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 Albert
 Appleyard, Nicholas
 Assheton, Richard
 Bermudez, Juan de
 Boleyn, Thomas
 Boothe, John
 Borthwick, Robert
 Bullmer, William
 Butler, Thomas
 Campbell, John
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 Colonna, Prospero
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 Forman, Andrew
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 Nunez de Balboa, Vasco
 Palice, Jacques de la
 Percy, Lionel
 Savage, Christopher
 Stanley, John
 Stewart
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 Tudor, Margaret
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   Adviser   Tylney
  13th Aug   AppointedAdviser to the newly formed war council, advises on finance
   Alliance   Henry VIII
   April Burgundy   The Burgundians also agree to become mercenaries in Henry'sinvasion of France  
   Alliance   Francis I
   July   James IV accepts finance & equipment for a "2nd front" against England  
   July   Sends 2 shiploads of weepons to Scotland  
   Alliance   Louis XII
  8th May   Promises to pay James IV of Scots   for equipping his navy
   Alliance   Maximilian I
     Joins the Holy League against France   as an ally of Henry VIII of England  
   Archbishop   Albert
     Appointed Archbishop of Magdeburg
   Battle of Alnwick   Howard, Thomas
  3rd Sep Alnwick   Joins forces with his father & commands the rear of the English   Army
  3rd Sep Alnwick   Surrey joins up with his son Thomas Howard, the Lord Admiral
   Battle of Brest   Henry VIII
   Woolwich   Decides after the battle of Brest to construct Woolwich Docks to build more ships
   Aug Brest   An English   fleet lays siege to Brest
   Battle of Flodden   Assheton, Richard
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands the Cheshire Levies
   Battle of Flodden   Boothe, John
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands the Lancashire Levies
   Battle of Flodden   Bullmer, William
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands men from the Bishopric of Durham
   Battle of Flodden   Butler, Thomas
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands the Lancashire Levies
   Battle of Flodden   Glyn, John
  9th Sep Flodden   Despatch by Earl Surrey to inform Henry VIII of the English   victory over the Scots  
   Battle of Flodden   Henry VIII
  9th Sep Flodden   After Flodden Henry receives the boostained surcoat of the dead James IV
  9th Sep Flodden   James V succeeeds to the Scots   throne & peace is restored
  9th Sep Flodden   Peace descends on the northern border for most of Henry VIII's reign
  9th Sep Flodden   The Scottish   king is killed & 1/3 of Scotland  's Army destroyed
   Battle of Flodden   Howard, Edmund
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands a division of Cheshire men
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands the right of the English   Army at the victory over the Scots  
  9th Sep Flodden   Helps his father, the 1st Earl of Surrey, defeat the Scots  
   Battle of Flodden   Howard, Thomas
  30th June Flodden   Henry VIII commands an Army in France   & appoints Surrey to watch the English   border
  9th Sep Flodden   Defeats the Scots   who lose 10,000 dead
  9th Sep Flodden   Helps defeat the Scots  
  9th Sep Flodden   Helps win victory at the battle of Flodden
  9th Sep Flodden   Leads the vanguard of the English   during their victory against the Scots  
  9th Sep Flodden   Provides naval support to his father in defeating the Scots   at Flodden
  9th Sep Flodden   Rewarded by the restoration of the Norfolk dukedom
   Battle of Flodden   Normayle, John
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands about 500 citizens from York
   Battle of Flodden   Percy, Lionel
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands the Abbot of Whitby's servants
   Battle of Flodden   Percy, William
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands about 3,000 archers & billmen
   Battle of Flodden   Savage, Christopher
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands a party of bowmen & billmen
   Battle of Flodden   Stanley, John
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands the Bishop of Ely's men
   Battle of Flodden   Taylor, Henry
  9th Sep Flodden   Chaplain at the battle of Flodden
   Battle of Flodden   Campbell, Archibald
  9th Sep Flodden   Commands the Campbell followers & Highlanders
   Battle of Flodden   Campbell, John
   Flodden   Death of Archibald Campbell, killed at the battle of Flodden
   Battle of Flodden   Foreman, Andrew
  9th Sep Flodden   Carries the standard of St Andrew
   Battle of Flodden   Forman, Andrew
  9th Sep Flodden   Scots   standard bearer at the Battle of Flodden
  9th Sep Flodden   The only person who can identify the body of James IV
   Battle of Flodden   James IV
  9th Sep Flodden   Accepts the Earl of Surrey's offer to do battle
  9th Sep Flodden   Leads the Scots   3rd Division, men from Stirling, Linlithgow & the Lothians
  9th Sep Flodden   The Earl of Surrey defeats the Scots  , James IV, 11 Earls & 10,000 Scots   are slain
   Battle of La Motta   Colonna, Prospero
  7th Oct La Motta   Fights for the Spanish against the Venetians
   Battle of Novara   Louis XII
  6th June Novara   Defeat at the battle of Novara contributes to the French withdrawal from the Duchy of Milan
   Battle of River Tweed   Bullmer, William
   Aug River Tweed   Ambushes a Scottish   raiding party of 8,000 under the Earl of Home
   Battle of River Tweed   Howard, Thomas
  27th Aug River Tweed   The war council agrees to take the field at Bolton in Glendale
   Battle of Spurs, The   Henry VIII
  16th Aug Guineagate   Atter victory at the battle of the Spurs Henry VIII is able tocapture Tournai
  16th Aug Guineagate   Called "battle of the Spurs" because of the haste of the French to leave the battlefield
  16th Aug Guineagate   English   troops under Henry VIII defeat a French army under Marshal La Palice
  16th Aug Guineagate   Henry VIII & his Austria  n mercenaries route the French, at Guinegate, now Enguinegatte, France  
   Battle of Spurs, The   Louis XII
  16th Aug Guineagate   Emperor Maximilian & Henry defeat the French at Guinea gate
  16th Aug Guineagate   Henry VIII & Ferdinand of Aragon fight France  , French knights lose their spurs
   Battle of Spurs, The   Palice, Jacques de la
  16th Aug Guineagate   English   troops under Henry VIII defeat a French army under Marshal La Palice
   Battle of Spurs, The   Maximilian I
   Guineagate   Helps win the battle of the Spurs against France  
   Birth   Catherine of Aragon
   London   Givesbirth to a son who dies at birth
   Birth   Henry VIII
   Nov Richmond   Birth of 2nd son at Richmond Palace, the Duke of Cornwall, who dies in the same month
   Burial   James IV
   Sheen   Dies under Papal interdict & cannot be buried in consecrated ground
   Sheen   Queen Catherine keeps James IV at the monastery in Sheen
   Canon   Wolsey, Thomas
   York   Appointed Canon of York
   Captain   Catherine of Aragon
  15th June London   Appointed Captain-General of the home forces while Henry VIII is fighting in France  
   Capture   Henry VIII
  24th Sep Tournai   Captures Tournai, the richest city in nth east France  
   Capture   Wolsey, Thomas
   Dijon   Wolsey's Swiss army captures Dijon
   Therouanne   Helps Henry VIIIcapture of Therouanne & Tournai
   Tournai   Helps Henry VIIIcapture of Therouanne & Tournai
   Coronation   James V
  9th Sep Stirling   Crowned King of Scotland   in Stirling, age 1
   Council Pontefract   Howard, Thomas
  13th Aug Pontefract   Swears in a war council at Pontefract
   Death   Henry VIII
   Nov Richmond   Death of 2nd son who dies in the month of his birth
   Deptford Docks   Henry VIII
   Deptford   Henry VIII decides after the battle of Brest to construct Deptford Docks to build more ships
   Deptford Docks   Hopton, John
   Deptford   Hopton constructs Deptford docks which becomes the most important dock under Henry VIII
   Diplomacy   Louis XII
   Paris   Sends an envoy to James IV for anAlliance against England  
  13th Aug Paris   Sends an ultimatum to Henry VIII at Therouanne in Flanders but is ignored
   Diplomacy   James IV
     Louis XII asks Scotland   to join France   &invade England  
   Diplomacy   Ferdinand II
     Has secret negotiations with Louis XII to cede Navarre & Brittany after Louis' death
   Discovery of Florida   Bermudez, Juan de
   Florida   Discovers Florida, meaning floral
   Discovery of Pacific   Nunez de Balboa, Vasco
     Discovers a "South Sea" & claims it for Spain  
   Execution   Henry VII
   London   Nephew of Edward IV & Yorkist heir, Edmind de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, is executed
   Execution   Henry VIII
  4th May Tower of London   Edmund de le Pole, supported by France   as the "White Rose" pretender
  4th May Tower of London   Has Edmund de le Pole executed for acting as a mercenary in the French Army
   Governor   Catherine of Aragon
  15th June London   Appointed Governor of the Realm, while Henry VIII is fighting in France  
   Governor   Nunez de Balboa, Vasco
     Appointed Governor of Hispaniola
   Health   Henry VIII
   Dec London   Suffers from smallpox
   Invasion of England   Bullmer, William
   London   Ordered by Surrey to patrol the English   border with Scotland   with 200 mounted archers
   Invasion of England   Henry VIII
     Appoints Surrey to defend England   from the Scots   while Henry leads an Army in France  
   River Tweed   The Scots   help their French allies by invading England   & crossing the River Tweed
   Invasion of England   Howard, Thomas
   River Tweed   Entrusted with the command of repelling the Scottish  invasion force
   River Tweed   Marches around the Scottish   army & places himself between the Scots   & Edinburgh
  25th Aug River Tweed   Hears news of the Scottish  invasion of England  
   Invasion of England   Francis I
   July   James IV accepts finance & equipment for a "2nd front" against England  
   Invasion of England   James IV
  22nd Aug River Tweed   Joins theinvasion Army at the border
   Invasion of France   Henry VIII
   Burgundy   Wolsey hires a Swiss mercenary army & invades Burgundy
   April Burgundy   The Burgundians also agree to become mercenaries in Henry'sinvasion of France  
   April   England   is unable toinvade because Ferdinand fails to keep his promise of support
   April   Leaves the Earl of Surrey in the nth of England   to defend the border from the Scots  
   April   Maximillian agrees to be a mercenary in Henry'sinvasion of France  
  15th June Greenwich   Sets out from Greenwich to Dover amid much pomp & ceremony
   July Calais   Lands in Calais
   Oct Lille   Signs atreaty with Spain   & the Hapsburgs toinvade France   in the summer of 1514
  22nd Oct Calais   Returns to England   from Calais as the conqueror of both the French & the Scots  
  25th Oct Richmond   Reunited with Queen Catherine at Richmond
   Invasion of France   Wolsey, Thomas
   Burgundy   Wolsey hires a Swiss mercenary army & invades Burgundy
     Co-ordinates Henry VIII's campaign of Northern France  
   Invasion of France   Ferdinand II
     England   is unable toinvade because Ferdinand fails to keep his promise of support
   Invasion of Scotland   James IV
   River Tweed   Gathers an Army of 30,00 at Borough Moor near Edinburgh
   Lieutenant   Howard, Thomas
     Appointed Lieutenant General
   Lord High Admiral   Howard, Thomas
     Appointed Lord High Admiral
   Marriage   Henry VIII
   Oct Lille   Agrees that his sister should marry Emperor Max's grandson, Charles of Castile
   Marriage   Douglas, Archibald
     Marries James IV widow Queen Margaret
   Marriage   Maragaret
     Marries the 6th Earl of Angus
   Marriage   Margaret
     Marries the 6th Earl of Angus
   Miscarriage   Catherine of Aragon
   London   Catherine's 3rd pregnancy ends in miscarriage
   Miscarriage   Henry VIII
   London   Catherine's 3rd pregnancy ends in miscarriage
   Mobilization   Hainslie, John
   Aug Norham Castle   Ordered to hold Norham Castle at all costs if attacked by the Scots  
   Mobilization   Borthwick, Robert
   July   Makes some of the canon used by the Scots   Army being gathered toinvade England  
   Peace