| 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia 1618 Beginning of 30 Years War 1628 English curtail King's powers  | 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico  1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia 1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen 1580 Drake completes voyage around world 1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced  | 1492 Columbus discovers West Indies 1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India 1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa 1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel 1534 Henry VIII controls English church  | 
![]()  | ![]()  | ![]()  |  Simon Throckmorton b.1495 Throckmo, Worcestershire d.1527  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Sir-Lionell Throckmorton b.1525 South Elmham, Nfkf. d.1599 Suff.  |  Anne Lowth b.1499 Castle Heddingham, Essex d.  | |||||
![]()  |  Bassingbourne Throckmorton b.1564 Norwich, NFK d.1638 Norwich  | ![]()  |  John Blennerhassett b.1493 Frenze, Nfk. d.1573 Berkhamstead, Herts  | |||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Elizabeth Blennerhassett b.1530 Broome, Nfk. d.1608  |  Elizabeth Cornwallis b.1522 Broome Hall, Eye, Suff. d.1571 Barsham, Suff.  | |||||
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![]()  | ![]()  |  William Hill b.1561 Bury St.Edmunds, Suff. d.  | ||||||
![]()  |  Mary Hill b.1575 Bury St.Edmunds, Suff. d.1615 Norwich, Nfk.  | |||||||
![]()  | ![]()  |  Joan Annabel b.1561 d.  | ||||||
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