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 |
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Simon Throckmorton b.1495 Throckmo, Worcestershire d.1527 | Jane Baynard b. d. | |||||||
Sir-Lionell Throckmorton b.1525 South Elmham, Nfkf. d.1599 Suff. | Edmond Louth b. d. | |||||||
Anne Lowth b.1499 Castle Heddingham, Essex d. | Edith Stukley b. d. | |||||||
Bassingbourne Throckmorton b.1564 Norwich, NFK d.1638 Norwich | Sir-Thomas Blennerhassett b.1449 Frenze, Nfk. d.1531 Frenze, Nfk. | |||||||
John Blennerhassett b.1493 Frenze, Nfk. d.1573 Berkhamstead, Herts | Margaret Braham b.1472 Wetheringsett, Suff. d.1561 | |||||||
Elizabeth Blennerhassett b.1530 Broome, Nfk. d.1608 | Sir-John Cornwallis b.1487 Broome, Suff. d.1544 Ashridge, Bucks. | |||||||
Elizabeth Cornwallis b.1522 Broome Hall, Eye, Suff. d.1571 Barsham, Suff. | | |||||||