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28 Jun 1491Future Henry VIII of England is born at Greenwich Palace.
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2 Apr 1502Prince Arthur of England, first husband of Catherine of Aragon, dies of illness.
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Sep 1502Henry VII of England arranges for his second son Henry (future Henry VIII of England) to marry Catherine of Aragon at a future date.
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1509 - 1547Reign of Henry VIII of England.
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11 Jun 1509Prince Henry (future Henry VIII of England) marries Catherine of Aragon.
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24 Jun 1509Coronation of Henry VIII of England in Westminster Abbey.
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c. 1513 - 1529Cardinal Thomas Wolsey serves as Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England.
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16 Aug 1513A naval force of Henry VIII of England wins the Battle of the Spurs against the French.n
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9 Sep 1513Henry VIII of England sends an army to Scotland and wins a victory at Flodden where James IV of Scotland is killed.
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18 Feb 1516Birth of Mary, daughter of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon. She is the future Mary I of England.
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1518England, France, Spain, and the Holy Roman Empire sign a mutual defence agreement.
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1518Sir Thomas More is invited to join the KIng's Council of Henry VIII of England.
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1519Henry VIII of England has an illegitimate son,nHenry Fitzroy, Duke of Richmond with his mistress, Elizabeth Blount.
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Jun 1520The Field of the Cloth of Gold pageant is held just outside Calais for Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France.
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1521Sir Thomas More is knighted by Henry VIII of Englandnand made Treasurer of the Exchequer.
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1521The Pope awards Henry VIII of England with the title 'Defender of the Faith'.
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1522Anne Boleyn arrives at the court of Henry VIII of England.
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1525The Treaty of More renews friendly relations between England and France.
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1525Cardinal Thomas Wolsey introduces an unpopular new tax, the Amicable Grant. It is abandoned after several rebellions.
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1529 - 1532Sir Thomas More is Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII of England.
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1529Cardinal Thomas Wolsey is dismissed from the Privy Council and as Lord Chancellor for his failure in Henry VIII of England's 'Great Matter'.
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Jun 1529Cardinal Lorenzo Campeggio presides over a special court to decide the annulment of the first marriage of Henry VIII of England. No decision is reached.
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1530Henry VIII of England appoints Thomas Cranmer as ambassador to the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
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1530Cardinal Thomas Wolsey dies of ill health on his way to trial for treason against Henry VIII of England.
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1531Thomas Cranmer serves as the personal chaplain of Henry VIII of England.
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1532Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor over Henry VIII of England's plans to remarry.
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1532Thomas Cromwell pushes through Parliament the Act in Restraint of Annates which limits funds paid to the Papacy.
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1532 - 1540Thomas Cromwell is chief minister to Henry VIII of England.
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Oct 1532Henry VIII of England travels to France with Anne Boleyn as his official consort.
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1533 - 1555Thomas Cranmer serves as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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1533Thomas Cromwell pushes through Parliament the Act in Restraint of Appeals which declares that the English monarch is now the highest authority on all legal matters.
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25 Jan 1533Henry VIII of England marries his second wife, Anne Boleyn, in secret.
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30 Mar 1533Henry VIII of England appoints Thomas Cranmer as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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23 May 1533Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury formally annuls Henry VIII of England’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
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1 Jun 1533Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, is crowned Queen of England.
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7 Sep 1533Birth of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn. She is the future Elizabeth I of England.
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1534Thomas Cromwell pushes through Parliament the Treason Act which forbids people to speak out and criticise their king or his policies.
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30 Apr 1534Parliament passes the Act of Succession which declares Henry VIII of England's daughter Mary (with Catherine of Aragon) illegitimate.
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28 Nov 1534The Act of Supremacy declares Henry VIII of England the head of the Church in England and not the Pope.
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1535Thomas Cromwell and a team of inspectors compile the Valor Ecclesiasticus, a record of all the wealth and income of monastic institutions in England and Wales.
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Jan 1535Thomas Cromwell is made vicar-general by Henry VIII of England.
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6 Jul 1535Sir Thomas More is executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII of England as the head of the Church in England.
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1536Henry VIII of England and Thomas Cromwell push a bill through Parliament which begins the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales.
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1536The German Renaissance painter Hans Holbein the Younger becomes the court painter of Henry VIII of England.
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1536Thomas Cromwell's Ten Articles rejects four of the Seven Sacraments of Catholicism.
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9 Jan 1536Death from cancer of Catherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII of England.
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May 1536Henry VIII of England marries his third wife, Jane Seymour.
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2 May 1536Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, is confined to the Tower of London.
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17 May 1536Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, formally annuls the marriage of Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn.
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19 May 1536Anne Boleyn, Queen of England and second wife of Henry VIII of England is executed at the Tower of London.
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Aug 1536Thomas Cromwell issues The Injunctions, a set of recommendations for the clergy.
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Oct 1536 - Dec 1536The Pilgrimage of Grace, a popular uprising against religious changes made by Henry VIII of England, marches in the north of England.
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Jun 1537Henry VIII of England executes 178 of the protestors involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace.
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Jul 1537Thomas Cromwell publishes The Bishop’s Book.
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12 Oct 1537Birth of Edward, son and heir of Henry VIII of England and future Edward VI of England.
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1538Thomas Cromwell issues a more radical version of The Injunctions.
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1539Henry VIII of England approves the translation of the Bible into English.
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1539Henry VIII of England guarantees certain Catholic practices with the Act of Six Articles.
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1539Parliament passes an act to close all monasteries in England and Wales regardless of size.
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Jan 1540Henry VIII of England marries his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
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Mar 1540Waltham Abbey is the last monastery in England to close.
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10 Jun 1540Thomas Cromwell is arrested on charges of treason and heresy.
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Jul 1540Henry VIII of England marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard.
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9 Jul 1540Henry VIII of England and Anne of Cleves divorce by mutual consent. Thomas Cromwell is blamed for the mismatch.
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9 Jul 1540Henry VIII of England and Anne of Cleves divorce by mutual consent. n
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28 Jul 1540Thomas Cromwell is executed for treason and heresy.
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1541Henry VIII of England awards himself the title ‘King of Ireland’ .
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Feb 1542Catherine Howard is accused of adultery and executed in the Tower of London.
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1543Wales is divided into 13 counties by Henry VIII of England.
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Jul 1543Henry VIII of England marries his sixth wife, Catherine Parr.
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1544An army sent by Henry VIII of England attacks Scotland and sacks Edinburgh.
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1544 - 1545English forces ravage the Scottish Lowlands, the so-called ‘Rough Wooing’.
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1545An army of Henry VIII of England is defeated by the Scots at the Battle of Ancrum Moor.
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19 Jul 1545Henry VIII of England's vice-flagship the carrack Mary Rose sinks in the Solent.
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1546A peace treaty with France gives Henry VIII of England control of Boulogne for eight years.
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28 Jan 1547Henry VIII of England dies of ill health in Whitehall Palace.
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20 Feb 1547Coronation of Edward VI of England in Westminster Abbey.