Encyclopedia - 1536: Encyclopedia - 1536
1536 - Events. February 2 - Spaniard Pedro de Mendoza founds Buenos Aires, Argentina. February 25 - Jacob Hutter burned at the stake f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Boleyn: Encyclopedia Ii - Anne Boleyn - 1536
In January 1536 Catherine of Aragon died of cancer. Anne attempted to repair relations with Catherine’s daughter, Mary, but she was onc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Amish: Encyclopedia - Amish
The Amish are a denomination of Anabaptists noted for their restrictions on the use of modern devices such as automobiles and electricity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Calvin: Encyclopedia - John Calvin
Background Christianity St. Augustine The Reformation Distinctives Calvin's Institutes Five Solas Five Points (TULIP) Regulative principl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patronymic: Encyclopedia - Patronymic
A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the name of one's father. A component of a name based on the name o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barbados: Encyclopedia - Barbados
 - Total (2002)  - Density 276,607 642/km²  - Total (2002)  - GDP/head 4,000 millions $ 14,457 $ Barbados is an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aylesford: Encyclopedia - Aylesford
Aylesford is a large village on the River Medway in Kent, 4 miles NW of Maidstone in England. Originally a small riverside settlement, Ay...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Auto De Fe: Encyclopedia - Auto De Fe
The phrase auto de fe refers to the ritual of public penance or humiliation of condemned heretics and apostates that took place when the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 13: Encyclopedia - August 13
August 13 is the 225th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (226th in leap years), with 140 days remaining. August 13 - Events. 31...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Barking: Encyclopedia - Barking
Barking is the principal town in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It is a suburban development with a large retail and commerc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Batenburgers: Encyclopedia - Batenburgers
Batenburgers. A radical Anabaptist sect, led by Jan van Batenburg, which flourished briefly in the 1530s in the aftermath of the Münster...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Brethren: Encyclopedia - Brethren
The Brethren are any of several Christian denominations, most of which are Anabaptist-Pietist . Brethren - Beliefs. The Anabaptist-Pieti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Monarchs In The British Isles: Encyclopedia - List Of Monarchs In The British Isles
This is a list of the monarchs of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, that is, the monarchs on the thrones ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bratislava: Encyclopedia - Bratislava
Bratislava (until 1919: Prešporok in Slovak, Pressburg in German and English, Pozsony in Hungarian, Požun in Croatian) is the capital o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernhard Knipperdolling: Encyclopedia - Bernhard Knipperdolling
Bernhard Knipperdolling (b. ca. 1495, d. January 22, 1536, Münster, Germany), was a leader of the Münster Anabaptists. He was also know...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berne: Encyclopedia - Berne
The city of Berne [ˈbɝːn] (Bernese German Bärn [ˈpæːrn], German Bern [ˈb̥ɛrn], French Berne [ˈbɛʀn], Italian Berna [ˈbɛrna...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ashikaga Shogunate: Encyclopedia - Ashikaga Shogunate
The Ashikaga shogunate (Japanese 足利幕府, Ashikaga bakufu, 1336–1573) was a feudal military dictatorship ruled by the shoguns of t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 4: Encyclopedia - April 4
April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). There are 271 days remaining. April 4 - Events. 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inquisition: Encyclopedia - Inquisition
The term Inquisition (Latin: Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis Sanctum Officium) refers broadly to a number of historical movements surrou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swordsmanship: Encyclopedia - Swordsmanship
Swordsmanship refers to the skills of a swordsman, a person versed in fencing with a sword. The term is modern, and as such was mainly us...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divorce: Encyclopedia - Divorce
Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage before the death of either spouse, which can be contrasted with an annulme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Divine Grace: Encyclopedia - Divine Grace
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Calvinism: Encyclopedia - Calvinism
Background Christianity St. Augustine The Reformation Distinctives Calvin's Institutes Five Solas Five Points (TULIP) Regulative principl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Incest: Encyclopedia - Incest
Incest is sexual activity or marriage between very close family members. It is a taboo, as well as a criminal offense, in most societies....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protestant Reformation: Encyclopedia - Protestant Reformation
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anne Boleyn: Encyclopedia - Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn, 1st Marchioness of Pembroke (c.1501/1507 – May 19, 1536) was the second wife and queen consort of Henry VIII and the mothe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 19: Encyclopedia - April 19
April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). There are 256 days remaining. April 19 - Events. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ambroise Paré: Encyclopedia - Ambroise Paré
Ambroise Paré (1510 – December 20, 1590) was a French surgeon, the official royal surgeon for kings Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfonso Salmeron: Encyclopedia - Alfonso Salmeron
Alfonso Salmeron (September 8, 1515 - February 13, 1585) was a biblical scholar and one of the first Jesuits. Born at Toledo, he studied ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 16th Century: Encyclopedia - 16th Century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. See also: 16th century in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buckfast Abbey: Encyclopedia - Buckfast Abbey
Buckfast Abbey in Buckfastleigh, Devon is one of a small number of active monasteries in Britain today. It was founded in 1018, dedicated...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Unreformed House Of Commons: Encyclopedia - Unreformed House Of Commons
The unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act of 1832. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catherine Of Aragon: Encyclopedia - Catherine Of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon (December 16, 1485 – January 7, 1536; Spanish: Catalina de Aragón) was queen consort of England as Henry VIII of E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cartagena Colombia: Encyclopedia - Cartagena Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia, also known as Cartagena de Indias or La Heroica (The Heroic), is a large seaport on the north coast of Colombia. It ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Capitoline Museums And Piazza Del Campidoglio: Encyclopedia - Capitoline Museums And Piazza Del Campidoglio
The Capitoline Museums (Italian Musei Capitolini) are a group of art and archeological museums in Piazza del Campidoglio, on top of the f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zwickau: Encyclopedia - Zwickau
Zwickau is a city of Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony (Sachsen), situated in a valley at the foot of the Erzgebirge, on the left bank of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Chertsey: Encyclopedia - Chertsey
Chertsey is a town in Surrey, United Kingdom, on the River Thames. It can be accessed via road from junction 11 of the M25 London orbital...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Ireland: Encyclopedia - Church Of Ireland
The Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion, operating seamlessly across the border between the Republic of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yi I: Encyclopedia - Yi I
Yi I (26 December 1536-1584) was one of the two most prominent Korean Confucian scholars of the Joseon Dynasty, the other being his older...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles V Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia - Charles V Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V (Spanish: Carlos I, Dutch: Karel V, German: Karl V.) (24 February 1500–21 September 1558) is considered (the first) King of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zacharias Ursinus: Encyclopedia - Zacharias Ursinus
Zacharias Ursinus (1534-1583), a sixteenth century German theologian, born Zacharias Baer in Breslau (now Wrocław, Poland). Like all you...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vaud: Encyclopedia - Vaud
The Canton of Vaud is one of the 26 cantons of Switzerland located in the southwestern part of the country. The capital is Lausanne. Vau...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wittenberg: Encyclopedia - Wittenberg
Wittenberg, officially [Die] Lutherstadt Wittenberg, is a town in Germany, in the Bundesland Saxony-Anhalt, at 12° 59' E, 51° 51' N, on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nicolaus Copernicus: Encyclopedia - Nicolaus Copernicus
Mikołaj Kopernik (February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543), more commonly known by the Latin form Nicolaus Copernicus, was a Polish[1] astrol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constituency: Encyclopedia - Constituency
A constituency is any cohesive corporate unit or body bound by shared structures, goals or loyalty. It can be used to describe a business...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Corfu: Encyclopedia - Corfu
Corfu (ancient and modern Greek Κέρκυρα, Kérkyra, Latin Corcyra; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an island of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valparaíso: Encyclopedia - Valparaíso
Valparaíso is one of the main seaports of Chile, on the Pacific Ocean, and the capital of the Valparaíso Region. It is Chile's 6th larg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Buenos Aires: Encyclopedia - Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ("Good Airs" in Spanish, originally meaning "Fair Winds") is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - National Assembly For Wales: Encyclopedia - National Assembly For Wales
The National Assembly for Wales (or NAW) (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru) is a devolved assembly (not a full legislature) with power...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rhetoric: Encyclopedia - Rhetoric
Rhetoric (from Greek ρήτωρ, rhêtôr, "orator") is one of the three original liberal arts or trivium (the other members are dialecti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Tyndale: Encyclopedia - William Tyndale
William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindale) (ca.1484 - October 6, 1536) was a 16th century priest and scholar who translated the Bible in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Farel: Encyclopedia - William Farel
William Farel (Guillaume Farel, 1489-1565) was a French evangelist, and a founder of the Reformed Church in the cantons of Neuchâtel, Be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vihuela: Encyclopedia - Vihuela
Vihuela is the name of two string instruments, one from Spain and one from Mexico. Vihuela - The Spanish vihuela. The Spanish vihuela lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - University Of Cambridge: Encyclopedia - University Of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is the second-oldest university in the English-speaking world, with one of the most selective sets of entry r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Circumnavigation: Encyclopedia - Circumnavigation
To circumnavigate a place, such as an island, a continent, or the Earth, is to travel all the way around it by boat or ship. More recentl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Inca Empire: Encyclopedia - Inca Empire
The Inca Empire (Quechua: Tawantin suyu1; The Four United Regions2), was an empire centered in what is now Peru from AD 1438 to AD 1533. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1593: Encyclopedia - 1593
1593 - Events. May 18 - Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe. July 25 - Kin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1596: Encyclopedia - 1596
1596 - Events. February 5 - 26 catholics crucified in Nagasaki, Japan. April 9 - Spanish troops capture Calais July 14 - King Dominicu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1584: Encyclopedia - 1584
1584 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. 1584 - Ev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1578: Encyclopedia - 1578
1578 - Events. January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. Don...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1565: Encyclopedia - 1565
1565 - Events. The pencil is first documented by Conrad Gesner March 1 - the city of Rio de Janeiro is founded April 27 - Cebu City is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1572: Encyclopedia - 1572
1572 - Events. January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Cathol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1598: Encyclopedia - 1598
1598 - Events. January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1604: Encyclopedia - 1604
1604 - Events. January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erasmus: Encyclopedia - Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (also Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, probably 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Paracelsus: Encyclopedia - Paracelsus
Paracelsus (November 11 or December 17, 1493 - September 24, 1541) was a famous alchemist, physician, astrologer, and general occultist. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1624: Encyclopedia - 1624
1624 - Events. January 24 - Alfonso Mendez, appointed by Pope Gregory XV as Prelate of Ethiopia, arrives at Massawa from Goa. The Neth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1608: Encyclopedia - 1608
1608 - Events. January 7 - Fire destroys Jamestown, Virginia. March 18 - Sissinios formally crowned Emperor of Ethiopia. May 14 - Prot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1605: Encyclopedia - 1605
1605 - Publications. Francis Bacon, Of the Proficience and Advancement of Learning, Divine and Humane. 1605 - Births. April 8 - Ki...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1554: Encyclopedia - 1554
1554 - Events. January 5 - Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands. February - Thomas Wyatt surrenders to government forces in London. Fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1530s: Encyclopedia - 1530s
1500s 1510s 1520s - 1530s - 1540s 1550s 1560s 1530 1531 1532 1533 1534 1535 1536 1537 1538 1539 1530s - Events and Trends. Spanish con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1466: Encyclopedia - 1466
1466 - Events. Chimú Empire conquered by troops of the Inca End of term for Regent of Sweden Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna. He is repla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1474: Encyclopedia - 1474
1474 - Events. December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1465: Encyclopedia - 1465
1465 - Events. July 13 - Battle of Montlhéry Troops of King Louis XI of France fight inconclusively against an army of the great nobl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1460: Encyclopedia - 1460
1460 - Events. The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. March 5 - King Christian I of Denmark declares ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - At Sign: Encyclopedia - At Sign
apostrophe ( ' ) ( ’ ) brackets ( ( ) ) ( [ ] ) ( { } ) ( 〈 〉 ) colon ( : ) comma ( , ) dashes ( ‒ ) ( – ) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1482: Encyclopedia - 1482
1482 - Events. Portuguese fortify Fort Elmina on the Gold Coast Portuguese erect the Fort of Sao Jorge de Mina near the mouth of River...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1485: Encyclopedia - 1485
1485 - In Fiction. In Blackadder - August 21 - The first Baldrick/Blackadder servancy begins. August 22 - Richard III wins the Battle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1509: Encyclopedia - 1509
1509 - Events. February 2 - Battle of Diu took place near Diu, India. April 22 - Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1511: Encyclopedia - 1511
1511 - Events. Diego Velázquez and Hernán Cortés conquer Cuba; Velázquez appointed Governor. August 24 - Alfonso de Albuquerque of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1503: Encyclopedia - 1503
1503 - Events. January 20 - Seville in Castile is awarded exclusive right to trade with the New World. April 21 - Battle of Cerignola....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1497: Encyclopedia - 1497
1497 - Events. 7 February - followers of Girolamo Savonarola burn thousands of "immoral" objects at the Bonfire of the Vanities in Flo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1492: Encyclopedia - 1492
1492 - Events. January 2 - Boabdil, the last Moorish King of Granada, surrenders his city to the army of Ferdinand and Isabella after ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Poor Law: Encyclopedia - Poor Law
The Poor Law was the system for the provision of social security in operation in England and the United Kingdom from the 16th century unt...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1587: Encyclopedia - 1587
1587 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. 1587 -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Empire - The Golden Age Of Spain: The Sun Never Sets 1521-1643
The 16th and 17th centuries are sometimes called "the Golden Age of Spain" (in Spanish, Siglo de Oro). During the sixteenth century, Spai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spanish Conquest Of The Inca Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Spanish Conquest Of The Inca Empire - The Spanish Conquest
After his victory over his brother, Atahualpa began his southward march from Quito to claim the Inca throne in Cusco. Atahualpa had been ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suleiman The Magnificent: Encyclopedia Ii - Suleiman The Magnificent - Military Achievements
Suleiman the Magnificent - Capture of Belgrade. Upon succeeding his father, Suleiman began a series of military conquests, first puttin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Winter's Tale: Encyclopedia Ii - The Winter's Tale - Synopsis
Polixenes, the King of Bohemia, is concluding a nine-month visit with his lifelong friend, Leontes, King of Sicilia. Leontes inexplicably...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hernando De Soto Explorer: Encyclopedia Ii - Hernando De Soto Explorer - Expedition To Florida 1538-1542
Hernando de Soto explorer - 1539 – Landing in Florida. In May 1539, he landed with approximately 600 to 700 men, twenty-four priests...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Saint-pierre And Miquelon: Encyclopedia Ii - Saint-pierre And Miquelon - History
Main article: History of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has been under French control since 1763. Paleoeskimo or Dor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pskov: Encyclopedia Ii - Pskov - Early History
The name of the city, originally spelled Pleskov, may be loosely translated as "the town of purling waters". Its earliest mention comes i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - May 30: Encyclopedia Ii - May 30 - Events
May 30 - Political. 1416 - The Roman Catholic Church burns Jerome of Prague as a heretic. 1431 - In Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - René I Of Naples: Encyclopedia Ii - René I Of Naples - Life
He was born in the castle of Angers, and was the second son of Louis II of Anjou, king of Sicily (Naples), and of Yolande of Aragon. He w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Reformation In Switzerland: Encyclopedia Ii - Reformation In Switzerland - Development Of Protestantism
As part of their struggle for independence, the Swiss cantons had already in the 15th century sought to limit the influence of the Church...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Río De La Plata: Encyclopedia Ii - Río De La Plata - History
The river was first sighted by Spanish seaman Juan Díaz de Solís in 1516 in his search for a passage between the Atlantic and the Pacif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tokugawa Ieyasu: Encyclopedia Ii - Tokugawa Ieyasu - Biography
Tokugawa Ieyasu - Early life 1543-1556. Tokugawa Ieyasu was born on January 31, 1543 in the Mikawa province. Originally named Matsudair...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Toyotomi Hideyoshi: Encyclopedia Ii - Toyotomi Hideyoshi - Rise To Power
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in what is now Nakamura-ku, Nagoya in the Owari province, the home of the Oda clan. He was born with no trace...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Dublin: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Dublin - Colonial Dublin
Dublin and its inhabitants were transformed by the upheavals of the 16th and 17th centuries in Ireland. These saw the first thorough Engl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patronymic: Encyclopedia Ii - Patronymic - Patronyms And Surnames
In many areas patronymics predate the use of surnames. They are still used in Iceland - along with the less common matronymics - where fe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vihuela: Encyclopedia Ii - Vihuela - The Spanish Vihuela
The Spanish vihuela looks like a small, delicate 12-string guitar with gut strings. The first mention of the vihuela is in the 15th Centu...   » Read the article