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Ferdinand Magellan and a small fleet depart from Seville, attempting to sail round the world
Cortes and his tiny force capture Montezuma, ruler of the mighty Aztec empire, in his palace at Tenochtitlan
Europe's new printing presses make possible the first pamphlet war, spreading instant arguments for and against the Reformation
Luther's writings are burnt in Rome by order of the pope
Cortes loses control of Tenochtitlan and has to escape in haste with his men during 'the Sorrowful Night'
The English and French kings, Henry VIII and Francis I, feast and parley on the Field of Cloth of Gold
Eighty distinguished Swedish citizens are executed together on the main square, in what becomes known as the Stockholm Bloodbath
Mannerism develops in Italy in the work of the painters Pontormo and Rosso Fiorentino
Pope Leo X excommunicates Martin Luther after he has refused to recant
The Turkish sultan, Suleiman I, marches into the kingdom of Hungary and captures Belgrade
After a little more than a year Cortes recaptures Tenochtitlan and finally establishes Spanish control over Mexico
Ignatius of Loyola, recovering from a wound received as a soldier at Pamplona, is inspired by reading the lives of the saints
One surviving ship of Magellan's fleet, the Victoria, returns to Sanlucar, in Spain, with Sebastian Cano in command
The Vasa dynasty in Sweden begins with the seizing of the throne by Gustavus I
William Tyndale studies in the university at Wittenberg and plans to translate the Bible into English
The French king, Francis I, is taken prisoner by the Spanish at the battle of Pavia
Muslims throughout Spain are ordered to convert to Christianity or to leave the kingdom
The conquistadors, settling on land granted to them after the conquest, begin the long process of European emigration to America
The Hungarian king, Louis II, is killed in battle at Mohacs, where the Turks win a crushing victory
Hans Holbein the Younger pays his first visit to England, and stays with Thomas More in Chelsea
Pope Clement VII hides in Castel Sant'Angelo while Rome is sacked by German mercenaries
Francis I begins to transform Fontainebleau into a palace, employing artists who establish the mannerist school of Fontainebleau
Gustavus I of Sweden fills his coffers by appropriating the property of Catholic churches and monasteries
Discussion of Henry VIII's proposed divorce hinges on rival verses from the Old Testament, in Deuteronomy and Leviticus
After the fall of Wolsey, Henry VIII appoints Thomas More as his Lord Chancellor
