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Sep 30, 1509
Michelangelo paints the Sistine Chapelm
Henry VIII ascends English throne. Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel -
Sep 30, 1527
Holy Empire attackes Rome
Troops of the Holy Roman Empire attack Rome, imprison Pope Clement VII—the end of the Italian Renaissance. Castiglione writes The Courtier. The Medici family expelled from Florence -
Aug 1, 1558
Spanish Armada were defeated
The Spanish Armada was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships. They sailed from A Coruña under the command of Duke of Medina Sidonia with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England. -
Jul 24, 1567
King James declares Royal Colony
The 'Charter of 1606', also known as the First Charter of Virginia, is a document from King James I of England to the Virginia Company assigning land rights to colonists for the stated purpose of propagating the Christian religion -
Ronoke Island
Roanoke Island is an island in Dare County on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English exploration. -
Jamestown
Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America -
Colonists can own land
In 1618 Colonists could own land -
House of Burgesses Meets
The house of burgesses meet. It was the first legislative assembly in the American colonies. -
Dutch Brings Africans
The Dutch East India Company gave van Riebeeck authority to bring slaves to South Africa -
Virginia Complany sends women
Virgina Company sends women to Jamestown for 150 pounds of tobacco.
