eign 9th April, 1483, ended 22nd June, 1483.

Contemporaries as the last reign.

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RICHARD III. began his reign 22nd June, 1483, ended 22nd August, 1485.

Contemporaries again, as before.

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(_Lancaster and York united._)

HENRY VII. began his reign 22nd August, 1485, ended 22nd April, 1509.

_Popes._

Innocent VIII., 1484.
Alexander VI. 1492.
Pius III., 1593.
Julius II., 1503.

_Emperors of Germany._

Frederic IV., 1440.
Maximilian I. 1493.

_France._

Charles VIII. 1485.
Louis XII., 1498.

_Scotland._

James III., 1460.
James IV., 1489.

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HENRY VIII. began his reign 22nd April, 1509, ended 28th Jan. 1547.

_Popes._

Julius II., 1503.
Leo X., 1513.
Adrian VI., 1521.
Clement VII. 1523.
Paul III., 1534.

_Emperors of Germany._

Maximilian I. 1493.
Charles V., 1519.

_France._

Louis XII., 1498.
Francis I., 1515.
Henry II., 1547.

_Scotland._

James IV., 1489.
James V., 1514.
Mary, 1542.

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EDWARD VI. began his reign 28th Jan. 1547, ended 6th July, 1553.

_Popes._

Paul III., 1534.
Julius III., 1550.

_Emperor of Germany._

Charles V., 1519.

_France._

Henry II., 1547.

_Scotland._

Mary, 1542.

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MARY began her reign 6th July, 1553, ended 17th Nov. 1558.

_Popes._

Julius III., 1550.
Marcellus II. 1555.
Paul IV., 1555.

_Emperors of Germany._

Charles V., 1519.
Ferdinand, 1556.

And the other contemporary princes as in the last reign.

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ELIZABETH began her reign 17th Nov. 1558, ended 24th March, 1603.

_Popes._

Paul IV., 1555.
Pius IV., 1559.
Pius V., 1565.
Gregory XIII., 1572.
Sixtus V., 1585.
Urban VII., 1590.
Gregory XIV., 1590.

_Emperors of Germany._

Ferdinand I., 1556.
Maximilian II. 1564.
Rodolphus II. 1576.

_France._

Henry II., 1547.
Francis II