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16th Century Timeline

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1. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






2. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






3. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.






4. The Polish






5. Sack of Rome - which is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.






6. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






7. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






8. The 'great plague' afflicts various parts of Tudor England.






9. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






10. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






11. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.






12. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






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






14. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






15. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






16. Publication in Venice of Delle Navigiationi et Viaggi (terzo volume) by Giovanni Battista Ramusio - secretary of Council of Ten - with plan La Terra de Hochelaga - an illustration ofIndian village Hochelaga. See






17. Valladolid debate concerning the existence of souls in Amerindians






18. Vasco N






19. Yermak Timofeyevich conquers the Siberia Khanate on behalf of the Stroganovs.






20. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






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






22. Spain and Germany defeat France at the Battle of Pavia - Francis I of France is captured.






23. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






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






25. Sack of Antwerp by badly paid Spanish soldiers.






26. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






27. Portuguese missionaries Jos






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






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






30. Mir Chakar Khan Rind leaves Baluchistan and settled in Punjab.






31. After 200 years - the Kingdom of England loses Calais to France.






32. Russia descends into anarchy during the Time of Troubles.






33. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






34. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th






35. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.






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






37. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






38. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






39. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.






40. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






41. Galileo Galilei born on February 15






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






43. Mughal leader Akbar reconciles the Muslim and Hindu factions by marrying into the powerful Rajput Hindu caste.






44. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






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






46. The Edict of Nantes ends the French Wars of Religion.






47. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






48. With the Peace of Cateau Cambr






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






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