TUDOR DYNASTY By Nancy_M Aug 22, 1485 Henry VII becomes king Jun 28, 1491 Henry VIII is born Apr 22, 1509 Henry VII dies; Henry VIII ascends to the throne Jun 11, 1509 Catherine of Aragon marries Henry VIII Feb 18, 1516 Mary I is born Jan 25, 1533 Anne Boleyn marries Henry VIII May 23, 1533 Cranmer's court divorces Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon May 28, 1533 Cranmer proclaims Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn married Sep 7, 1533 Anne Boleyn gives birth to Elizabeth May 19, 1536 Anne Boleyn is executed May 30, 1536 Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour Jul 1, 1536 Elizabeth and Mary are declared illegitimate by Parliament Oct 24, 1537 Jane Seymour dies Jan 6, 1540 Cranmer marries Henry VIII to Anne of Cleves Jul 9, 1540 Marriage of Anne of Cleves and Henry VIII is dissolved Jul 28, 1540 Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard Feb 13, 1542 Catherine Howard is executed Jul 12, 1543 Catherine Parr marries Henry VIII Jan 28, 1547 Henry VIII dies; Edward VI ascends to the throne Sep 5, 1548 Catherine Parr dies Jul 6, 1553 Edward VI dies Jul 10, 1553 Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen Oct 30, 1553 Mary I is crowned Mar 18, 1554 Elizabeth is put into the Tower May 19, 1554 Elizabeth is released from the Tower to Woodstock Nov 17, 1558 Mary I dies, Elizabeth succeeds to the throne Jan 15, 1559 Elizabeth I is crowned Queen