1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia 1618 Beginning of 30 Years War 1628 English curtail King's powers

1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia 1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen 1580 Drake completes voyage around world 1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced

1492 Columbus discovers West Indies 1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India 1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa 1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel 1534 Henry VIII controls English church

			Simon Bastiaans  b.           d.1624
	Jan Simons  b.           d.1650						Anton Pieters  b.1490  d.
				Dirk Antons  b.1520  d.1571			N.N. Antons Boon  b.1495  d.
			Trijntje Dirks  b.1545  d.

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