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Key developments of 1547

Helena · 10:39 am · 01/27/2021 · Project 500 Years

1547 CE saw the deaths of three key actors– or anyway, two key actors and a leading second-string player– in the drama of European proto-imperialism that we’ve been following in Project 500 Years thus far. They were: England’s King Henry VIII, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, and France’s King Francis I. We’ll come down to more … Continue reading Key developments of 1547 →

Key developments of 1546

Helena · 2:21 pm · 01/26/2021 · Project 500 Years

There were not many new developments of world-historical importance in 1546 CE. Just these: The Italian War of 1542-46  was ended with a peace signed in Ardre (northern France.) This had been the fighting– principally between the Habsburg/Spanish King/Emperor Charles V and King Francis I of France that had roiled much of western Europe, and … Continue reading Key developments of 1546 →