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Henry modernises the Chapel at Hampton Court and adds the magnificent ceiling
Henry VIII begins the process of gathering in the wealth of England's monasteries
Wales is merged within the English kingdom as a principality
William Tyndale is captured in Antwerp, condemned as a heretic and strangled at the stake
A Water Gallery, over 170ft long, is constructed and incorporates a landing stage for the King's Barge at Hampton Court with a Pleasure Gallery above
Christian III seizes the wealth of Danish churches and monasteries, before turning his attention to those of Norway
Manco Inca begins a siege of the Spaniards in Cuzco that lasts for a year
The reign of Christian III begins three centuries in which Norway is administered as little more than an annexe of Denmark
Henry VIII's queen, Anne Boleyn, is beheaded in the Tower of London on unsubstantiated charges of adultery
Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour, eleven days after the execution of Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII encloses land to the north of Hampton Court Palace as a deer park, and plants it with acorns to provide oak for the navy
With the end of the siege of Cuzco, and the flight of Manco Inca, the Spanish have full control of Peru
Jane Seymour gives birth to Henry VIII's long-awaited male heir (the future Edward VI)
Jane Seymour dies twelve days after giving birth to Henry VIII's heir, the future Edward VI
Thomas Cromwell persuades Henry VIII that Courtenay is part of a Catholic plot, not true, and a few months later the king's cousin is beheaded
The Great Bible, commissioned by Henry VIII for use in every Anglican church, is published
Pope Paul III establishes Ignatius Loyola and his followers as the Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits
Francisco Vasquez de Coronado penetrates far north and west of Texas in an expedition searching for gold
Nicolas Oursian creates an astronomical clock for Henry VIII at Hampton Court
Protestant reformer John Calvin settles in Geneva and submits the city to a strict Christian rule
Suleiman I takes Buda (now Budapest), and by 1547 the Turks occupy almost the whole of Hungary
Francis Xavier, companion of Ignatius Loyola and the first missionary of the Counter-Reformation, sets sail from Lisbon
New Laws are passed in Spain, in an attempt to protect the Indians on the encomiendas of Spanish America
Francis Xavier reaches Goa, at the start of the great mission to the east that will last the nine years until his death
Pope Paul III establishes the Roman Inquisition, with the specific task of fighting against the Protestant heresy
