King Henry VIII

By kwaters
  • 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

    Catherine of Aragon death

  • Jan 1, 1536

    Anne Boleyn execution on charges of adultery

  • Jan 3, 1536

    King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour

  • Feb 4, 1536

    King Henry VIII begins the dissolvation of English monasteries

  • Period: May 30, 1536 to Oct 24, 1537

    Married to Jane Seymour

  • Jun 6, 1536

    The Pilgrimage of Grace begins

  • Jan 1, 1537

    Prince Edward I is born, the first heir of King Henry VIII

  • Jan 2, 1537

    Jane Seymour, Henry's wife, death

  • Jan 1, 1538

    William Tyndale publishes the Bible in English

  • Jan 1, 1540

    Abolition of monasteries is complete

  • Jan 1, 1540

    Divorces Anne of Cleves

  • Period: Jan 6, 1540 to Jul 1, 1540

    Married to Anne of Cleves

  • Period: Jul 28, 1540 to Jan 1, 1541

    Married to Catherine Howard

  • Period: Jul 12, 1543 to Jan 28, 1547

    Married to Catherine Parr

  • Jan 1, 1547

    King Henry VIII death