Editing 1542 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 1]] &ndash; As the 1542 session of the English Parliament ends, King Henry VIII gives [[royal assent]] to numerous laws, including the [[Witchcraft Act 1541|Witchcraft Act]], the [[Treason Act 1541|Treason Act]], and the [[Leases by Corporations Act 1541|Leases by Corporations Act]].
* [[April 4]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Jarte]] begins in [[Ethiopia]] as the Army of the [[Portuguese Empire]], commanded by [[Cristóvão da Gama]] encounters the army of the Ethiopian ruler, the Imam [[Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi]], achieving a victory on April 16.
* [[May 19]] &ndash; The [[Prome Kingdom]], in modern-day central [[Burma]], is conquered by the [[Taungoo Dynasty]].
* [[June 18]] &ndash; The [[Parliament of Ireland]] passes the [[Crown of Ireland Act 1542|Crown of Ireland Act]], which dissolves the title of [[Lord of Ireland]] and reestablishes it to the [[Kingdom of Ireland]], with its last Lord, [[Henry VIII|Henry VIII of England]], becoming its first king.
* [[June 27]] &ndash; [[Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo]] sets sail to explore the northwest of the Pacific Ocean.<ref name="cali">{{cite book |last1=Watkins |first1=Rolin C. |title=History of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties, California |date=1925 |publisher=S.J. Clarke |page=61 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jjkLAQAAIAAJ&dq=Juan+Rodr%C3%ADguez+Cabrillo+california+island+%22june+27+1542%22&pg=PA61 |access-date=18 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref>