1580 Drake completes voyage around world 1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia | 1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel 1534 Henry VIII controls English church 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia 1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen | 1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain 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 |
Richard Walden b.1465 of Erith, Kent. d. | ||||||||
Elizabeth Walden b.1491 of Erith, Kent. d.1567 | ||||||||
Mary Wogan b.1467 of Pembrokeshire. d. | ||||||||