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Henry VIII King Henry VII dies and is succeeded by his son, Henry VIII.
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Thomas More Thomas More publishes Utopia.
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Reformation Martin Luther initiates the Reformation in Europe, indirectly prompting a wave of emigration to North America.
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<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Aragon' ></a> Henry VIII establishes the Anglican Church in order to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon.
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Thomas More Execution Thomas More is executed for failing to approve of the king's break with the Catholic Church.
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Copernicus Copernicus develops the first modern heliocentric theory of the solar system.
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The Book of Common Prayer The Book of Common Prayer is published for the first time.
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Queen Mary I Queen Mary I has some three hundred Protestants executed.
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Tupac Amaru Spanish conquistadores execute Tupac Amaru, the last Incan leader, in Peru.
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King James Bible King James I publishes his version of the Bible.
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George Chapman George Chapman translates Homer's The Iliad into English.
