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Today in Tudor History...
14 September 1404 –Death of Albert IV, Duke of Austria
1435 –Death of John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford, English politician, Lord High Admiral
1486 –Birth of Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, German theologian, astrologer, and alchemist
1514-Second proxy marriage of King Louis XII of France and Mary Tudor, sister of Henry VIII.
1523 –Death of Pope Adrian VI
1538 –Death of Henry III of Nassau-Breda
1540 – Death of Sir William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London
1543 –Birth of Claudio Acquaviva, Italian priest, 5th Superior General of the Society of Jesus
1544-Henry VIII's forces take Boulogne, France.
1547 –Birth of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch politician
1580 – Birth of Francisco de Quevedo, Spanish poet and politician
15 September 1440 – Gilles de Rais, one of the earliest known serial killers, is taken into custody upon an accusation brought against him by the Bishop of Nantes.
1500 –Death of John Morton, English cardinal
1514 – Thomas Wolsey was appointed Archbishop of York
1533 – Birth of Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland
1556 – Departing from Vlissingen, ex-Holy Roman Emperor Charles V returns to Spain.
1564 – Final day of Mary, Queen of Scots’ fourth royal progress.
1588-The Spanish Armada, which attempted to invade England, is destroyed by a British fleet.
1589-The Battle of Arques
The Battle of Arques occurred on 15–18 September 1589 between the French royal forces of King Henry IV of France and troops of the Catholic League commanded by Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne during the eighth and final war (1585-1598) of the French Wars of Religion. It was a victory for Henry IV.
source:wikipedia,http://www.british-history.ac.uk/,the anne boleyn files