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The 1510s: 1510–1519
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Luther's ninety-five theses of 1517 split the German church and, thanks to printing presses, the argument spread faster than bishops could suppress it. Selim I conquered Syria and Egypt in 1516-17, doubling the Ottoman Empire, and Spanish expeditions probed the American mainland.
1517 belongs to Luther in Europe and to Selim in the east. The Ottoman half of the story is playable in Assassin's Creed Revelations, set in Constantinople in 1511-12, and H. Rider Haggard's Montezuma's Daughter adventures through the Mexico of 1519. Open the 1510s on the StoryTerra map and explore its stories by place.
9 famous stories set in the 1510s
Live snapshot of the top 9 most popular catalogue items (2026-09-05). Click any card to open this entry on the live map.
Browse 10 books and 1 game set in the 1510s (1510–1519).
Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Eric Metaxas comes a brilliant and inspiring biography of the most influential man in modern history, Martin Luther, in time for the 500th anniversary of the Reformation On All…
Assassin's Creed Revelations
A remaster of Assassin's Creed Revelations included with Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection.All the single-player add-on content (The Lost Archive) is included and multiplayer is removed.
Sutera Bidadari
Saifudin - Muncul semula dari Tasik Hulu Melaka setelah 6 purnama dalam pengawasan dan rawatan Hang Tuah. Pengambaraan pun bermula ke Negeri Atas Angin untuk memburu Taghut durjana. Pelayaran telah mengundang banyak…
Utopia
Utopia (Libellus vere aureus, nec minus salutaris quam festivus, de optimo rei publicae statu deque nova insula Utopia) is a satirical work of fiction and political philosophy by Thomas More (1478–1535) published in…
Bitter Greens
A Library Journal Best Book of 2014: Historical Fiction The amazing power and truth of the Rapunzel fairy tale comes alive for the first time in this breathtaking tale of desire, black magic and the redemptive power of…
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther
Martin Luther shattered the structure of the medieval church, speaking out against corrupt religious practices and igniting the great Reformation. This stunning biography looks at the German religious reformer and his…
Montezuma's Daughter
This remarkable novel by adventure writer H. Rider Haggard can be enjoyed on many levels. As a tale of adventure, it takes the reader through 16th-century England, Spain, and Mexico at the time of the Spanish Conquest.…
Our Lady of Guadalupe: And the Conquest of Darkness
Standard histories on the Age of Colonization tell a sad story of the ills inflicted on indigenous peoples by exploitative Western powers. This book offers a realistic corrective. The Spanish conquest of the New World…
Dark and Deepest Red
Summer, 1518. A strange sickness sweeps through Strasbourg: women dance in the streets, some until they fall down dead. As rumors of witchcraft spread, suspicion turns toward Lavinia and her family, and Lavinia may have…
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