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1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced
1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada
1611 Authorized English Bible published
1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia
1618 Beginning of 30 Years War
1534 Henry VIII controls English church
1538 Cortes conquers Mexico
1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia
1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen
1580 Drake completes voyage around world
1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope
1492 Columbus discovers West Indies
1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India
1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa
1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel
 Henry Clifford
 b.         
 d.         
 Anthony Clifford
 b.1528 of Boscombe, Wilts
 d.1580
 
 
 
 Thomas Clifford
 b.1579 of Chudleigh, Devon
 d.1634
 Sir-William Courtenay
 b.1485 Powderham Castle, Devon
 d.1535 Powderham Castle, Devon
 Sir-Peter Courtenay
 b.1507 Powderham Castle, Devon
 d.1552 Chudleigh, Devon
 Margaret Edgecombe
 b.1481 Powderham, Exeter, Devon
 d.1520
 Anne Courtenay
 b.1550 of Ugbrooke Hse, Devon
 d.1605 Chudleigh, Devon
 Robert Shilston
 b.1483 of Bridestowe, Devon
 d.         
 Elizabeth Shilston
 b.1509 of Bridestowe, Devon
 d.1605 Chudleigh, Devon
 Unknown
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