WHAT HAPPENED IN 1540.
Look what happened the 1540.

King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves. (6. January 1540)

Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. (23. March 1540)

King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves. (9. July 1540)

Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day. (28. July 1540)

Arequipa, Peru, is founded. (15. August 1540)

The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III. (27. September 1540)

Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa. (18. October 1540)