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Black royal trumpeter John Blanke is gifted a new outfit for his wedding by English King Henry VIII at Greenwich [1]

Black royal trumpeter John Blanke is gifted a new outfit for his wedding by English King Henry VIII at Greenwich [1]

Black royal trumpeter John Blanke is gifted a new outfit for his wedding by English King Henry VIII at Greenwich [1]

Key People

Henry VIII

Events Before

  1. Jews are expelled from Colmar, Alsace

    Jews are expelled from Colmar, Alsace

  2. Italian city Mirandola surrenders to the French

    The siege of Mirandola took place from 2 January to 19 January 1511 as a part of Pope Julius II's campaign to keep France from dominating northern Italy during the War of the League of Cambrai.

  3. Portuguese troops occupy parts of Malacca

    Portuguese troops occupy parts of Malacca

  4. Eedgenootschap signs anti-French Saint League

    Eedgenootschap signs anti-French Saint League

  5. England, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire sign anti-French covenant The Treaty of Westminster

    England, Spain and the Holy Roman Empire sign anti-French covenant The Treaty of Westminster

Events After

  1. Spaniard Juan Ponce de León and his expedition first sight Florida

    Juan Ponce de León (1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513.

  2. Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach it

    Juan Ponce de León (1474 – July 1521) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador known for leading the first official European expedition to Puerto Rico in 1508 and Florida in 1513.

  3. Battle of the Spurs at Guinegate (now Enguinegatte): King Henry VIII of England and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I defe

    Battle of the Spurs at Guinegate (now Enguinegatte): King Henry VIII of England and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I defeat French forces, capturing the town and routing the French cavalry

  4. Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa crosses the Isthmus of Panama, becoming the first European to see the Pacific Oce

    Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa crosses the Isthmus of Panama, becoming the first European to see the Pacific Ocean

  5. Battle of Novara, the War of the League of Cambrai: the Swiss Confederacy defeat the French

    The Battle of Novara was a battle of the War of the League of Cambrai fought on 6 June 1513, near Novara, in Northern Italy. A French attacking force was routed by allied Milanese–Swiss troops.

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