• Jun 28, 1491

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    Born Greenwich palace,Greenwich
  • Jun 28, 1493

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    at the age of two, Henry was appointed Constable of Dover Castle and Lord Warden of the Cirque Ports.
  • Jan 26, 1501

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    Prince Arthur and Catherine of Aragon married
  • Jan 26, 1502

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    Prince Arthur died
  • Mar 26, 1505

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    Papal dispensation for Henry’s marriage to Catherine granted
  • Apr 21, 1509

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    King of England
  • Apr 24, 1509

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    Coronation
  • Jun 11, 1509

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    marriage between Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
  • Jan 26, 1516

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    Mary, only surviving child of Henry and Catherine, was born
  • Jan 26, 1527

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    probable year that Henry VIII decided to annul his marriage to Catherine.
  • Jan 26, 1528

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    Henry VIII joined an alliance with Francis I and Clement VII against Charles V.
  • Jan 26, 1529

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    There was a failure to reach an agreement over the annulment of the marriage between Cardinal Wolsey and Cardinal Campeggio.
  • Jan 26, 1530

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    an attempt was made to win the support of European universities for Henry’s case for an annulment
  • Jan 26, 1531

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    Henry VIII became ‘head of the Church in England and Wales as far as the word of God allows.
  • Jan 25, 1533

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    Henry secretly married Anne Boleyn
  • Apr 26, 1533

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    Marriage between Henry and Catherine of Aragon was annulled in Cranme
  • May 31, 1533

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    Act in Restraint of Appeals introduced. Anne was crowned queen
  • Sep 7, 1533

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    Elizabeth was born
  • Jan 26, 1535

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    John Fisher and Thomas More executed
  • Jan 7, 1536

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    Catherine of Aragon died
  • Jan 28, 1547

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    Henry Viii died at the aged 57. His reign had lasted 37 years and 8 months. Palace of Whitehall, London