16th century in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the century 1500 - 1599 to Wales and its people.

Contents 1 Princes of Wales 2 Princesses of Wales 3 Events 4 Arts and literature 4.1 Books 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Princes of Wales

• Arthur Tudor (to April 2, 1502)
• Prince Henry (later Henry VIII) (1504-1509)

[edit] Princesses of Wales

• Catherine of Aragon (November 14, 1501 - April 2, 1502)

[edit] Events

1501

• November 14 Arthur, Prince of Wales, marries Catherine of Aragon at St Paul's Cathedral.

1502

• August - William Smyth becomes President of the Council of Wales and the Marches.

1504

• February 18 - Henry, Duke of York is invested as Prince of Wales.

1519

• Sir John Puleston is granted the lordship of Denbigh and Denbighland by King Henry VIII.

1526

• Princess Mary, heir to the throne, is sent to Ludlow Castle to preside over the Council of Wales and the Marches.

1531

• Rhys ap Gruffudd of Carew Castle is executed for treason.

1534

• July 22 Henry Somerset is appointed chief justice in eyre of Newport, Wentllwg and Machen.

1536

• Thomas Cromwell appoints Bishop Rowland Lee to the presidency of the Council of Wales and the Marches.
• An Acte for Lawes & Justice to be ministred in Wales in like fourme as it is in this Realme (27 Henry VIII c. 26) "unites" Wales with England and gives Wales parliamentary representation.

1541

• Foundation of Christ College, Brecon.

1542

• An Acte for certaine Ordinaunces in the Kinges Majesties Domynion and Principalitie of Wales (34 and 35 Henry VIII c. 26) extends the effects of the 1536 Act of Union.

1550

• Walter Devereux is created Viscount Hereford.

1551

• October 10 - William Herbert is created Baron Herbert of Cardiff.

1553

• Nicholas Heath is made President of the Council of Wales and the Marches by Queen Mary I of England.

1557

• July 8 - The will of Geoffrey Glyn leaves a bequest leading to the foundation of Friars School, Bangor.

1565

• Blanche Parry is appointed Keeper of the Queen's Books and Jewels.

1568

• May 26 - A "congress of bards and musicians" takes place at Caerwys, on the orders of a commission appointed by Queen Elizabeth I of England.

1571

• Foundation of Jesus College, Oxford.

1576

• The route for the weekly post to Ireland established by Queen Elizabeth I is switched from Liverpool to Holyhead.

1577

• Mary Sidney marries Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke.

1584

• September 23 - Robert Sidney marries heiress Barbara Gamage, at St Donat's Castle, the home of her guardian Sir Edward Stradling.
• Copper-working begins at Aberdulais Falls.

1595

• February - A riot breaks out in Cardiff as the result of the activities of Sir William Herbert (a relative of the Earl of Pembroke) and his henchmen.

1596

• Sir William Herbert and Nicholas Herbert are convicted by the Court of Star Chamber [1], imprisoned in the Fleet, and fined 1000 marks for his part in the affair.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Books

1540

• Robert Recorde - The Grounde of Artes

1547

• William Salesbury - A dictionary in Englyshe and Welshe

1550

• William Salesbury - Ban wedy i dynny air yngair alla o ben gyfreith Howel da...

1556

• Robert Recorde - The Castle of Knowledge, containing the Explication of the Sphere both Celestiall and Materiall, etc.

1567

• Gruffydd Robert - Dosparth Byrr ar y rhan gyntaf i ramadeg cymraeg
• "Llyfr Gweddi Gyffredin", a Welsh translation of the Book of Common Prayer by William Salesbury

1568

• Morys Clynnog - Athravaeth Gristnogavl

1573

• Sir John Prys - Historiae Britannicae Defensio (published posthumously)

1584

• David Powel - Historie of Cambria

1587

• Morris Kyffin - The Blessedness of Britayne

1589

• John Penry - Exhortation to the governours and people of Wales...

1594

• Morris Kyffin - Deffyniad Ffydd Eglwys Lloegr

[edit] Births

1504

• date unknown - William Glyn, bishop (d. 1558)

1527

• July 13 - John Dee, mathematician and occultist (d. 1609)

1528

• November 6 - Gabriel Goodman, founder of Ruthin School (d. 1601)

1534

• date unknown - Henry Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke, statesman (d. 1601)

1558

• Richard Trevor, politician (d. 1638)

1575

• December 9 - Augustine Baker, Benedictine mystic (d. 1641)
• date unknown - William Vaughan, writer and colonial investor (d. 1641)

1587

• June 24 - William Arnold, Welsh-descended American settler

[edit] Deaths

1500

• October 1 - John Alcock, Tudor supporter and Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches

1502

• April 2 - Arthur, Prince of Wales, 15

1505

• date unknown - Sir Thomas Salusbury, Tudor supporter

1509

• April 21 - King Henry VII, Pembroke-born King of England, 52
• June 29 - Lady Margaret Beaufort, widow of Edmund Tudor and mother of King Henry VII, 66

1523

• date unknown - Griffith Ryce, servant of Arthur Tudor

1525

• date unknown - Sir Rhys ap Thomas, Tudor supporter, 75?

1526

• April 15 - Charles Somerset, 1st Earl of Worcester
• 1543
• January 28 - Rowland Lee, Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches

1549

• November 26 - Henry Somerset, 2nd Earl of Worcester

1555

• March (probable) - Rawlins White, fisherman, 70? (executed by burning at Cardiff)
• March 30 - Robert Ferrar, former Bishop of St David's (executed by burning at Carmarthen)
• October 15 - Sir John Prys, notary public to King Henry VIII, 53?

1558

• date unknown - Robert Recorde, mathematician

1559

• date unknown - Sir Rice Mansel, admiral

1560

• December 15 - Sir Thomas Parry

1570

• March-July - Sir Richard Clough, merchant
• March 17 - William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke

1574

• date unknown - Hugh Price, lawyer

1581

• November 7 - Richard Davies, bishop
• date unknown - Morys Clynnog, Recusant author

1584

• April 27 - David Lewis, lawyer
• October 15 - Richard Gwyn, Catholic martyr, 47
• probable - William Salesbury, translator of the New Testament into Welsh

1585

• March 2 - William Parry, conspirator (executed)

1586

• May 5 - Henry Sidney, President of the Council of Wales, 56
• September 20 - Thomas Salisbury, conspirator (executed), 22?
• date unknown - Griffith Lloyd, Principal of Jesus College, Oxford

1589

• February 21 - William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester

1590

• February 12 - Blanche Parry, gentlewoman to Queen Elizabeth I, 81?

1591

• August 27 - Katheryn of Berain, much-married heiress, 57?
• date unknown - William Blethyn, Bishop of Llandaff

1593

• May 29 - John Penry, Protestant martyr, 33

1595

• December 12 - Roger Williams, soldier of fortune, 55?

1596

• October - Richard Herbert, politician and judge

1598

• July 12 - John Jones, Catholic martyr
• August 4 - William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, politician of Welsh descent
• date unknown - Morris Kyffin, soldier and author