Post-Medieval European History 1500-1600 By kgrant92 Oct 13, 1504 Leonardo Paints Mona Lisa Apr 18, 1506 St. Peter's Basillica Begun in Rome May 16, 1509 Michaelangelo Begins Work on Sistine Chapel Oct 13, 1516 Erasmus Edits Greek New Testament Jun 20, 1517 Martin Luther Writes His 95 Theses May 25, 1521 Edict of Worms Condemns Luther Oct 13, 1522 Luther Translates Bible into German Oct 13, 1522 Magellan Returns From Circumnavigating the Globe Oct 13, 1531 Henry VIII Breaks From Catholic Church Oct 13, 1532 Machiavelli Writes The Prince Oct 13, 1540 Jesuits Founded Oct 13, 1543 Copernicus Founds Modern Astronomy Writes De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium Oct 13, 1545 Catholic Church Holds Council of Trent Oct 13, 1553 Mary Tudor Becomes Queen of England Oct 13, 1555 Peace of Augsburg settles Protestant-Catholic conflicts Oct 13, 1558 Elizabeth I becomes queen Oct 13, 1564 William Shakespeare born Oct 13, 1571 Christians control eastern Mediterranean following defeat of Turks at Lepanto Oct 13, 1571 Galileo Galilei born Oct 13, 1572 King Charles IX of France orders St Bartholomew's Day massacre of Huguenots Oct 13, 1588 Defeat of the Spanish Armada Spain Falls As World Power Oct 13, 1599 First known production at Globe Theatre (Julius Caesar)