| 1491. | Birth of Henry, second son of Henry VII. and Elizabeth of York. |
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| 1501. | Marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Henry VII. and Elizabeth of York,
to Katharine of Aragon,daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain. |
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| 1502. | Death of Arthur, Prince of Wales. |
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| 1509. | Death of King Henry VII. |
| | Marriage of Henry VIII. at Westminster Abbey with Katharine of Aragon, his brother’s widow. |
| | Thomas Wolsey made King’s Almoner. |
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| 1511. | Thomas Wolsey called to the King’s Council. |
| | The Holy League established by the Pope. |
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| 1512. | War with France. |
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| 1513. | Battles of the Spurs and of Flodden. |
| | Wolsey becomes Chief Minister. |
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| 1516. | Wolsey made Legate. |
| | Dissolution of the Holy League. |
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| 1517. | Luther denounces Indulgences. |
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| 1520. | Henry meets Francis at “Field of Cloth of Gold.” |
| | Luther burns the Pope’s Bull. |
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| 1521. | Quarrel of Luther with Henry. |
| | Henry’s book against Luther presented to the Pope. |
| | Pope Leo confers on Henry the title “Fidei Defensor.” |
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| 1522. | Renewal of war with France. |
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| 1523. | Wolsey quarrels with the Commons on question of 20 per cent. property tax. |
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| 1525. | Benevolences of one-tenth from the laity and of one-fourth from clergy demanded. |
| | Exaction of Benevolences defeated. |
| | Peace with France. |
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| 1527. | Henry resolves on a Divorce. |
| | Sack of Rome. |
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| 1528. | Pope Clement VII. issues a commission to the Cardinals Wolsey and Campeggio for
a trial of the facts on which Henry’s application for a divorce was based. |
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| 1529. | Trial of Queen Katharine at Blackfriars’ Hall. |
| | Katharine appeals to Rome. |
| | Fall of Wolsey. Ministry of Norfolk and Sir Thomas More. |
| | Rise of Thomas Cromwell. |
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| 1530. | Wolsey arrested for treason. |
| | Wolsey’s death at Leicester Abbey. |
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| 1531. | Henry acknowledged as “Supreme Head of the Church of England.” |
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| 1533. | Henry secretly marries Anne Boleyn. |
| | Cranmer, in Archbishop of Canterbury’s Court, declares Katharine’smarriage invalid
and the marriage of Henry and Anne lawful. Anne Boleyn crowned Queen in Westminster Abbey. |
| | Birth of Elizabeth (Queen Elizabeth). |
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| 1535. | Henry’s title as Supreme Head of the Church incorporated in the royal style by letters patent. |
| | Execution of Sir Thomas More. |
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| 1536. | English Bible issued. |
| | Dissolution of lesser Monasteries. |
| | Death of Katharine of Aragon. |
| | Execution of Anne Boleyn. |
| | Henry’s marriage with Jane Seymour. |
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| 1537. | Birth of Edward VI. |
| | Death of Jane Seymour. |
| | Dissolution of greater Monasteries. |
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| 1540. | Henry’s marriage with Anne of Cleves. |
| | Execution of Thomas Cromwell. |
| | Henry divorces Anne of Cleves. |
| | Henry’s marriage with Catherine Howard. |
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| 1542. | Execution of Catherine Howard. |
| | Completion of the Tudor Conquest of Ireland. |
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| 1543. | War with France. |
| | Henry’s marriage with Catherine Parr. |
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| 1547. | Death of Henry. Age 55 years and 7 months. |
| | He reigned 37 years and 9 months. |