Important Tudor History Timeline

  • 1485

    THE START

    Year the Tudor Era started, Starte with King Henry VII and Elisabeth of York
  • 1486

    King Henry VII and Elisabeth of York Get Married

  • Sep 19, 1486

    Birth of Arthur Tudor First in line to the throw

  • Nov 28, 1489

    Margaret Tudor is Born Second in line to the thrown

  • Jun 28, 1491

    Henry Tudor Is Born

  • 1501

    Prince Arthur Marries Catherine of Aragon

  • Apr 2, 1502

    Arthur Tudor Dies to Sweating Sickness. Henry Tudor is now 1st in line to the thrown

  • Apr 21, 1509

    King Henry VII Dies

  • Jun 11, 1509

    Prince Henry Marries Catherine of Aragon his brothers widow With premmsion from the pope

  • Jun 24, 1509

    Prince Henry is now Crowned King Henry VIII

  • Feb 18, 1516

    Birth Of Princess Mary Tudor Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon's Child

  • 1533

    King Henry VIII Marries Anne Boleyn

  • 1533

    King Henry VIII Divorces Catherine(against popes wishes)

  • Sep 7, 1533

    Birth Of Princess Elisabeth Tudor Daughter of Henry and Anne Boylen

  • 1534

    Henry VIII breaks with the Roman Catholic Church and becomes Supreme Head of the Church of England.

  • May 19, 1536

    King Henry VIII Exectutes Anne Boleyn on supposed acts of treason and adultery

  • May 30, 1536

    King Henry Marries his 3rd Wife Jane Seymour

  • Oct 12, 1537

    Jane Seymour Gives birth to Prince Edward Tudor

  • Oct 24, 1537

    Jane Seymour dies from post-birth complications

  • 1540

    Henry Gites Married to his 4th wife Anne of Cleves

  • 1540

    Henry Gets an Annulment from Anne of Cleves

  • 1540

    Henry Marries Catherine Howard His 5th wife

  • Oct 18, 1541

    Death of Margret Tudor

  • Feb 13, 1542

    Henry Executes Catherine Howard

  • Jul 12, 1543

    Henry Marries his 6th and final wife Catherine Parr

  • Jan 28, 1547

    King Henry VIII Dies Now Prince Edward is Crowned King Edward VI at the age of 9

  • Period: Jul 6, 1553 to Sep 19, 1553

    July 6: Edward VI dies at age 15. Names Lady Jane Grey as heir to keep England Protestant. July 10: Jane Grey is queen for 9 days. July 19: Mary I declared queen by supporters.

  • Jul 25, 1554

    Mary I Marries Catholic Phillip of Spain

  • Period: 1555 to 1558

    Marian Persecutions Mary executes over 280 Protestants – earns nickname “Bloody Mary

  • Nov 17, 1558

    November 17: Mary I dies. Elizabeth I (daughter of Anne Boleyn) becomes queen and returns England to Protestantism

  • Queen Elisabeth Executes Her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots (Catholic rival) after being imprisoned for years

  • THE END

    The end of the Tudor dynasty/era, ending with Queen Elizabeth the 1st because she had no heir
  • Queen Elisabeth I dies childless ending the Tudor Era