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Counter-Reformation
- Mary I of EnglandMary Tudor entered the world on the 18th of February 1516 at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich. She was the only child of King Henry VIII and his first…
- Stephen GardinerStephen Gardiner entered the world in Bury St Edmunds on the 27th of July 1483, though historians still debate the exact year.
- Ignatius of LoyolaÍñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola entered the world inside a stone fortress in Azpeitia, Gipuzkoa. His parents belonged to the minor nobility of the Basque region.
- InquisitionIn 12th-century France, the Catholic Church launched a judicial procedure to combat heresy among groups like the Cathars and Waldensians.
- John of the CrossJuan de Yepes y Álvarez entered the world on the 24th of June 1542 in Fontiveros, a small town near Ávila with only about 2,000 residents.
- Philip II of SpainOn the 21st of May 1527, a baby boy was born inside the Palacio de Pimentel in Valladolid. This child would become Philip II of Spain.
- Catherine de' MediciCatherine de' Medici was born on the 13th of April 1519 in Florence, Republic of Florence. Her parents were Lorenzo de' Medici and Madeleine de La Tour…
- French Wars of ReligionIn 1521, a group of reformers including Jacques Lefèvre and Guillaume Briçonnet formed the Circle of Meaux to improve preaching quality.
- Teresa of ÁvilaTeresa Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila y Ahumada was born on the 28th of March 1515. Her birthplace remains a matter of historical debate between the cities of…
- Pilgrimage of GraceIn 1535, the year before the revolt began, bad harvests triggered grain riots in Craven during June and Somerset by April.
- ErasmusDesiderius Erasmus was born in Rotterdam on the 27th or the 28th of October, likely around 1466. His parents could not legally marry because his father…
- Counter-ReformationIn 1523, the Camaldolese Hermits of Monte Corona received papal recognition as a distinct congregation. This event marked one of many early attempts to…
- Index Librorum ProhibitorumJohannes Gutenberg refined moveable type and the printing press in the 15th century. This mechanism changed how information could be disseminated to the…
- Prayer Book RebellionIn the late 1540s, Lord Protector Somerset introduced legislative measures to change theology and practices in England. These changes targeted areas of…
- Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina arrived in the world between the 3rd of February 1525 and the 2nd of February 1526 within the town of Palestrina.
- Reginald PoleReginald Pole entered the world at Stourton Castle in Staffordshire on the 12th of March 1500. He was the third son of Sir Richard Pole and Margaret Pole…
- Luis de LeónBelmonte, a small town in the province of Cuenca, was the birthplace of Luis de León in 1527. His father Lope de León practiced law and moved the family to…