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Henry VIII

1491 CE – 1547 CE · 56 years

The Tudor king who shattered a thousand years of papal authority, married six wives, dissolved the monasteries, and forged the Church of England — transforming his kingdom and reshaping the course of Western civilisation forever.

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1514 CE – still standing

Polity

central Asian khanates

Attested 1530 CE – 1900 CE

Conflict

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Christopher Columbus

1451 CE – 1506 CE

Landmark

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Polity

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1530 CE – 1721 CE

Conflict

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1445 CE – 1556 CE

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Leonardo da Vinci

1452 CE – 1519 CE

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1514 CE Kalyan Mosque 1494 CE Italian Wars 1495 CE Tomb of the Askia 1500 CE Royal Hill of Ambohimanga 1500 CE Surat 1501 CE Safavid Empire Conquests

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Royal Hill of Ambohimanga Landmark · Africa 1500 CE – still standing Maya chiefdoms and states Polity · Americas 2000 BCE – 1521 CE Mesoamerican Trade Network Trade route · Americas 1200 BCE – 1521 CE Ottoman–Safavid Wars Conflict · Europe 1514 CE – 1639 CE Pachacamac Landmark · Americas 200 CE – 1533 CE Vice-Royalty of New Spain Polity · Americas 1530 CE – 1815 CE

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