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| Alliance Luther, Martin |  |
| 27th Feb German Protestants form the Schmaldik League to resist the power of Emperor Charles V |
| Arrest Henry VIII |  |
| 4th Nov Has Thomas Wolsey arrested for high treason |
| Battle of Gavinana Ferruccio, Francesco |  |
| Sep Gavinana A Florentine army under Francesco Ferruccio engages the Imperials at the battle of Gavinana, but although Orange is killed, the Imperials win a decisive victory, and the Florentine Republic surrenders |
| Capture of Gran Suleyman I the Magnificent |  |
| Gran The Austro-Hungarians capture Gran & advance as far as Buda-Pest |
| Confession Augsburg Luther, Martin | |
| Augsburg A statement of Protestant faith held by the German reformers |
| Augsburg Presented to Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg, the creed of the Lutheran Church |
| Confession Augsburg Melanchthon, Philip | |
| 25th June Augsburg A statement of faith prepared by Philip Melanchthon |
| 25th June Augsburg At the Diet of Augsberg Lutherans deliver the Confession of Augsberg |
| 25th June Augsburg Designed to engender reconciliation with the Catholic Church |
| Confession Augsburg Charles V |  |
| 25th June Augsburg Recognizes the Augsberg Confession & the Catholic faith |
| Constitution Henry VIII | |
| London Foxe & Cranmer justify the supremacy of the sovereign |
| London Foxe & Cranmer justify the the usurpation of papal jurisdiction |
| Coronation Clement VII | |
| 24th Feb Bologna Spain's Carlos I is crowned Holy Roman Emperor Charles V by Pope Clement VII in the last coronation of a German King by a Pope |
| Coronation Sigismund II Augustus |  |
| Crowned co-ruler with father Sigismund I |
| Coronation Charles V | |
| 24th Feb Bologna Spain's Carlos I is crowned Holy Roman Emperor Charles V by Pope Clement VII in the last coronation of a German King by a Pope |
| Council Great Henry VIII | |
| Hampton Court Summons a Great Council to Hampton Court to request a divorce but is refused |
| Death Henry VIII | |
| 29th Nov Leicester Death of Thomas Wolsey, enroute to London to be executed for high treason |
| Death Babur |  |
| 26th Dec Death of Zahir al-Din Mohammed Babur Shah, founder of the Moguls dynasty, India, Babur leaves power to his son Humayun |
| Diet Augsburg Charles V | |
| 25th June Augsburg Charles failures to destroy Protestantism in the Empire |
| 25th June Augsburg Defends the unity of the Empire by coming to terms with the Protestants |
| 25th June Augsburg Recognizes the Augsberg Confession & the Catholic faith |
| 25th June Augsburg States that the religion of the ruler becomes the religion of the state |
| 25th June Augsburg The Protestants aly with Charles V against the Turks |
| League Schmalkaldic Charles V | |
| Rejects the Protestant Confession Augustana |
| The Protestant Imperial Estates form the Schmalkaldic League |
| Legislation Henry VIII | |
| London An act fixes the fee for apprenticeship to 2s 6d maximum |
| Lutheran Church Luther, Martin | |
| Augsburg Presented Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg & forming the creed of the Lutheran Church |
| Marriage Cranmer, Thomas | |
| London Cramner & Foxe draft the "Collectanea" justifying Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine |
| Marriage Foxe, Edward | |
| London Cramner & Foxe draft the "Collectanea" justifying Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine |
| Marriage Henry VIII | |
| Hampton Court Henry VIII summons a Great Council to Hampton Court to request a divorce but is refused |
| London Cramner & Foxe draft the "Collectanea" justifying Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine |
| London Informs Julius II, approval to marry his brother's widow was against natural law |
| Peace Charles V | |
| Nuremburg Makes peace with the Protestants |
| Peerage Boleyn, Thomas | |
| Rochford Created Viscount Rochford |
| President Tunstall, Cuthbert | |
| Appointed President of the Council of the North, 1st term |
| Publication Tyndale, John | |
| Publication of, "Practice of Prelates", denounces Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine |
| Reform Henry VIII | |
| Foxe & Cranmer justify the supremacy of the sovereign |
| London An act fixes the fee for apprenticeship to 2s 6d maximum |
| Rule of Florentine Republic Ferruccio, Francesco | |
| Sep Florentine Republic A Florentine army under Francesco Ferruccio engages the Imperials at the battle of Gavinana, but although Orange is killed, the Imperials win a decisive victory, and the Florentine Republic surrenders |
| Rule of Florentine Republic Medici, Alessandro de | |
| Sep Florentine Republic Alessandro de' Medici is installed as Duke of Florence |
| Rule of Malta St John Charles V | |
| Malta Grants the knights of St John permission to settle on the Island of Malta |
| Succession Humayun | |
| Succeeds as Shah of India, 1st term, 2nd Mughal Emperor of India |
| Supremacy of Henry VIII Henry VIII | |
| Foxe & Cranmer justify the supremacy of the sovereign |
| Supremacy of the Sovereign Henry VIII | |
| Foxe & Cranmer justify the supremacy of the sovereign |
