January 24 » King Henry VIII of England suffers an accident while jousting, leading to a brain injury that historians say may have influenced his later erratic behaviour and possible impotence.
May 2 » Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
May 6 » King Henry VIII orders English-language Bibles be placed in every church. In 1539 the Great Bible would be provided for this purpose.
May 6 » The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.
May 17 » George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford and four other men are executed for treason.
May 30 » King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
March 28 » The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
April 5 » Two hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces.
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