French troops conquer Ambleteuse in Pas-de-Calais and kill all the English prisoners
French troops conquer Ambleteuse in Pas-de-Calais and kill all the English prisoners
French troops conquer Ambleteuse in Pas-de-Calais and kill all the English prisoners
Events Before
Ivan the Terrible, aged 17, crowns himself the first Tsar of Russia
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Russian Tsar Ivan IV [Ivan the Terrible] (17) marries Anastasia Romanova (17)
Russian Tsar Ivan IV [Ivan the Terrible] (17) marries Anastasia Romanova (17)
Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is executed in the Tower of London for treason
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Ottoman fleet under Piri Reis retakes the port of Aden (modern Yemen) from the Portuguese
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La Paz, Bolivia, is founded
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Events After
1st sitting of "Vurige Chamber" in Paris
1st sitting of "Vurige Chamber" in Paris
Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset and former Lord Protector is freed from the Tower of London
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France and England sign the Peace of Boulogne
France and England sign the Peace of Boulogne
Jewish physician Joseph Hacohen is expelled from the city of Genoa, followed by the expulsion of all Jews soon afterward
Jewish physician Joseph Hacohen is expelled from the city of Genoa, followed by the expulsion of all Jews soon afterward
Emperor Charles V grants inquisitors additional powers
Emperor Charles V grants inquisitors additional powers
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Russian Tsar Ivan IV [Ivan the Terrible] (17) marries Anastasia Romanova (17)
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