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== Events ==
== Events ==

* Crossbows banned to increase the practise of using the longbow.(1508)
===1500s===
*The first [[England|English]] [[book]] on archery 'Toxophilus: The School of Shooting' by [[Roger Ascham|Ascham]], is published. (1545)
* 1508: [[Crossbow]]s banned to increase the practise of using the longbow.
* [[Copernicus]] publishes his [[theory]] of a [[heliocentric]] solar system. (1543)

* The [[Council of Trent]] (1545 - 1563)
===1510s===
* First organised archery competition. Held in [[England]] with over 3000 participants. (1583)

* The [[England|English]] [[Longbow]] retired as a frontline [[weapon]]. (1595).
===1520s===
* [[John Dowland]]'s First Booke of Songs published in 1597, marking the start of "The [[England|English]] [[Lute]] School"

===1530s===

===1540s===
*1543: [[Copernicus]] publishes his [[theory]] of a [[heliocentric]] solar system.
*1545: The first [[England|English]] [[book]] on archery, ''Toxophilus: The School of Shooting'' by [[Roger Ascham|Ascham]], is published.
* The [[Council of Trent]] (1545-1563)

===1550s===

===1560s===

===1570s===

===1580s===

===1590s===
*1595: The [[England|English]] [[longbow]] retired as a frontline [[weapon]].
*1597: [[Wikipedia:John_Dowland|John Dowland]]'s ''First Booke of Songs'' published, marking the start of "The [[England|English]] [[Lute]] School"


== Significant people ==
== Significant people ==

Revision as of 04:32, 13 September 2007

Events

1500s

  • 1508: Crossbows banned to increase the practise of using the longbow.

1510s

1520s

1530s

1540s

1550s

1560s

1570s

1580s

1590s

Significant people

Some Groups that Cover this Period

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