16th century

Events

• Copernicus publishes his theory of a heliocentric solar system. (1543)
• The Council of Trent (1545 - 1563)
• John Dowland's First Booke of Songs published in 1597, marking the start of "The English Lute School"

Significant people

• Henry VIII
• Elizabeth I
• Sir Walter Raleigh
• Sir Francis Drake
• Catherine de' Medici
• Michelangelo Buonarroti
• Martin Luther
• William Shakespeare
• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

External Garb 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 German 16th century dress - http://frazzledfrau.glittersweet.com/
• Venetian Women's Dress Recreated - http://oonagh.actewagl.net.au/
• Venetian Women's Dress Images - http://au.geocities.com/bella_lucia_da_verona/index.htm
• Turkish Women's Coat - http://oonagh.actewagl.net.au/turkish_coat_for_venice.htm
• Spanish women's court garb - http://sayaespanola.glittersweet.com

See Also

• 15th Century