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1540
Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
Henry VIII of England divorces Anne of Cleves
Henry VIII of England marries Katherine Howard
Elizabeth Blount, mistress of Henry VIII of England, dies
Thomas Cromwell, chief minister to Henry VIII of England executed.
1539
John III, Duke of Cleves dies
George, Duke of Saxony dies
Outbreak of the plague estimated to have begun during this year.
1538
Michelangelo starts work on the Piazza del Campidoglio
1537
Instruction in Faith - John Calvin - published
1536 - January 7
Death of Catherine of Aragon, Queen of England
1535
- Henry VII has, quite possibly, his biggest ego trip as he announces himself head of the Church of England, and executes two future saints.
- Lima, Peru founded by Francisco Pizzaro
- Construction begins on Belvedere, Queen Anne's summer palace at Prague Castle
1534
The English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church - a role formerly held by the Pope.
1533 - January 25
Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn
1532
Pizarro captures the Incan emperor Atahualpa.
1531 - Halley's Comet appears
1530 - St. Felix's Flood destroys the city of Reimerswaal in the Netherlands.
1529 - Death of La Malinche
1528 - Death of Albrecht Durer
1527 - Birth of Hermann Finck, German composer and music theorist
1526
The Transit of Venus occurs, the last one before optical filters allowed astronomers to observe them.
1525.
1524 - A French army invading Italy under King Francis besieges Pavia.
1523.
1522 Knights of St John driven out of Rhodes
1521- Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther in the papal bull Decet Romanum Pontificem.
1991: Operation Desert Storm begins, with air strikes against Iraq. Harald V becomes the new king of Norway.
1520:
- Suleiman I "The Magnificent" becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
- Hernando Cortes conquers what would become Mexico
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1519
Cortez arrives in Mexico
Leonardo da Vinci dies
Charles V elected as Holy Roman Emperor
1518
Bona Sforza is crowned as queen of Poland.
1517
Martin (L.) "publishes his 95 Theses (posting them on the door of the Wittenberg Castle Church)".
The Jeronimos monastery at Lisbon is from this year as well, it seems ...
With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I.
The Reinheitsgebot is instituted in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, regulating the purity of beer permissible for sale.
1515
Manchester grammer school is founded
1514 Mary Tudor married Louis XII of France
1513
Machiavelli writes the Prince
1512 - Michelangelo completes his work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
1511
St. Johns College Cambridge is founded
1510 - Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic died
27 April 1509 - Pope Julius II places Venice under interdict and excommunication for refusing to cede part of Romagna to papal control.
1508
August: Juan Ponce de Leon arrives in Puerto Rico
December: League of the kingdom signed (covenant against Venice)
1507
Martin Behaim (geographer) died
1506
The Swiss Guard arrives at the Vatican, to serve as permanent ceremonial and palace guards under Pope Julius II.
1505
Christ's College, Cambridge UK was founded
It was renamed Christ’s College from God's House and received its present charter in 1505 when it was endowed and expanded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of King Henry VII.
1504
Christopher Columbus returns to Spain from his fourth voyage, after exploring the coast of Central America from Belize to Panama.
1503
Treaty of everlasting peace signed between England and Scotland
"Treaty of everlasting peace signed between England and Scotland" - lasting nearly ten years :lol:
1502
Wittenburg University founded.