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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
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
The 'Protestation' of various princes and imperial cities at Speyer identifies them as Protestants
Protestant reformers Luther and Zwingli disagree at Marburg on the nature of the Eucharist
Plans are laid for the King's new gardens at Hampton Court including the Privy Garden, Pond Yard and Mount Garden
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim leads Muslim Somalis in a holy war against Christian Ethiopia, destroying churches and shrines
The Augsburg Confession, presented by Melanchthon to the imperial diet, defines the Lutheran faith
The Aztec Virgin of Guadalupe appears to an Indian near Mexico City and tells him she is 'one of his kind'
The Protestant princes of Germany form the defensive League of Schmalkalden
Zwingli is killed at Kappel in a battle between Protestant and Catholic cantons
Although the ransom has been paid, Atahualpa is executed by the Spaniards — who ensure that he dies a Christian
Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy forces prominent figures in English public life to accept him on oath as head of the Church of England
Paris wakes up to find Protestant placards all over the place, mocking the sacrament of the mass
Cartier, welcomed by the Huron Indians, gives their island in the St Lawrence river the name of Montreal
Henry VIII begins the process of gathering in the wealth of England's monasteries
William Tyndale is captured in Antwerp, condemned as a heretic and strangled at the stake
Christian III seizes the wealth of Danish churches and monasteries, before turning his attention to those of Norway
The Great Bible, commissioned by Henry VIII for use in every Anglican church, is published
Pope Paul III establishes Ignatius Loyola and his followers as the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits
Protestant reformer John Calvin settles in Geneva and submits the city to a strict Christian rule
