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The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used (the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582).
Richard Eden published The history of travayle in the West and East Indies in 1577—this is not a reprint of the 1555 edition, although, like that, the larger portion is taken up with Peter Martyr d'Anghiera's Decades of the New World, the first formal history of the Americas, and Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés (Oviedo)' History of the ...
16th-century military history (19 C) 16th-century missing person cases (8 C) P. 16th-century people (17 C) 16th century in politics (16 C, 1 P) R. 16th century in ...
The Visual History of Costume: The Sixteenth Century. 1983 edition (ISBN 0-89676-076-6) Bergeron, David, English Civic Pageantry, 1558–1642 (2003) Black, J. B. The Reign of Elizabeth: 1558–1603 (2nd ed. 1958) survey by leading scholar; Braddick, Michael J.
The issue resulted in a crisis of conscience in 16th-century Spain. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] An outpouring of self-criticism and philosophical reflection among Catholic theologians, most notably Francisco de Vitoria , led to debate on the nature of human rights [ 33 ] and the birth of modern international law.
The Dutch establish the colony of Essequibo. 1616 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1616th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 616th year of the 2nd millennium, the 16th year of the 17th century, and the 7th year of the 1610s decade.
In the late 16th century Tadoussac became an important multi-national trading center with an estimated 100 European ships visiting annually. [41] 1585: The Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604) began. England sent ships to the Grand Banks, the Newfoundland expedition led by Bernard Drake, and captured many boats in the Portuguese and Spanish fishing ...
The 16th century BC was a century that lasted from 1600 BC to ... End of the First Dynasty of Babylon and the start of the Kassite dynasty—see History of Iraq ...