Russia had demonstrated an expansionist policy in the Siberian Far East from the reign of Ivan the Terrible in the 16th century .

The Archbishop of Canterbury ( then Rowan Williams ) , was also present at the papal funeral , the first time since the Church of England broke Destroying with the Catholic Church in the 16th century .

By the 16th century , the Ottomans had become Becoming a serious threat to the European powers , with Ottoman ships sweeping away Venetian possessions in the Aegean and Ionian seas and Ottoman-supported Barbary pirates seizing Spanish possessions in the Maghreb .

In the first half of the 16th century , Spain established Creating neighbouring colonies in Yucatán to the north and Guatemala to the south .

The festival takes place Process_start on a location that emulates a historical 16th century village ( Albright ) in England during the 1565 fall harvest festival Social_event .

These merchants also provide Supply renaissance clothing Wearing , perfumes , ceramic horns , jewelry , and other distinct 16th century gift options .

The peace was an agreement Agree_or_refuse_to_act between Charles V , Holy Roman Emperor and the Protestant powers of the Holy Roman Empire in the 16th century .

The festival is historically based in the 16th century , under the reign of King Henry VIII .