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This former water tower was the site of the original public library, exterior view. 1873: Chicago Public Library established. [6] 1875: Holy Name Cathedral dedicated. [6] 1877 Bohemian National Cemetery was founded. Railroad strike. [12] 1876 Chicago White Stockings Art Institute of Chicago As seen from Michigan Ave. 1878 Art Institute of ...
Phillip II, the future king of England (r. 1554-1558), is born to parents Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and Isabella of Portugal. 1526: Lord Chancellor Cardinal Thomas Wolsey ordered the burning of Lutheran books. 1533: King Henry VIII severs ties with the Catholic Church and declared himself head of the church in England. 7 September
Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England: 1532, December Anne Boleyn becomes pregnant 1533, January Thomas Cranmer appointed Archbishop of Canterbury: 1533, 25 January Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn at Whitehall : 1533, March Statute in Restraint of Appeals: 1533, May Cranmer declares Henry's marriage null and void 1533, 4 July
January 25 – King Henry VIII of England formally but secretly marries Anne Boleyn, who becomes his second queen consort. [1] January 26 – Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, is appointed Lord Chancellor of England. [2] [3] February 4 – The Reformation Parliament is summoned into session by King Henry VIII of England, and meets ...
For a full timeline overview, see timeline of British history. There was no concept of "British history" in the 1500s, except that the word "British" was used to refer to the ancient Britons and the Welsh. This page presents a timeline of events in the history of England and Scotland from 1500 until 1599. 1509 England – Henry VIII crowned and married to Catherine of Aragon 1513 England and ...
Additionally, Yale University Press was scheduled to publish both Encyclopedia of New England and the second edition of The Encyclopedia of New York City. [13] Using press releases from the Copley News Service, [14] [15] the book was widely publicized throughout the state of Illinois, [16] [17] and it was even reviewed by The Wall Street ...
1533 7 September – Queen Elizabeth I of England (died 1603) [10] Approximate date – Thomas Stafford aristocrat and rebel (executed 1557) 1534 18 April – William Harrison, clergyman (died 1593) 7 June – Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (died 1560) 1535 28 May – Thomas North, translator (died c. 1604)
1853 Bird's eye view of Chicago 1857 Bird's eye view of Chicago. In 1848, the opening of the Illinois and Michigan Canal allowed shipping from the Great Lakes through Chicago to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The first rail line to Chicago, the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad, was completed the same year. Chicago would go on to ...