1520 in History

Condemns Martin Luthers 95 theses as "heretical & scandalous"

Henry VIII & Emperor Charles agree not to sign a new alliance with France for 2 yrs

Henry VIII & Emperor Charles agree not to sign a new alliance with France for 2 yrs

Henry VIII & Emperor Charles agree not to sign a new alliance with France for 2 yrs

Henry VIII & Emperor Charles agree not to sign a new alliance with France for 2 yrs

Held in Kalc slot but escapes, returning by ship to Kalmar on the southeastern side of Sweden on 31 May 1520

Bids Henry VIII farewell at the Field of Cloth of Gold

Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean on his way around the world

Magellan enters the Pacific Ocean on his way around the world

Entertains Henry VII at Field of Cloth of Gold near Guines

Luther is excommunicated by the Pope

Luther is excommunicated by the Pope

Christian II earns the name, "Christian the Tyrant". 80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Christian II

80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Christian II

Issues the bull against Luther, whom Frederick refuses to surrender.

Mary I appears at the "Field of the Cloth of Gold" with Henry VIII

Meets Henry VIII, the Feast of Corpus Christi, the "Field of the Cloth of Gold"

Francis I attives on a mule & salutes the Queen of England

Meets Francis I at a summit, "the Field of Cloth of Gold", costs Henry œ15,000. Henry VIIIs jousting clothes alone cost œ3,000

Henry VIII visits the French Queen, Claude

Says farewell to Francis I

Francis I appoints Wolsey as his procter to arrange his meeting with Henry VIII

Holds mass with the French Cardinal de Bourbon prior to the Field of the Cloth of Gold

Held in Kalc slot but escapes, returning by ship to Kalmar on the southeastern side of Sweden on 31 May 1520

Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes

Issues a decree suppressing Lutheranism in The Netherlands

The Pope bans Luthers works

The Pope bans Luthers works

Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg

Mary Boleyn, former mistress of Henry VIII, marries William Carey

Henry VIII attends the marriage of Thomas Boleyns daughter Mary to William Carey

Henry VIII attends the marriage of Thomas Boleyns daughter Mary to William Carey

Meets Emperor Charles V

Meets Francis I, the Feast of Corpus Christi

Meets Francis I after the Field of Cloth of Gold between Calais & Gravelines

Accompanies Henry VIII to Calais in preparation for a visit to meet Francis I

Meets Henry VIII, the Feast of Corpus Christi

Meets Henry VIII & spends three days with Henry & Catherine in Canterbury

Meets Henty VIII after the Field of Cloth of Gold on the border of Gravelines & Calais

Arrives in Calais to meet with Francois

Publicly burns the Papal Bull at Wittenberg during the Reformation

Receives Cardinal Wolsey who informs him of Henry VIIIs arrival in Calais

Condemns Martin Luthers 95 theses as "heretical & scandalous"

80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Christian II

Succeeds as King of Sweden

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey

80 Swedish noble are executed after a show trial by Christian II

Emperor Charles arrives in Dover & spends 3 days with Henry & Catherine in Canterbury

Arrives in Ardes near Calais to inform Francis I of Henry VIIIs arrival

Birth of Ivan the Terrible, the 1st Tsar of Russia

Birth of William Cecil

Death of Christina Sture, executed

Death of Selim I the Grim, while preparing for an expedition agasinst Rhodes

Death of Sten Sture, killed in battle

The leader of the Swedish resistance to Denmark, Sten Sture, is killed in battle. Christian II defeats a peasant army from Sweden

The leader of the Swedish resistance to Denmark, Sten Sture, is killed in battle

Cortez defeats the Aztecs

Crowned Emperor in France