A taste for poetry and refinement of the English language follows the writings of Howard, Earl of Surrey, and Sir Thomas Wyatt, in England.
1534. Throwing off of the papal authority in England. See "English Act of Supremacy," ix, 203.
Establishment of their disorderly reign of the Anabaptists, under the lead of John of Leyden, in Muenster.
Unsuccessful attempt of the Bishop of Geneva and the Duke of Savoy to reëstablish their authority over Geneva; it is henceforth free.
First fierce persecution of the reformers in France begins.
Discovery of the St. Lawrence by Jacques Cartier.* See "Cartier Explores Canada," ix, 236.
1535. Suppression of the monasteries in England.
Publication in England by Tyndale and Coverdale of a new translation of the Bible.
Settlement of Paraguay and founding of Buenos Aires. See "Mendoza Settles Buenos Aires," ix, 254.
Downfall of the Anabaptists at Muenster; John of Leyden put to death.