King Henry VIII

Birth of King Henry VIII

Jun 28, 1491

Henry VIII is born to Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.

Brother Prince Arthur dies

Apr 2, 1502

With the loss of his brother, Henry VII now had to train Henry VIII for the role as King, as well as obtaining permission for Katherine to marry Hanry so that they could keep the dowry and the pollitical alliance with Spain

Father Passing

Apr 21, 1509

Henry VII died. Henry VIII is the only one alive within the family.

field of cloth and gold

Jun 7, 1520

Henry VIII and Francis I meet on the boarder of France and English-occupied Calais. The meeting was arranged to establish an alliance between England and France and lasted for three weeks. It is known as "The Field of the Cloth of Gold". Henry and Francis agreed in principle to an alliance, but just two weeks later Henry met with Charles, Holly Roman Empire and forged a counter alliance.

Failure of agreement

Apr 7, 1529

There was a failure to reach an agreement over the annulment of the marriage between Cardinal Wolsey and Cardinal Campeggio. The case was moved to Rome. The year in which Wolsey lost power. The year in which the Reformation Parliament first sat – one of seven sittings. Anti-clericalism was rife in this Parliament.

An attempt

May 9, 1530

an attempt was made to win the support of European universities for Henry’s case for an annulment. Thomas Cromwell joined Henry’s Royal Council. ‘Collectanea satis copiosa’ – evidence against the Pope’s powers – was compiled

Supplication against ordiances

Aug 9, 1532

This led to the Submission of the Clergy by Convocation’. Cranmer appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. The Act in Restraint of Annates was introduced which stopped all but 5% of payments by newly appointed senior clergy to the Pope. It came into effect in 1533.

Henry Secretly marries anne boleyn

Jan 25, 1533

Marriage between Henry and Catherine of Aragon was annulled in April by Cranmer. Act in Restraint of Appeals introduced. Anne was crowned queen on May 31st. Elizabeth was born on September 7th.

catherines divorce

May 23, 1533

By 1527 Henry was really doubting about his marriage to Catherine. He believed that he had no sons because God was punishing him for having married his brother's wife. He had found a passage in the Bible that backed this belief. He had also fallen for another lady; Anne Boleyn. Catherine refused to grant Henry a divorce or retire to a convent. Henry therefore began the Reformation in England so that he could divorce Catherine without the Pope's permission.Catherine was divorced by Henry in 1533

Pope Clement VII

Aug 7, 1534

Pope Clement VII ruled that Henry’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon was valid. The Act of Supremacy was introduced. Thomas Cromwell was appointed day-to-day controller of the Church.

Edward VI

Feb 18, 1537

Edward Vi was born and is Henry's only son that lived. Jane Seymour died just a couple of days before the birth of Edward Vi occurred.

Janes Death

Oct 24, 1537

There has been much written over whether or not Jane gave birth to Edward by cesarean section. It seems unlikely that if she had, she would have lived as long as she did after the birth. Jane attended her son's christening, although she was weak. She died on October 24th, just two weeks after her son was born.

Kathryn beheading

Feb 13, 1543

Less than a year into Kathryn's marriage, rumors began. One couldn't blame her for seeking men closer to her own age. But to do so was dangerous for a Queen, especially one who came from a family with enemies. Kathryn also appointed one of her admirers as her personal secretary. By Nov 1541, there was enough evidence against the Queen that Archbishop Cranmer informed the King of Kathryn's misconduct.Henry didn't believe the accusations, but he agreed to allow further investigations

Henry marries Katherine parr

Jul 12, 1543

Katherine Parr was the eldest daughter of Sir Thomas Parr and his wife Maud Green. Katherine had already been widowed twice when she married Henry. She was noticed by not only the King, but also Thomas Seymour, brother of the late Queen Jane Seymour. Katherine expressed her desire to marry Thomas Seymour, but the King’s request for her hand was one that Katherine felt it was her duty to accept. The two were married in the Queen’s closet at Hampton Court Palace.

Death of King henry VIII

Jan 28, 1547

Henry VIII died in January 1547 and Katherine had probably expected to play some role in the regency for the new nine-year-old king, Edward VI, but this was not to be. A few months after Henry’s death, Katherine secretly married Thomas Seymour, but the quickness and secret nature of the union caused a scandal. Katherine was still able to take guardianship of Princess Elizabeth and Seymour purchased the wardship of the king’s cousin, Lady Jane Grey