1535
| 1535 • George Joye publishes his Apologye in Antwerp to clear his name from the accusations of William Tyndale. |
1585
Age: 50y
| 1585 • A first group of colonists sent by Sir Walter Ralegh under the charge of Ralph Lane lands in the New World to create Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island, off the coast of North Carolina. This group will depart the following June. |
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Age: 72y
1607
Age: 72y
| 1607 • English colonists make landfall at Cape Henry, Virginia, later moving up the James River. |
1607
Feb 26
| 1607 • Susenyos defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, which makes him Emperor of Ethiopia. |