Timeline October 1536

Events in October 1536 3

• 1494 – 1536 William Tyndale (1494-1536) Died 6 October 1536, aged 42 William Tyndale, whose English translation of the Bible from Hebrew and Greek shaped the King James Version, was strangled and burned at the stake near Brussels for heresy. His translation had been condemned by English and Catholic authorities for undermining church doctrine. His work became foundational to English-language Protestantism.
• 1501 – 1536 Garcilaso de la Vega (1501-1536) Died 14 October 1536, aged 35 Garcilaso de la Vega, the soldier-poet who introduced Italian Renaissance verse forms such as the sonnet and eclogue into Spanish literature, died from wounds suffered during an assault on a French-held fortress in Provence. His posthumously published poetry became a cornerstone of Spain's Golden Age literature.
• 1536 Pilgrimage of Grace Mass rebellion against Henry VIII's religious reforms sweeps northern England Beginning in Lincolnshire and spreading through Yorkshire, the Pilgrimage of Grace became the largest popular rebellion of Henry VIII's reign, uniting tens of thousands against the dissolution of the monasteries and religious reform. Robert Aske led negotiations with the crown that won a temporary pardon. The king later reneged, and leaders were executed in 1537.