1543. Marriage of Henry VIII with Catherine Parr.
"Revolution of Astronomy by Copernicus." See ix, 285.
Birth and accession of Mary Stuart to the throne of Scotland; Earl of Arran is regent.
1544. Invasion of Scotland by the English under the Earl of Hertford; they burn Edinburgh.
Mary and Elizabeth restored to the right of succession to the English throne.
1545. Attempted invasion of England by the French.
Nineteenth general council. See "Council of Trent and the Counter-reformation," ix, 293.
Spanish discovery of the silver mines of Potosi.
Massacre of the Vaudois in Southern France.
1546. Burning of George Wishart as a heretic, by order of Cardinal Beaton, the Scottish primate; he is assassinated.