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Twelve nude Anabaptists run through the streets of Amsterdam

Twelve nude Anabaptists run through the streets of Amsterdam

Twelve nude Anabaptists run through the streets of Amsterdam

Events Before

  1. French explorer Jacques Cartier claims for France the lands around Gaspé by erecting a 30-foot cross at Pointe-Penouille

    French explorer Jacques Cartier claims for France the lands around Gaspé by erecting a 30-foot cross at Pointe-Penouille [1]

  2. English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of

    English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making Henry VIII and all subsequent monarchs the Head of the Church of England

  3. Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent occupies Baghdad

    Suleiman I (6 November 1494 – 6 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent, was the Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566.

  4. French King Francis I signs classified treaty with Landgrave of Hesse

    French King Francis I signs classified treaty with Landgrave of Hesse

  5. Pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as Bishop of Utrecht

    Pope Paul II affirms George van Egmond as Bishop of Utrecht

Events After

  1. Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest a

    Anne Boleyn, second wife of English King Henry VIII, is beheaded at the Tower of London on charges of adultery, incest and treason

  2. England's King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour, his 3rd wife

    Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.

  3. Buddhist monks from Kyoto's Enryaku-ji Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Distu

    Buddhist monks from Kyoto's Enryaku-ji Temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in the Tenbun Hokke Disturbance (Traditional Japanese date: July 27, 1536)

  4. Swedish king Gustav I (40) marries his second wife Margaret Leijonhufvud (20) at Uppsala Cathedral

    Swedish king Gustav I (40) marries his second wife Margaret Leijonhufvud (20) at Uppsala Cathedral

  5. François Rabelais is absolved of charges of apostasy by Pope Paul III

    François Rabelais is absolved of charges of apostasy by Pope Paul III

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