Timeline: King Henry VIII

Period: Jan 1, 1491 to Jan 1, 1502

Prince Arthur is in training to be King of England

Jun 28, 1491

Henry VIII is born

Jan 1, 1502

Prince Arthur and Mother death

Originally, since Arthur was older, he was to be the next King in line and was in training for this. Therefore it came as a surprise to Henry when he died because that meant he would have to take on the responsibility of the King someday.

Jan 1, 1505

Prince Henry is granted the ability to marry Catherine of Aragon

Apr 21, 1509

King Henry VII death

This came as a great surprise to Henry VIII because he was very young at the time and definitely not prepared for the responsibility of a King. He was only 17 years old when he was crowned.

Jun 11, 1509

Henry marries Catherine of Aragon

Catherine was originally supposed to be married to Prince Arthur, Henry's brother's, wife, however in order to conquer France, England needed the alliance with Spain from Catherine, so Henry married Catherine in Arthur's place.

Period: Jun 11, 1509 to Jan 1, 1533

Married to Catherine of Aragon

Jun 24, 1509

King Henry VIII is crowned

Henry was only 17 years old when he was crowned the King of England.

Jan 1, 1511

Catherine of Aragon has her first miscarriage

Jun 1, 1514

English army crosses the channel into France

Jan 1, 1516

Birth of Catherine of Aragon's only child, Mary

Jan 1, 1519

Wolsey organizes official games that center around a meeting between Francis I and Henry VIII

Wolsey did this because he thought it would bring attention back to King Henry VIII's power.

Jan 2, 1519

King Henry VIII writes the "Defense of the 7 Sacraments"

Henry wrote this as a contradiction to Martin Luther's 95 Theses, and yet ironically later on Henry uses Luther's teachings to anull his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and marry Anne Boleyn.

Jan 1, 1520

Henry's reign as King is at it's lowest point

Jan 1, 1521

Wolsey condemns Luther's works in a public burning

Jan 1, 1525

Charles V crushes the French army and captures Francis I

Jan 1, 1525

Charles V becomes Emperor of Hapsburg Empire and declared war on France

May 17, 1527

First trial of Marriage Anullment

May 31, 1527

First trial verdict from Wolsey-he does not annul marriage and the trial is considered invalid

Jan 1, 1528

King Henry VIII creates an alliance with Francis I against Charles V

Jan 1, 1529

Thomas Cranmer represents Henry and Anne Boleyn in marriage trial

He does this by explaining that the way to win this case is not by looking at it as a case, but rather by looking at the Biblical morals.

Jan 19, 1531

The Convocation meets in Westminster and King Henry VIII becomes the Supreme head of the English Church

As Thomas Cranmer says, Henry VIII truly believed that "Kings are Gods annointed".

Jan 1, 1533

King Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn in secrecy

Period: Jan 25, 1533 to May 19, 1536

Married to Anne Boleyn

Feb 1, 1533

Thomas Cranmer becomes Arch-Bishop

After helping Henry and Anne win the trial, Henry is grateful and names Cranmer Arch-Bishop as thanks. Cranmer's new goal is to make Henry the head of the English Church

Apr 1, 1533

King Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon's marriage is anulled

Sep 1, 1533

Anne Boleyn and Henry have their first child, Elizabeth I

Jul 6, 1535

Sir Thomas More is imprisoned for not taking the oath against the Papal community

King Henry VIII made all of England take the oath to prove they were faithful to him and those who did not take it were burnt and crucified. Thomas More was an old friend of Henry's and it seems he imprisoned him to make a point. Thomas More was later beheaded and condemned for not taking the oath.

Jan 1, 1536