Explore 32 historical events from 1570–1579.
Takeda Shingen was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the Sengoku period. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō of the late Sengoku period and was cred…
Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyō (born 1521)
The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 927, when all of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were united under the rule of Æthelstan, until 1 May 1707…
England and France sign an alliance against Spain in the treaty of Blois
Pope Pius V, OP, born Antonio Ghislieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 January 1566 to his death, in May 1572.
Pope Pius V (born 1504)
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk,, was an English Roman Catholic nobleman and politician. He was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and held many high offices during the earlie…
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (born 1536)
Niwa Nagashige was a Japanese daimyō who served the Oda clan. Nagashige was the eldest son of Niwa Nagahide and married the 5th daughter of Oda Nobunaga. He took part in his first…
Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyō (died 1637)
Pierre Viret was a Swiss Reformed theologian, evangelist and Protestant reformer.
Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian and reformer (born 1511)
John Story was an English Roman Catholic martyr and Member of Parliament. Story escaped to Flanders in 1563, but seven years later he was lured aboard a boat in Antwerp and abducte…
John Story, English martyr (born 1504)
Cartography is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways t…
Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas