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| Alliance Wolsey, Thomas |  |
| London Wolsey organizes a new Alliance between Henry VIII & Francis I |
| London Wolsey organizes "the field of cloth of gold", a fortnight of festivities in France |
| Battle of Gravelines Stafford, Edward | |
| Gravelines Fights at the battle of Gravelines with Henry VIII |
| Battle of Lake Asunden Christian II |  |
| Jan Asunden Chris tian II defeats a peasant army from Sweden |
| Jan Asunden The leader of the Swedish resistance to Denmark, Sten Sture, is killed in battle |
| Battle of Lake Asunden Sture, Sten |  |
| Jan Asunden The leader of the Swedish resistance to Denmark, Sten Sture, is killed in battle |
| Battle of Otumba Cortez, Hernan del |  |
| 7th July Otumba Cortez defeats the Aztecs |
| Birth Cecil, William | |
| 13th Sep Birth of William Cecil |
| Birth Howard | |
| Birth of Catherine Howard, granddaughter of Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk |
| Birth Sigismund II Augustus |  |
| Birth of Sigismund II Augustus , son of Sigismund I |
| Birth Ivan IV the Terrible |  |
| 25th Aug Birth of Ivan the Terrible, the 1st Tsar of Russia |
| Burning Papal Bull Luther, Martin |  |
| 10th Dec Wittenberg Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg |
| Capture of Stockholm Sture, Christina | |
| Stockholm Holds Stocckholm for 8 months before surrendering to Denmark |
| Capture of Sweden Christian II | |
| Stockholm Captures Sweden & massacres its nobility in Stockholm |
| Circumnavigation Magellan, Ferdinand |  |
| 28th Nov Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean on his way around the world |
| Coronation Charles V | |
| 26th Oct Crowned Emperor in France |
| Death Sture, Christina | |
| 8th Nov Stockholm Death of Chris tina Sture, executed |
| Death Sture, Sten | |
| Jan Asunden Death of Sten Sture, killed in battle |
| Death Selim I the Grim |  |
| 22nd Sep Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes |
| Declaration of 95 Theses Leo X |  |
| 15th June Vatican Condemns Martin Luther's 95 theses as "heretical & scandalous" |
| Defeat Douglas, Archibald |  |
| Defeats the Earl of Arran |
| Diplomacy Zhengde |  |
| Peking 1st Portuguese mission at Peking |
| Diplomacy Francis I | |
| 7th June Meets Henry VIII, the Feast of Corpus Chris ti |
| Diplomacy Henry VIII | |
| Calais Henry & Wolsey stage an ornate meeting with Francis , hailed 8th wonder of the World |
| Discussions begin to marry Princes Mary to her cousin Emperor Charles V |
| 26th May Canterbury Emperor Charles arrives in Dover & spends 3 days with Henry & Catherine in Canterbury |
| 26th May Dover Emperor Charles arrives in Dover & spends 3 days with Henry & Catherine in Canterbury |
| 31st May Calais Arrives in Calais to meet with Francois |
| 7th June London Meets Francis I, the Feast of Corpus Chris ti |
| 24th June London Says farewell to Francis I |
| July Calais Meets Francis I after the Field of Cloth of Gold between Calais & Gravelines |
| 10th July Gravelines Meets Emperor Charles V |
| 14th July Calais Henry VIII & Emperor Charles agree not to sign a new Alliance with France for 2 yrs |
| Diplomacy More, Thomas | |
| 31st May Calais Accompanies Henry VIII to Calais in preparation for a visit to meet Francis I |
| Diplomacy Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Bajadoz Offrred the Bishopric of Bajadoz by Charles of Spain but refuses the offer |
| 25th Feb London Francis I appoints Wolsey as his procter to arrange his meeting with Henry VIII |
| 1st June London Arrives in Ardes near Calais to inform Francis I of Henry VIII's arrival |
| 6th June London Holds mass with the French Cardinal de Bourbon prior to the Field of the Cloth of Gold |
| Diplomacy Francis I |  |
| Paris Returns the Duke of Albany to Scotland to harass the English border |
| 1st June Paris Receives Cardinal Wolsey who informs him of Henry VIII's arrival in Calais |
| 7th June Paris Entertains Henry VII at Field of Cloth of Gold near Guines |
| 24th June Paris Bids Henry VIII farewell at the Field of Cloth of Gold |
| July Calais Meets Henty VIII after the Field of Cloth of Gold on the border of Gravelines & Calais |
| Diplomacy Charles V | |
| 26th May Dover Meets Henry VIII & spends three days with Henry & Catherine in Canterbury |
| 14th July Calais Henry VIII & Emperor Charles agree not to sign a new Alliance with France for 2 yrs |
| Discovery of Cape Horn Raleigh, Walter | |
| Cape Horn 1st to sight Cape Horn |
| Discovery of Pacific Ocean Magellan, Ferdinand | |
| 28th Nov Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean on his way around the world |
| Excommunication of Frederick III the Wise Frederick III the Wise | |
| Refuses to carry out the Papal ban against Luther |
| Excommunication of Leo X Leo X | |
| 22nd Sep Vatican Luther is excommunicated by the Pope |
| Excommunication of Luther Luther, Martin | |
| 22nd Sep Luther is excommunicated by the Pope |
| Execution of Nobles Christian II | |
| 8th Nov Stockholm 80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Chris tian II |
| 8th Nov Stockholm Chris tian II earns the name, "Christian the Tyrant" |
| Execution of Nobles Sture, Christina | |
| 8th Nov Stockholm 80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Chris tian II |
| Execution of Sture Sture, Christina | |
| 8th Nov Stockholm 80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Chris tian II |
| Exile of Douglas Douglas, Archibald | |
| Sento to France in exile after being accussed of treason by Albany |
| Field of Cloth of Gold Francis I | |
| 7th June Meets Henry VIII, the Feast of Corpus Chris ti, the "Field of the Cloth of Gold" |
| 10th June Guisnes Francis I attives on a mule & salutes the Queen of England |
| Field of Cloth of Gold Henry VIII | |
| 7th June Henry VIII's jousting clothes alone cost œ3,000 |
| 7th June Meets Francis I at a summit, "the Field of Cloth of Gold", costs Henry œ15,000 |
| 10th June Ardres Henry VIII visits the French Queen, Claude |
| Field of Cloth of Gold Mary I | |
| 7th June Mary I appears at the "Field of the Cloth of Gold" with Henry VIII |
| Guardian Howard, Thomas | |
| London Appointed Guardian of the Kingdom |
| Invasion of Rhodes Selim I the Grim | |
| 22nd Sep Rhodes Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes |
| Lord Lieutenant Howard, Thomas | |
| Appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland |
| Lutheranism Luther, Martin | |
| Luther's books are publicly burned in Louvain by the Papal Nuncio Aleander |
| June The Pope bans Luther's works |
| 10th Dec Wittenberg Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg |
| Lutheranism Leo X | |
| Luther's books are publicly burned in Louvain by the Papal Nuncio Aleander |
| June The Pope bans Luther's works |
| Lutheranism Charles V | |
| 28th Sep Issues a decree suppressing Lutheranism in the Netherlands |
| Marriage Boleyn, Mary | |
| 4th Feb Mary Boleyn, former mistress of Henry VIII, marries William Carey |
| Marriage Carey, William | |
| 4th Feb Henry VIII attends the marriage of Thomas Boleyn's daughter Mary to William Carey |
| Marriage Henry VIII | |
| Discussions begin to marry Princes Mary to her cousin Emperor Charles V |
| 4th Feb Henry VIII attends the marriage of Thomas Boleyn's daughter Mary to William Carey |
| Marriage Mary I | |
| Discussions begin to marry Princes Mary to her cousin Emperor Charles V |
| Papal Bull Luther, Martin | |
| Pope Leo X had issues the Papal Bull Exsurge Domine, demanding that Luther retract forty-one of his 95 theses criticising the Church |
| Rule of Nanjing Zhengde | |
| Nanjing Bans the raising of hogs, their name in Chinese is similar to his own |
| Siege of Stockholm Christian II | |
| 8th Nov Stockholm 80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Chris tian II |
| Siege of Stockholm Sture, Christina | |
| Stockholm Holds Stocckholm for 8 months before surrendering to Denmark |
| Succession Christian II | |
| 6th Mar Succeeds as King of Sweden |
| Succession Ala Al-Dn |  |
| Succeeds as Shah of India |
| Succession Charles V | |
| Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor |
| Succession Suleyman I the Magnificent | |
| 21st Sep Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey |
| Trial Sture, Christina | |
| 8th Nov Stockholm 80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Chris tian II |
