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Jun 28, 1491
Henry is born
Henry was born on the 28th of June 1491 at Greenwich Palace -
Period: Jun 28, 1491 to Jan 28, 1547
Henry's life
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Nov 14, 1501
Henry's brother, Prince Arthur marries Catherine of Aragon
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May 2, 1502
Henry's brother Prince Arthur dies
This makes Henry heir to the throne -
Jun 11, 1509
Marriage to Catherine of Aragon
They were married at Greenwich palace -
Jun 23, 1509
Henry is crowned
He was crowned at Westminster Abbey -
Jan 31, 1510
Catherine gives birth to an unnamed daughter
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Feb 2, 1510
Henry's unnamed daughter dies
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Jan 1, 1511
Catherine gives birth to the first Henry, Duke of Cornwall
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Feb 22, 1511
The first Henry, Duke of Cornwall dies
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Nov 1, 1513
An unnamed son is born
He died shortly after birth and the exact date is unknown -
Dec 1, 1514
The second Henry, Duke of Cornwall is born
The exact date is unknown and he died within a month of birth -
Feb 18, 1516
Queen Mary I is born
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Nov 1, 1518
Another unnamed daughter is born
She died within a week of birth and the exact date is unknown -
Sep 1, 1527
Henry asked the Pope for a divorce from Catherine of Aragon
The Pope didn't let him -
Jan 25, 1533
Marries Anne Boleyn
Henry married Anne at Westminster Abbey -
May 23, 1533
Henry and Catherine were divorced
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Jul 1, 1533
The Pope decides that Henry can no loger be a Catholic
He excommunicated him -
Sep 7, 1533
Queen Elizabeth I is born
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Aug 31, 1534
The third Henry, Duke of Cornwall is born
He was born sometime between August and September, and died two minutes after birth -
Nov 1, 1534
Act of Supremacy
Henry puts himself in charge of all the monasteries in England -
Feb 1, 1536
Thomas Cromwell starts the dissolution of the monasteries
The smallest ones in England are closed -
May 19, 1536
Anne Boleyn is beheaded
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May 30, 1536
Henry marries Jane Seymour
He married her at York Place -
Oct 1, 1536
The Pilgrimage of Grace
A rebellion starts against the dissolution of the monasteries led by
Robert Aske -
Oct 12, 1537
King Edward VI is born
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Oct 24, 1537
Jane Seymour dies
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Jan 6, 1540
Henry marries Anne of Cleves
He married her at Greenwich Palace -
Mar 1, 1540
End of the Dissolution of the monasteries
All monasteries in England have been closed -
Jul 9, 1540
Henry divorces Anne of Cleves
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Jul 28, 1540
Henry marries Catherine Howard
They married at Oatlands Palace -
Jul 28, 1540
Thomas Cromwell is beheaded for high treason
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Feb 13, 1542
Catherine Howard is beheaded
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Jul 12, 1543
Henry marries Catherine Parr
They married at Hampton Court Palace -
Jan 28, 1547
Henry dies