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16th Century Timeline

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1. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






2. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






3. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






4. Fifth outbreak of sweating sickness in England. John Caius of Shrewsbury writes the first full contemporary account of the symptoms of the disease.






5. The Shaanxi Earthquake in China is history's deadliest known earthquake.






6. After a siege of 4 months the Siege of Leiden ends in a comprehensive Dutch victory.






7. Anne Boleyn is beheaded for adultery and treason.






8. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






9. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.






10. Battle of Talikota fought between the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar and the Deccan sultanates.






11. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






12. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






13. Machiavelli writes The Prince - a treatise about political philosophy






14. Sultan Selim I ('The Grim') orders the massacre of Shia Muslims in Anatolia.






15. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






16. Massacre of Wassy and Battle of Dreux in the French Wars of Religion.






17. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






18. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






19. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






20. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






21. After building fortifications at Tuen Mun - the Portuguese attempt to invade Ming Dynasty China - but are expelled by Chinese naval forces.






22. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






23. Battle of the Shirts in Scotland. The Frasers and Macdonalds of Clan Ranald fight over a disputed chiefship; reportedly - 5 Frasers and 8 Macdonalds survive.






24. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






25. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






26. The Ottomans defeat the Mamluks and gain control of Egypt - Arabia - and the Levant.






27. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






28. Brielle is taken from Habsburg Spain by Protestant Watergeuzen in the Capture of Brielle - in the Eighty Years' War.






29. Copernicus writes Commentariolus - and moves the sun to the center of the solar system.






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31. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






32. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu






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34. Battle of Uedahara - Firearms are used for the first time on the battlefield in Japan - and Takeda Shingen is defeated by Murakami Yoshikiyo.






35. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






36. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.






37. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






38. John Stow reports 10 -675 plague deaths in London - a city of approximately 200000 people.






39. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






40. Spain unifies with Portugal under Philip II. The struggle for the throne of Portugal ends the Portuguese Empire. The Spanish and Portuguese crowns are united for 60 years - i.e. until 1640.






41. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.






42. The Polish






43. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






44. Pomponio Algerio - radical theologian - is executed by boiling in oil as part of the Roman inquisition.






45. Imam Ahmad Gragn defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure - the opening clash of the Ethiopian






46. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






47. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






48. War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII is allied to the Emperor - while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French.






49. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






50. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






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