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| 1469 | Birth |  |
| Beverley Birth of John Fisher |
| 1484 | Education | |
| Cambridge Studies at the University of Cambridge from 1484, where at Michaelhouse, Cambridge, he comes under the influence of William Melton, a pastorally-minded theologian open to the new current of reform in studies arising from the Renaissance |
| 1494 | Vicar | |
| Northallerton Appointed Vicar of Northallerton |
| 1497 | Chaplain | |
| Appointed Chaplain and confessor to Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby, mother of King Henry VII |
| 1501 | Cambridge University | |
| Cambridge Elected Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University |
| Cambridge Under Fisher's guidance, Lady Margaret founds St. John's and Chris t's Colleges, and also the two "Lady Margaret" professorships of divinity at Oxford and Cambridge |
| 1501 | Oxford University | |
| Oxford Under Fisher's guidance, Lady Margaret founds St. John's and Chris t's Colleges, and also the two "Lady Margaret" professorships of divinity at Oxford and Cambridge |
| 1504 | Bishop | |
| 14th Oct Rochester By Papal Bull Fisher is appointed Bishop of Roches ter at the personal insistence of Henry VII |
| 14th Oct Rochester Rochester is the poorest diocese in England and is seen as a first step on an ecclesiastical career, but Fisher stayed there, presumably by his own choice, for the remaining 31 years of his life |
| 1504 | Cambridge University | |
| Cambridge Elected Chancellor of Cambridge University, and re-elected annually for ten years and then appointed for life |
| 1504 | Tutor | |
| Tutor to Prince Henry, afterwards Henry VIII |
| 1505 | Cambridge University | |
| Cambridge Appointed President of Queens' College |
| 1509 | Funeral | |
| King Henry VII and the Lady Margaret die, Fisher is appointed to preach the funeral oration on both occasions |
| 1521 | Assertio Septem Sacramentorum | |
| Possible author of the royal treatise against Luther, published 1521, entitled Assertio septem sacramentorum which wins the title Fidei Defensor for Henry VIII |
| 1521 | Defender of the Faith | |
| Possible author of the royal treatise against Luther, published 1521, entitled Assertio septem sacramentorum which wins the title Fidei Defensor for Henry VIII |
| 1529 | Marriage | |
| London The "Long Parliament" of Henry's reign begins its series of encroachments on the Church, Fisher, as a member of the upper house, warns Parliament that such acts could only end in the utter destruction of the Church in England |
| 28th June London Appears at the divorce tribunal on Catherine's behalf, she refuses to attend |
| 28th June London Startles his hearers by the directness of his language and most of all by declaring that, like St. John the Baptist, he was ready to die on behalf of the indissolubility of marriage |
| 1534 | Arrest | |
| 21st April Tower of London Sent to the Tower for refusing to take the oath of succession |
| 2nd May Tower of London Falls into a trap laid for him by Richard Rich, who perjures himself to obtain Thomas More's conviction, Rich tells Fisher that for his own conscience's sake the King wished to know, in strict secrecy, Fisher's real opinion |
| 2nd May Tower of London Fisher was taken in by Richard Rich and says that he is convinced "that the King was not, nor could be, by the Law of God, Supreme Head in earth of the Church of England" |
| 2nd June Tower of London The See of Roches ter is declared vacant |
| 1534 | Oath of Succession | |
| 21st April Tower of London Like Thomas More, Fisher takes the line that since the statute condemns only those speaking maliciously against the King's new title, there is safety in silence |
| 21st April Tower of London Sent to the Tower for refusing to take the oath of succession |
| 2nd May Tower of London Falls into a trap laid for him by Richard Rich, who perjures himself to obtain Thomas More's conviction, Rich tells Fisher that for his own conscience's sake the King wished to know, in strict secrecy, Fisher's real opinion |
| 2nd May Tower of London Fisher was taken in by Richard Rich and says that he is convinced "that the King was not, nor could be, by the Law of God, Supreme Head in earth of the Church of England" |
| 17th June Tower of London Put on trial in Westminster Hall before a court of seventeen, including Thomas Cromwell, Anne Boleyn's father, and ten justices, the only testimony is that of Richard Rich, Fisher is condemned to death |
| 1534 | Trial | |
| 17th June Tower of London Put on trial in Westminster Hall before a court of seventeen, including Thomas Cromwell, Anne Boleyn's father, and ten justices, the only testimony is that of Richard Rich, Fisher is condemned to death |
| 1535 | Cardinal | |
| May Paul III creates Fisher Cardinal-Priest of S. Vitalis, in the hope of inducing Henry to ease Fisher's treatment, the effect is precisely the reverse |
| 1535 | Death | |
| 22nd June Tower of London Death of John Fisher, executed |
| 1535 | Execution | |
| 22nd June Tyburn Deprived of his position of Bishop of Roches ter by the Act of Attainder, treated as a commoner, and tried by jury, found guilty, and condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn |
| 22nd June Tyburn Executed for refusing to acknowledge the King as Head of the Church |
| 1535 | Oath of Succession | |
| 17th June Westminster Hall A special commission for Fisher's trial is issued, he is arraigned in Westminster Hall on a charge of treason, in that he denied the king to be supreme head of the Church |
| 1535 | Trial | |
| 17th June Westminster Hall A special commission for Fisher's trial is issued, he is arraigned in Westminster Hall on a charge of treason, in that he denied the king to be supreme head of the Church |
| 17th June Westminster Hall Deprived of his position of Bishop of Roches ter by the Act of Attainder, treated as a commoner, and tried by jury, found guilty, and condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn |
| 17th June Tower of London Found guilty of treason & sentenced to death |
| 1886 | Beatification | |
| 29th Dec In a Decree, when fifty-four of the English martyrs are beatified by Leo XIII, the best place of all is given to John Fisher |
| 1935 | Canonization | |
| Canonized in by Pope Pius XI along with Thomas More, after the presentation of a petition by the English Catholics |
