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King Henry VIII

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  • Catherine of Aragon is married to Prince Arthur of England
    Nov 14, 1501

    Catherine of Aragon is married to Prince Arthur of England

  • King Henry VIII takes the throne
    Apr 21, 1509

    King Henry VIII takes the throne

    Born on June 28th, 1491 in Greenwich palace, Henry Tudor the 8th was the son of King Henry the 7th and Elizebeth of York. The third child and second son of Henry VII, his rise to throne was a result of his elder brother, King Arthur. Coronated on the 24th of June in 1509 he began his rule with his brother's widow Catherine of Aragon.
  • Catheine of Aragon becomes Queen
    Apr 21, 1509

    Catheine of Aragon becomes Queen

    Coronated and married to Henry VIII April 21, 1509
  • Catherine of Aragon gives birth to Prince Henry
    Jan 1, 1511

    Catherine of Aragon gives birth to Prince Henry

    Prince Henry died 54 days after his birth
  • Anne Boleyn attends her sister Mary's marriage to King Louis XII of France
    Oct 22, 1514

    Anne Boleyn attends her sister Mary's marriage to King Louis XII of France

  • Princess Mary I of England is born
    Feb 18, 1516

    Princess Mary I of England is born

    Daughter of Catharine of Aragon
  • Anne Boleyn is attacked by English women for threatening Catherine of Aragon's rule
    Sep 22, 1531

    Anne Boleyn is attacked by English women for threatening Catherine of Aragon's rule

  • Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn
    Jan 25, 1533

    Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn

  • Catherine of Aragon is divorced from Henry VIII and banished from the English court
    May 23, 1533

    Catherine of Aragon is divorced from Henry VIII and banished from the English court

    She is given the title Princess Dowager of Wales
  • Anne Boleyn is coronated as Queen of England
    Jun 1, 1533

    Anne Boleyn is coronated as Queen of England

  • Princess Elizebeth I of England is born
    Aug 26, 1533

    Princess Elizebeth I of England is born

    Child of Anne Boleyn
  • Period: Nov 22, 1534 to Jan 25, 1559

    Act of Supremacy

    The Act of Supremacy beginning in 1534, instated by King Henry VIII was created primarily so Henry the VIII could divorce his first wife, Catharine of Aragon and remarry so he could produce a male heir. By breaking off with the Roman Catholics it was essentially saying that the realm of England had no association with the Roman Catholic religion or the Pope's work. Henry VIII was the official head of the Church of England.
  • Catherine of Aragon dies at Kimbolton Castle
    Jan 7, 1536

    Catherine of Aragon dies at Kimbolton Castle

    She was buried at Peterborough Cathedral with the title of Princess Dowager
  • Anne Boleyn is beheaded
    May 17, 1536

    Anne Boleyn is beheaded

    Charges of adultery, incest and plots of murder against the king
  • Jane Seymour is married to Henry VIII
    May 30, 1536

    Jane Seymour is married to Henry VIII

  • Prince Edward VI is born
    Oct 12, 1537

    Prince Edward VI is born

    Son of Jane Seymour
  • Jane Seymour dies
    Oct 24, 1537

    Jane Seymour dies

  • Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves
    Jan 6, 1540

    Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves

  • Henry VIII divorces Anne of Cleves
    Jul 6, 1540

    Henry VIII divorces Anne of Cleves

  • Henry VIII marries Kathryn Howard
    Jul 28, 1540

    Henry VIII marries Kathryn Howard

  • Kathryn Howard is executed
    Feb 13, 1542

    Kathryn Howard is executed

    On terms of promisciuous events
  • Henry VII marries Katherine Parr
    Jul 12, 1543

    Henry VII marries Katherine Parr

  • Henry VIII dies
    Jan 28, 1547

    Henry VIII dies

  • Edward I is crowned King of England
    Feb 20, 1547

    Edward I is crowned King of England

    Crowned after the death of his father King Henry VIII
  • Katherine Parr dies
    Sep 5, 1548

    Katherine Parr dies

  • Edward VI dies
    Jul 6, 1553

    Edward VI dies

    He was a sickly child and is rumoured to have died from tuburculosis
  • Mary I moves on London after sucessfully repressing Lady Jane Grey
    Sep 30, 1553

    Mary I moves on London after sucessfully repressing Lady Jane Grey

  • Mary I is coronated as Queen of England
    Oct 1, 1553

    Mary I is coronated as Queen of England

  • Elizabeth I is put in the Tower
    Mar 18, 1554

    Elizabeth I is put in the Tower

    Mary I imprisoned Elizabeth because she feared that her sister was going to overthrow her with her Protestant supporters.
  • Mary I marries Prince Philip of Spain
    Jul 25, 1554

    Mary I marries Prince Philip of Spain

  • Mary I has John Hooper and John Rogers executed
    Jan 22, 1555

    Mary I has John Hooper and John Rogers executed

    They were one of the few protestants Mary had murdered during her reign
  • King Philip and Queen Mary declare war on France
    Mar 21, 1557

    King Philip and Queen Mary declare war on France

  • Anne of Cleves dies
    Jul 16, 1557

    Anne of Cleves dies

  • Mary I enters seclusion for childbirth
    Feb 22, 1558

    Mary I enters seclusion for childbirth

    A child was never born, Mary had a "phantom pregnancy" twice during her life.
  • Queen Mary I dies
    Nov 16, 1558

    Queen Mary I dies

  • Elizabeth I is coronated as Queen of England
    Jan 15, 1559

    Elizabeth I is coronated as Queen of England

  • Elizabeth I has the Act of Uniformity made
    May 10, 1559

    Elizabeth I has the Act of Uniformity made

    The Act of Uniformity put the Book of Prayer open to the public again. This also supported the appearance of other religions in England.
  • Elizabeth I declines the option to rule the Netherland's
    Nov 14, 1575

    Elizabeth I declines the option to rule the Netherland's

  • Elizabeth I makes Act of Reconciliation against Rome
    Jan 22, 1581

    Elizabeth I makes Act of Reconciliation against Rome

    This act made it manditory to go to church
  • Elizabeth I has Mary Queen of Scots executed

    Elizabeth I has Mary Queen of Scots executed

    Mary was executed because she was a threat to Elizabeth's throne, she was Catholic, and Elizabeth thought people might go to Mary for a rallying point in religion even though Elizabeth was tolerating other religions in her realm. Another reason was the speculation over the legitimacy of Elizabeth's rule since Henry VIII didn't marry Anne officially, he was still married to Catharine of Aragon at the time. The next in line to the throne after Mary if Elizabeth wasn't legal was Mary of Scots.
  • Elizabeth I makes the Poor Relief Act

    Elizabeth I makes the Poor Relief Act

    This act made it easier to look after the poor and started workhouses.
  • Queen Elizabeth I dies

    Queen Elizabeth I dies