1549

1549 (MDXLIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday in the Julian calendar.  In the Kingdom of England, it was known as "The Year of the Many-Headed Monster".  There was an unusually high number of rebellions happening in the country.

Events
Kett's Rebellion

 Births 
 Maria Holl (d. 1634), German woman accused of witchcraft
 30 July – Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 17 February 1609)

Deaths
 10 November – Pope Paul III (b. 29 February 1468), 221st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church