Explore 61 historical events from 1520–1529.
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Woodville and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville …
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason
The Diet of Worms of 1521 was an imperial diet of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V and conducted in the Imperial Free City of Worms. Martin Luther was summoned to …
The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw
Sebastian Brant was a German humanist and satirist. He is best known for his satire Das Narrenschiff.
Sebastian Brant, German author (born 1457)
Tamás Bakócz OP was a Hungarian archbishop, cardinal and statesman. He was a serious candidate in the 1513 papal conclave.
Tamás Bakócz, Hungarian cardinal (born 1442)
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer best known for planning and leading the 1519–1522 Spanish expedition to the East Indies. During this expedition, he discovered the Stra…
Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese sailor and explorer (born 1480)
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Woodville and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville …
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Welsh politician, Lord High Constable of England (born 1478)
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Woodville and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville …
Edward Stafford (pictured), whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III of England, was himsel
The Revolt of the Comuneros was an uprising by citizens of Castile against the rule of Charles I and his administration between 1520 and 1521. At its height, the rebels controlled …
The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V
Hernán Cortés, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish conquistador, military commander, explorer, captain general, and writer who led an expedition that caused the fall …
Hernan Cortés defeats Pánfilo de Narváez, sent by Spain to punish him for insubordination
The Massacre in the Great Temple, also called the Toxcatl Massacre, or the Alvarado Massacre, was an event on 22 May 1520, in the Mexica, also known as the Aztec, capital of Tenoch…
The massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl takes place during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, resulting in turning the Aztecs aga
Pope Leo X was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521.
Pope Leo X threatens to excommunicate Martin Luther in Exsurge Domine
The Revolt of the Comuneros was an uprising by citizens of Castile against the rule of Charles I and his administration between 1520 and 1521. At its height, the rebels controlled …
A revolt of citizens in Toledo, Castile, opposed to the rule of the foreign-born Charles I began when the royal governme
Pope Leo X was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 9 March 1513 to his death in December 1521.
Pope Leo X issued the papal bull Exsurge Domine, censuring 41 propositions from Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses and s