William Vernon, b: 1419 -

^{1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel}
^{1534 Henry VIII controls English church}
^{1538 Cortes conquers Mexico}
^{1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia}
^{1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen}

^{1479 Formation of kingdom of Spain}
^{1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope}
^{1492 Columbus discovers West Indies}
^{1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India}
^{1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa}

^{1415 Battle of Agincourt}
^{1427 Portuguese reach the Azores}
^{1434 Medici rules in Florence}
^{1440 Gutenberg, printing w/type}
^{1453 End of Hundred Years War}


		^{William Vernon}^b.1419 d.

	^{Ralph Vernon}^{b.1514 Cranage, England d.1578 Audley, England}

		^{unknown Wright}^b.1464 d.