1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia 1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen 1580 Drake completes voyage around world 1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada | 1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India 1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa 1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel 1534 Henry VIII controls English church 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico | 1440 Gutenberg, printing w/type 1453 End of Hundred Years War 1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain 1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope 1492 Columbus discovers West Indies |
Sir-John Spelman b. d.1545 | ||||||||
John Spelman b. Narburgh, Nfk. d. | Elizabeth Frowick b. Middx. d.1556 | |||||||
John Spelman b. d.1581 | Sir-Thomas Blennerhassett b.1449 Frenze, Nfk. d.1531 Frenze, Nfk. | |||||||
Clement Spelman b. Narborough d. | Margaret Blennerhassett b.1493 Frenze, Nfk. d.1558 | Margaret Braham b.1472 Wetheringsett, Suff. d.1561 | ||||||
Robert Spelman b. d. | ||||||||
William Spelman b. d. | Sir-Clement Higham b. d. | |||||||
Judith Higham b. d. | ||||||||
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