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| Alliance Stewart |  |
| Rouen Returns to France to renew the Auld Alliance between Scotland & France |
| Arrest Colonna, Prospero |  |
| Villefranche Captured by the French at Villefranche, Savoy |
| Battle of Chaldiran Selim I the Grim |  |
| 23rd Aug Chaldiran Defeats the Persians in Chaldiran, 1st step in a dramatic rise in Turkish power |
| 23rd Aug Chaldiran Selim I crushes Shah Ismail I's force of 50,000 at Chaldiran |
| Battle of Marignano Francis I |  |
| 14th Sep Marignano Francis I, King of France, in Alliance with the Venetians, achieves a hard-fought victory over the Swiss cantons |
| 14th Sep Marignano Pope Clement VII forms an Alliance with the victor of Marignano |
| Battle of Melegnano Maximilian I |  |
| Melegnano Defeated by Francis I & forced to cede Milan to the French |
| Birth Anne of Cleves |  |
| 22nd Sep Dusseldorf Birth of Anne of Cleves , daughter of John, Duke of Cleves |
| Birth Douglas, Archibald | |
| 8th Oct Harbottle Castle Birth of Margaret Douglas , Countess of Lennox, daughter of Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland |
| Birth Douglas, Margaret | |
| 8th Oct Harbottle Castle Birth of Margaret Douglas , Countess of Lennox, daughter of Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland |
| Birth Mary of Guise | |
| 20th Nov Birth of Mary of Guise, daughter of Claude, Duke of Guise |
| Campaign Marignano Campaign Francis I | |
| Marignano Victorious against the Holy League in Northern Italy & gains possession of Lombardy |
| Capture of Diyar Bakr Selim I the Grim | |
| Diyar Bakr The Turks occupy Diyar Bakr |
| Capture of Kurdistan Selim I the Grim | |
| Selim I captures Kurdistan |
| Capture of Lombardy Francis I | |
| Lombardy Victorious against the Holy League in Northern Italy & gains possession of Lombardy |
| Capture of Tabriz Ismail I |  |
| 5th Sep Tabriz Selim I captures Tabriz without any resistance but is unable to hold it |
| Capture of Tabriz Selim I the Grim | |
| 5th Sep Tabriz Selim I captures Tabriz without any resistance but is unable to hold it |
| Concordat Francis I | |
| Paris The King of France is given the leadership of the gallican Church |
| Death Margaret | |
| Jan Paris Margaret signs an oath saying she had no issues to Louis XII |
| 1st Jan Paris Death of Louis XII, 2 months after his marriage to Margaret |
| Death Louis XII | |
| 1st Jan Paris Death of Louis XII, succeeded by his cousin & son-in-law Francis , Count of Angouleme |
| Death CĒrdoba, Gonzalo Fern ndez de |  |
| 2nd Dec Death of Gonzalo Fern ndez de CĒrdoba |
| Declaration of Baynard Castle Henry VIII | |
| Baynard Castle The "Kings of England in times past have never had any superior but God alone" |
| Discovery of Bermuda Bermudez, Juan de | |
| Bermuda Discovers Bermuda |
| Discovery of Peru Rua, Perez de la | |
| Discovers the coast of Peru |
| Election More, Thomas | |
| Hants Elected Member of Parliament for Hants |
| Election Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Sep London Elected Cardinal, "Saint Cecilia beyond Tiber of the Holy Church of Rome" |
| Envoy More, Thomas | |
| Flanders Appointed Envoy to Flanders on a trading mission |
| Governor Stewart | |
| Appointed Governor of Scotland, 1st term |
| Hampton Court Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Hampton Court Hamton Court is based upon Paolo Cortes e's de Cardinalatu, an instruction book for a Cardinal's ideal residence |
| Hampton Court Rebuilds the manor house over the next 7 years to form the nucleus of the present day palace |
| Hampton Court Wolsey builds Hamton Court it as an ideal Renaissance Cardinal's palace in the style of Italian architects |
| Inauguration of Wolsey Wolsey, Thomas | |
| 24th Dec Eltham Sworn in as Lord Chancellor before Henry VIII at the chapel at Eltham |
| Invasion of Kurdistan Selim I the Grim | |
| Kurdistan Marches into Kurdistan & drives the Persians into the Iranian highlands |
| Invasion of Persia Selim I the Grim | |
| Khoi Advances as far as Khoi |
| Sivas Marches with an army of 60,000 from Sivas to the Upper Euprates |
| Lord Chamberlain Butler, Thomas | |
| Appointed Lord Chamberlain |
| Lord Chancellor Wolsey, Thomas | |
| 10th Dec Appointed Cardinal |
| 24th Dec Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| 24th Dec Lives in splendor at the palaces of Whitehall & Hampton court |
| Marriage Christian II |  |
| Marries Elizabeth of Habsburg, sister of Emperor Charles V |
| Marriage Brandon | |
| 13th May Greenwich Marries Mary, younger sister of Henry VIII, in secret |
| Marriage Henry VIII | |
| Mary marries Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, in France without Henry VIII's permission |
| 13th May Greenwich Mary secretly marries Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk |
| Marriage Mary | |
| Mary marries Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, in France without Henry VIII's permission |
| 13th May Greenwich Secretly marries Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk |
| Marriage Tudor | |
| London Marries the 6th Earl of Angus, her councillor |
| London Under the terms of James IV's will is forced to give up the regency |
| Parliament Henry VIII | |
| 5th Feb London Opening of Henry VIII's 3rd Parliament |
| 22nd Dec London Henry VIII's 3rd Parliament closes |
| Peace Leo X | |
| Vatican Makes peace with Francis of France |
| Peace Douglas, Archibald | |
| Makes peace with the Duke of Albany, leader of the French in Scotland |
| Reform Henry VIII | |
| London An Act converts pasture land to arable use & the rebuilding of decayed houses |
| London An Act fixes hours for labourers & artificers |
| London An Act fixes wages for labourers & artifisans |
| Regency Stewart | |
| Appointed Regent during the minority of James V & becomes 2nd in line to the throne |
| Regency Stuart | |
| May Dumbarton Appointed Regent of Scotland |
| Resignation Warham, William | |
| 22nd Dec Did not approve of the marriage between Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon |
| 22nd Dec Resigns as Lord Chancellor |
| Rule of Euphrates Selim I the Grim | |
| River Euphrates The Turks withdraw from Tabriz after but keep a hold on the Upper Euphrates |
| Speaker House of Commons Neville, Thomas | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession Francis I | |
| Paris Succeeds as King of France, son of Charles Count of Angouleme |
