Explore 39 historical events from 1500–1509.
Sir James Tyrrell was an English knight who was a trusted servant of King Richard III of England. He is known for allegedly confessing to the murders of the Princes in the Tower un…
James Tyrrell, English knight (born 1450)
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence after whom America is named.
Amerigo Vespucci, this time under Portuguese flag, set sail for western lands
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence after whom America is named.
Amerigo Vespucci, this time under Portuguese flag, sets sail for western lands
Pope Marcellus II, born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 1555 to his death, 22 days later.
Marcellus II, pope of the Catholic Church (died 1555)
Domenico della Rovere was an Italian cardinal and patron of the arts.
Domenico della Rovere, Catholic cardinal (born 1442)
John Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley was an English peer.
John Devereux, 9th Baron Ferrers of Chartley, English Baron (born 1463)
Columba of Rieti was an Italian religious sister of the Third Order of St. Dominic who was noted as a mystic. She was renowned for her spiritual counsel, devotion to the Blessed Sa…
Columba of Rieti, Italian Dominican tertiary Religious Sister (born 1467)
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever …
Portuguese navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral lands in Brazil (discovery of Brazil)
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever …
Portuguese explorer Pedro Alvarez Cabral reaches new coastline (Brazil)
Alexander Ales or Alexander Alesius was a Scottish theologian who emigrated to Germany and became a Lutheran supporter of the Augsburg Confession.
Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (died 1565)
Johann Stumpf was an early writer on the history and topography of Switzerland as well as a theologian and cartographer.
Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer (died 1576)
Federico II of Gonzaga was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1519 until his death. He was also Marquis of Montferrat from 1536.
Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (died 1540)
Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese mariner and explorer. In February 1488, he became the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa and to demonstrate that the most…
Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer and navigator (born 1451)
Thomas Rotherham, also known as Thomas (Scot) de Rotherham, was an English cleric and statesman. He served as bishop of several dioceses, most notably as Archbishop of York and, on…
Thomas Rotherham, English cleric and minister (born 1423)
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever …
A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the