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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)
*1541: [[Wikipedia:Jacques_Cartier|Jacques Cartier]], on his third voyage to the [[New_World|New World]], founds the colony of Charlesbourg-Royal (near what is now [[Wikipedia:Cap-Rouge|Cap-Rouge]], [[Wikipedia:Quebec|Quebec]])
*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
: The [[Wikipedia:Valladolid_debate|Valladolid debate]] (1550-1551)
*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: Birth of [[Galileo|Galileo Galilei]] (February 15)
: 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)
: The colony at [[Wikipedia:St._Augustine%2C_Florida|St. Augustine]] founded (September 8)
*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)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Oosterweel|Battle of Oosterweel]] (March 13)
: [[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_Rheindalen|Battle of Rheindalen]] (April 23)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Langside|Battle of Langside]] (May 13)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Heiligerlee|Battle of Heiligerlee]] (May 23)
: [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] imprisoned at [[Wikipedia:Carlisle|Carlisle]] (May 19)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Jemmingen|Battle of Jemmingen]] (July 21)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Jodoigne|Battle of Jodoigne]] (October 20)
*1569: Beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Desmond_Rebellions#The_First_Desmond_Rebellion|First Desmond Rebellion]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Union_of_Lublin|Union of Lublin]], uniting [[Poland]] and [[Lithuania]], is signed (July 1)

===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:Capture_of_Brielle|Capture of Brielle]] (April 1)
: 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)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Haarlem|Siege of Haarlem]] begins (December 11)
*1573: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Flushing|Battle of Flushing]] (April 17)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Borsele|Battle of Borsele]] (April 22)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_on_the_Zuiderzee|Battle on the Zuiderzee]] (October 11)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Leiden|Siege of Leiden]] begins (October)
*1574: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Reimerswaal|Battle of Reimerswaal]] (January 29)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Mookerheyde|Battle of Mookerheyde]] (April 14)
: 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: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Gembloux|Battle of Gembloux]] (January 31)
: 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)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Maastricht_%281579%29]] (March 12-July 1)
: [[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)
*1582: [[Wikipedia:Pope_Gregory_XIII|Pope Gregory XIII]] decrees the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian_calendar|Gregorian calendar]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Punta_Delgada|Battle of Punta Delgada]] (July 26)
*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)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Antwerp_%281584-1585%29]]Siege of Antwerp]] (July 1584-August 1585)
*1586: The [[Wikipedia:Babington_Plot|Babington Plot]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Boksum|Battle of Boksum]] (January 17)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Zutphen|Battle of Zutphen]] (September 22)
*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]]) (August 8)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Bergen-op-Zoom_%281588%29|Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom]] (September 23-November 13)
*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: [[Galileo]] builds a [[Wikipedia:Thermometer|thermometer]]
: 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"
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Turnhout_%281597%29|Battle of Turnhout]] (January 24)
*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]]
* [[Christopher Marlowe]]
* [[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/
* The Realm of Venus - Fashion and Style in Renaissance Italy - http://realmofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/
* [[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
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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)
*1541: [[Wikipedia:Jacques_Cartier|Jacques Cartier]], on his third voyage to the [[New_World|New World]], founds the colony of Charlesbourg-Royal (near what is now [[Wikipedia:Cap-Rouge|Cap-Rouge]], [[Wikipedia:Quebec|Quebec]])
*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
: The [[Wikipedia:Valladolid_debate|Valladolid debate]] (1550-1551)
*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: Birth of [[Galileo|Galileo Galilei]] (February 15)
: 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)
: The colony at [[Wikipedia:St._Augustine%2C_Florida|St. Augustine]] founded (September 8)
*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)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Oosterweel|Battle of Oosterweel]] (March 13)
: [[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_Rheindalen|Battle of Rheindalen]] (April 23)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Langside|Battle of Langside]] (May 13)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Heiligerlee|Battle of Heiligerlee]] (May 23)
: [[Mary_Queen_of_Scots|Mary I of Scotland]] imprisoned at [[Wikipedia:Carlisle|Carlisle]] (May 19)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Jemmingen|Battle of Jemmingen]] (July 21)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Jodoigne|Battle of Jodoigne]] (October 20)
*1569: Beginning of the [[Wikipedia:Desmond_Rebellions#The_First_Desmond_Rebellion|First Desmond Rebellion]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Union_of_Lublin|Union of Lublin]], uniting [[Poland]] and [[Lithuania]], is signed (July 1)

===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:Capture_of_Brielle|Capture of Brielle]] (April 1)
: 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)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Haarlem|Siege of Haarlem]] begins (December 11)
*1573: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Flushing|Battle of Flushing]] (April 17)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Borsele|Battle of Borsele]] (April 22)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_on_the_Zuiderzee|Battle on the Zuiderzee]] (October 11)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Leiden|Siege of Leiden]] begins (October)
*1574: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Reimerswaal|Battle of Reimerswaal]] (January 29)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Mookerheyde|Battle of Mookerheyde]] (April 14)
: 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: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Gembloux|Battle of Gembloux]] (January 31)
: 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)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Maastricht_%281579%29]] (March 12-July 1)
: [[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)
*1582: [[Wikipedia:Pope_Gregory_XIII|Pope Gregory XIII]] decrees the [[Wikipedia:Gregorian_calendar|Gregorian calendar]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Punta_Delgada|Battle of Punta Delgada]] (July 26)
*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)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Antwerp_%281584-1585%29]]Siege of Antwerp]] (July 1584-August 1585)
*1586: The [[Wikipedia:Babington_Plot|Babington Plot]]
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Boksum|Battle of Boksum]] (January 17)
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Zutphen|Battle of Zutphen]] (September 22)
*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]]) (August 8)
: The [[Wikipedia:Siege_of_Bergen-op-Zoom_%281588%29|Siege of Bergen-op-Zoom]] (September 23-November 13)
*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: [[Galileo]] builds a [[Wikipedia:Thermometer|thermometer]]
: 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"
: The [[Wikipedia:Battle_of_Turnhout_%281597%29|Battle of Turnhout]] (January 24)
*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]]
* [[Christopher Marlowe]]
* [[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/
* The Realm of Venus - Fashion and Style in Renaissance Italy - http://reamofvenus.renaissanceitaly.net/
* [[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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