Curated category
1490s births
- Elizabeth Howard, Duchess of NorfolkElizabeth Howard, Duchess of Norfolk, spent the last five years of her separation ruling herself, as she put it, in a house in Redbourn, Hertfordshire, on a…
- Lucas HorenboutLucas Horenbout arrived in England sometime in the mid-1520s carrying a tradition that had almost nowhere else to go. He had grown up in Ghent, trained by a…
- Gregório LopesIn 1514, Gregório Lopes married the daughter of Jorge Afonso. This union marked a pivotal moment in his career as he transitioned from student to family…
- António GalvãoAntónio Galvão died in a hospital in Lisbon in 1557, buried without ceremony, having spent his final years in poverty and anonymity waiting for a pension…
- Mary BoleynMary Boleyn spent most of her life in the shadow of her famous sister, yet her own story cuts just as deep. Born around 1499, most likely at Blickling Hall…
- Nicholas Carew (courtier)Nicholas Carew entered the household of the future King Henry VIII at six years old. He shared his education with the boy who would become England's most…
- James Butler, 9th Earl of OrmondJames Butler entered the world around 1496 in Ireland. He was the eldest son of Piers Butler, the 8th Earl of Ormond, and his wife Margaret FitzGerald.
- Hans Holbein the YoungerHans Holbein the Younger died in London sometime between the 7th of October and the 29th of November 1543, at the age of 45.
- William TyndaleWilliam Tyndale died with a prayer on his lips. Tied to a stake outside Brussels in the autumn of 1536, he called out in a loud voice: "Lord!
- Juan Boscán AlmogáverJuan Boscán Almogáver arrived in Barcelona sometime around 1490, the son of a public official named Joan Valentí Boscà and a mother named Violant Almogàver.