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Thomas Wolsey begins to build himself a palace at Hampton Court, but will later consider it politic to give it to Henry VIII
The Portuguese capture Hormuz and establish a garrison to control the Gulf of Oman
Wolsey's first phase of work at Hampton Court adds a whole new courtyard of accomodation, Base Court, and an imposing Great Gatehouse
Louis XII is succeeded on the French throne by his cousin and son-in-law, Francis I
The king of France, Francis I, wins a dramatic victory at Marignano and captures Milan
The Spanish complete the conquest of Cuba and establish the town of Havana
The death of Ferdinand II results in Spain becoming part of the Habsburg empire, under the rule of Charles V (as Charles I of Spain)
Catherine of Aragon gives birth to a daughter, Mary, who becomes the only one of her six children to live beyond infancy
The original ghetto is established as a district to which the Jews of Venice are confined
Ariosto, in Orlando Furioso, tells of Roland's madness when he is abandoned by the pagan princess Angelica
Erasmus publishes an influential edition of the New Testament in its original Greek
The Ottoman sultan, Selim I, captures Cairo and ends Mameluke rule in the middle east
The last Abbasid caliph, captured by the Ottoman Turks, is taken as a prisoner to Istanbul - ending the authentic line of 'successors' to Muhammad
From Bosnia to Egypt and Arabia, the Ottoman Turks now rule the largest Muslim empire since the early caliphate - and will frequently use the title of caliph to assert their authority within Sunni Islam
Leonardo da Vinci moves to France, on the invitation of Francis I
The local sale of indulgences by Johann Tetzel outrages a friar teaching in Wittenberg, Martin Luther
Martin Luther nails his 95 Theses to the door of the castle church in Wittenberg
Philipp Melanchthon joins the Wittenberg university to teach Greek and inspires Luther to translate the New Testament
Montezuma welcomes Hernan Cortes to his capital, Tenochtitlan, under the impression that he is the returning god-king Quetzalcoatl
The Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortes lands on the coast of Mexico with 600 men, 16 horses and about 20 guns
Ferdinand Magellan and a small fleet depart from Seville, attempting to sail round the world
Charles V borrows 852,000 florins, mainly from the Fuggers, to bribe the seven imperial electors
Cortes and his tiny force capture Montezuma, ruler of the mighty Aztec empire, in his palace at Tenochtitlan
The German painter Hans Holbein the Younger establishes his own studio in Basel
Europe's new printing presses make possible the first pamphlet war, spreading instant arguments for and against the Reformation
