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1550s in England — Events from the 1550s in England.IncumbentsMonarch Edward VI of England (to 6 July 1553), Lady Jane Grey (to 19 July 1553), Mary I of England (to 17 November 1558), Elizabeth I of EnglandEvents* 1550 ** January Parliament passes an Act… … Wikipedia
1550s BC — Events and trends*The city of Mycenae, located in the northeast Peloponnesus, comes to dominate the rest of Achaea, giving its name to Mycenaean civilization. *1557 BC Estimation: Memphis, capital of Lower Egypt becomes the largest city of the… … Wikipedia
1550s in architecture — TOC Buildings* 1554 Work begins on the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed in Moscow. * 1558 Sforza Chapel in Rome designed by Michelangelo.Births* 1556 Carlo Maderno (died 1629)Deaths* 1554 Sebastiano Serlio (born 1475) … Wikipedia
List of state leaders in 1550s BC — 1560s BC state leaders Events of 1550s BC 1540s BC state leaders State leaders by year Africa*Egypt **Nile region Fifteenth Dynasty (Hyskos) (1674 BC 1535 BC) **Sinai (Pelusium) Sixteenth Dynasty (1663 BC 1555 BC) **Upper Egypt Seventeenth… … Wikipedia
List of state leaders in 1540s BC — 1550s BC state leaders Events of 1540s BC 1530s BC state leaders State leaders by year Africa*Egypt **Nile region Fifteenth Dynasty (Hyskos) (1674 BC 1535 BC) **Upper Egypt Seventeenth Dynasty (1650 BC 1550 BC) **Eighteenth Dynasty Ahmose I (1550 … Wikipedia
Madrigal (music) — A madrigal is a secular vocal music composition, usually a partsong, of the Renaissance and early Baroque eras. Traditionally, polyphonic madrigals are unaccompanied; the number of voices varies from two to eight, and most frequently from three… … Wikipedia
Wokou — For the Japanese department store, see Wako Department Store. Wōkòu or Japanese pirates (Chinese character: linktext|倭linktext|寇; Chinese pronunciation: wōkòu ; Japanese pronunciation: wakō ; Korean pronunciation: 왜구 waegu ) were pirates who… … Wikipedia
1550-1600 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1550 1600 in Western European clothing is characterized by increased opulence, the rise of the ruff, the expansion of the farthingale for women, and, for men, the disappearance of the codpiece.General trendsThe Spanish… … Wikipedia
Mimar Sinan — خواجه معمار سنان آغا Born c. 1489/1490 Ağırnas, Kayseri, Central Anatolia Died July 17, 1588( … Wikipedia
Strömsholm Palace — Strömsholm Palace, sometimes called Strömsholm Castle ( sv. Strömsholms slott), is a Swedish royal palace. The baroque palace is built on the site of a fortress from the 1550s, located on an island in the Kolbäcksån river at the west end of Lake… … Wikipedia
