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| 1513 |
| | | James IV of Scotland dies at Flodden, in the disastrous defeat of his army by the English | |
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| 1513 |
| | | Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches the Pacific coast and claims the ocean for the king of Spain | |
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| 1513 |
| | | On the death of his father at Flodden, the one-year-old James V becomes king of Scotland | |
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| 1513 |
| | | Eucharius Rösslin publishes the first textbook for midwives, later translated into English as The byrthe of mankynde | |
|  | Woman on a birthing stool
Wellcome Library, London
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| 1514 |
| | | Thomas Wolsey leases Hampton Court from Henry Daubeney | |
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| 1514 |
| | | Thomas Wolsey begins to build himself a palace at Hampton Court, but will later consider it politic to give it to Henry VIII | |
|  | Hampton Court west front, chromolithograph
Richmond Local Studies
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| 1514 |
| | | The Portuguese capture Hormuz and establish a garrison to control the Gulf of Oman | |
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| 15141522 |
| | | Wolsey's first phase of work at Hampton Court adds a whole new courtyard of accomodation, Base Court, and an imposing Great Gatehouse | |
|  | The Base Court of Hampton Court, c.1880
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| 1515 |
| | | Louis XII is succeeded on the French throne by his cousin and son-in-law, Francis I | |
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| 1515 |
| | | The king of France, Francis I, wins a dramatic victory at Marignano and captures Milan | |
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