{The End of the Middle Ages}[29th October 1990]

[Redbook8:77][19901029:2345]{The End of the Middle Ages}[29th October 1990]

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‘Bosworth Field* had traditionally been taken as the date of the end of the Middle Ages in English history. Recently, however, a strong case has been made for setting the division between mediaeval and modern at 1536 or 1540.’**

Why 1536?	Dissolution of the Monasteries
	The 10 Articles of the Church
	([King] Henry VIII executed Ann Boleyn and married Jane Seymour)
Why 1540?	([King] Henry VIII divorced Anne of Cleves and married Catherine Howard)

But 1536, of course, is the 512C before ours in 2048ce; the previous 512ce being 1024ce, so the choice is as inspired as 1920 for the ‘modern age’.***

*[Battle](1485)

**– E[ncyclopaedia] B[ritannica] 29:47

{cf [[Redbook8:30][19901015:2137]{Inca and Aztec Cycles?}[15th October 1990],] 30}

***ref VII. [[Redbook7:339][19900927:1627]{1920, 1984}[27th September 1990],] 339

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