What Happened in 1502

Anne Boleyn is Born

Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII, the mother of Queen Elizabeth I, and Marquess of Pembroke... Read more

Leonardo da Vinci Sketches the Design for the Golden Horn Bridge

In 1502 Leonardo da Vinci produced a drawing of a single span 720-foot (240 m) bridge over the Horn as part of a civil engineering project for... Read more

Raphael Paints the "Mond Crucifixion"

The Mond Crucifixion (or Crocifissione Gavari; both names are after former owners) is a painting by the Italian renaissance artist Raphael. An... Read more

Safavid Dynasty of Iran

The Safavids (Persian: صفویان; Azerbaijani: صفوی‌لر) were one of the most significant ruling dynasties of Iran. They ruled the greatest Iranian... Read more