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16th Century Timeline

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






2. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.






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4. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.






5. 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






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






7. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






8. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






9. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






10. The Nanban trade period begins after Portuguese traders make contact with Japan.






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






12. The first recorded epidemic of smallpox in the New World occurs on the island of Hispaniola and decimates the native Ta






13. Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.






14. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






15. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






16. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.






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






18. Katherine of Aragon dies in Kimbolton Castle.






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






20. 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.






21. Henry VIII dies in the Palace of Whitehall on 28 January at the age of 55.






22. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






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






24. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






25. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani






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27. Jacques Cartier claims Quebec for France.






28. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






29. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






30. First reported African slaves in The New World






31. 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.






32. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






33. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






34. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed at the Battle of Alcazarquivir.






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. Nostradamus was born on either December 14 - or December 21.






40. Amazon River is encountered and explored by Francisco de Orellana.






41. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






42. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






43. After 45 years' reign - Jiajing Emperor died in theForbidden City - Longqing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






44. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






45. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).






46. Drake's royal reception after his attacks on Spanish possessions - influences Philip II of Spain to build up the Spanish Armada. English ships in Spanish harbours are impounded.






47. Ethiopian/Portuguese troops decisively defeat the Muslim army at the Battle of Wayna Daga; Imam Ahmad Gragn killed.






48. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






49. 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






50. The Portuguese settle in Macau.







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