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The Roman Inquisition burns all copies of the Talmud and other Jewish texts in Rome's Campo de Fiori

The Roman Inquisition burns all copies of the Talmud and other Jewish texts in Rome's Campo de Fiori

The Roman Inquisition burns all copies of the Talmud and other Jewish texts in Rome's Campo de Fiori

Events Before

  1. Gustav I, King of Sweden (56) marries his third wife, niece of his second wife Katarina Stenbock (17) at Vadstena Abbey

    Gustav I, King of Sweden (56) marries his third wife, niece of his second wife Katarina Stenbock (17) at Vadstena Abbey

  2. Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, hundreds killed

    Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, hundreds killed

  3. France signs a secret treaty with Protestant German princes of the Holy Roman Empire

    France signs a secret treaty with Protestant German princes of the Holy Roman Empire

  4. Dutch coast hit by heavy storm

    Dutch coast hit by heavy storm

  5. Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated

    Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated

Events After

  1. Bayinnaung is crowned King of Burma, assembles the largest empire in Southeast Asian history

    Bayinnaung is crowned King of Burma, assembles the largest empire in Southeast Asian history

  2. City of São Paulo founded in Brazil

    São Paulo is the capital city of the state of São Paulo, as well as the most populous city in Brazil, South America, the Americas, and in the Western and Southern Hemispheres.

  3. Queen Maria of England marries Philip, king of Naples/Jerusalem

    Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her...

  4. Mary I of England (37) marries Prince Philip of Spain (27) (later Philip II) at Winchester Cathedral, England

    Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558), also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her...

  5. Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands

    Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands

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