
*1599: The [[Wikipedia:Globe_Theatre|Globe Theatre]] is built

== Significant people ==

* [[Henry VIII]]
* [[Elizabeth I]]
* [[Sir Walter Raleigh]]
* [[Francis Drake|Sir Francis Drake]]
* [[Catherine de' Medici]]
* [[Michelangelo Buonarroti]]
* [[Martin Luther]]
* [[William Shakespeare]]
* [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]]
*[[Roger Ascham]]
==Some Groups that Cover this Period==
*[[SCA]]
*[http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=361 Atlantian A&S Links: 16th Century Living History Societies]

==Internal Links==
''See Also:''
* [[15th Century]]
* [[17th Century]]
*[[16th century fighting kit]]
== External Links ==
* Mary of Hapsburg's Gown - http://www.virtue.to/guest_authors/hungarian.html
*Mary of [[Hungary]]'s gown in photos - http://frazzledfrau.glittersweet.com/mary/index.htm
* Female [[Tudor]] dress - http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/tudor/index.html
* An [[Elizabethan]] site - http://costume.dm.net
* A Festive attire research page - http://homepage.mac.com/festive_attye/research/index.html
* Female [[Germany|German]] 16th century dress - http://frazzledfrau.glittersweet.com/
* [[Venice|Venetian]] Women's Dress Recreated - http://www.geocities.com/oonaghsown/
* Venetian Women's Dress Images - http://au.geocities.com/bella_lucia_da_verona/index.htm
* [[Turkey|Turkish]] Women's Coat - http://www.geocities.com/oonaghsown/turkish_coat_for_venice.htm
* [[Spain|Spanish]] women's [[court]] garb - http://sayaespanola.glittersweet.com
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks Atlantian A&S Links]: [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=126 16th Century Clothing], [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=701 16th Century Cuisine], and [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1062 16th Century Calligraphy & Illumination]

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