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| 1429 | Birth |  |
| Birth of Edmund Tudor, later Henry VII, son of Catherine & Owen Tudor |
| 1457 | Birth | |
| 28th Jan London Birth of Henry VII, son of Edmund Tudor, 13th Earl of Richmond |
| 1471 | Exile of Henry VII | |
| Brittany Becomes leader of the Lancastrians & forced into Britanny after the death of Henry VI |
| 1483 | Exile of Henry VII | |
| Goes to France & buys Yorkist support by vowing to wed Elizabeth of York |
| 1483 | Invasion of England | |
| Buckingham dies in the west country & the invasion fails |
| Poole Just 2 out of 15 ships arrive off Poole due to bad wearther |
| 1483 | Rebellion | |
| Buckingham leads a rebellion in support of Henry Tudor, a descendent of John of Gaunt |
| The Woodvilles invite Elizabeth Woodville's son Henry Tudor to support Buckingham |
| 1483 | Succession | |
| London Edward VI dies & his heirs disappear in the Tower |
| 1484 | Exile of Henry VII | |
| Paris Henry Tudor escapes to Paris |
| 1484 | Kidnap | |
| Henry Tudor is warned of a kidnap attempt by supporters of Richard III |
| 1485 | Arrest | |
| 23rd Aug Tower of London Has the Yorkist heir Edward Earl of Warwick put in the Tower of London |
| 1485 | Battle of Bosworth | |
| 17th Aug Bosworth Defeats & kills Richard III to claim the throne |
| 17th Aug Bosworth The defection of the Stanley family turns the battle |
| 22nd Aug Bosworth Richard III declares "I will not budge a foot; I will die King of England" |
| 22nd Aug Bosworth Simon Digby deserts Richard III & joins Henry VII giving details of Richard's position |
| 22nd Aug Bosworth The crown falls from Richard III's helmet, Stanley places it on Henry Tudor |
| 1485 | Coronation | |
| 30th Oct Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England, 1st Tudor monarch |
| 1485 | Invasion of England | |
| London Invades England with troops supplied by the Duke of Brittany |
| London Marches through Cardiff, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Lichfield & Tamworth before Bosworth |
| Aug Leicester Marches toward Leicester, winning support on the way |
| 1st Aug Harfleur Sets sail from Harfleur, his fleet carries 2,000 French mercenaries |
| 7th Aug Milford Haven Lands at Milford Haven with the support of Charles VIII of France |
| 1485 | Marriage | |
| 17th Jan London Marries Elizabeth, eldest daughter of Edward IV |
| 1485 | Mobilization | |
| Aug Lichfield Gathers his forces at Lichfield & threatens to cut Richard III off from London |
| 17th Aug Tamworth Marches from Lichfield to Tamworth where he is joined by John Savage |
| 17th Aug Tamworth Stays overnight at the Three Tuns |
| 20th Aug Atherstone Henry VII joins up with Lord Stanley & his brother William Stanley |
| 21st Aug White Moors Stays overnight at White Moors on the River Tweed prior to the battle of Bosworth |
| 1485 | Parliament | |
| 7th Nov London The lower house has 296 members representng 37 counties & 111 boroughs |
| 7th Nov London The opening day of the new Parliament |
| 1485 | Tudor Dynasty | |
| 30th Oct Westminster Abbey Crowned King of England, 1st Tudor monarch |
| 1486 | Birth | |
| 30th Sep London Birth of Prince Arthur, Henry's 1st son |
| 1486 | Chancellor | |
| 6th Mar London Appoints a new Chancellor, Bishop Morton of Ely, later Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 6th Mar Appoints a new Chancellor, Bishop Morton of Ely, later Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 1486 | Marriage | |
| 18th Jan London Marries Elizabeth of York, daughter of Edward IV |
| 18th Jan London Unites the Houses of Lancaster & York |
| 1486 | Peace | |
| 3rd July A 3 year truce with Scotland is agreed |
| 1486 | Sanctuary | |
| London The right of sanctuary is restricted & later removed by Henry VIII |
| 1487 | Arrest | |
| 16th June Stoke on Trent Captures the pretender Lambert Simnel & takes him into his personal service |
| 1487 | Battle of Stoke on Trent | |
| 16th June Stoke on Trent 2nd victory in battle over the Yorkists |
| 16th June Stoke on Trent Captures the pretender Lambert Simnel & takes him into his service |
| 1487 | Diplomacy | |
| London Interest in the marriage between Catherine of Aragon & Arthur 1st takes place |
| 1488 | Coronation | |
| Westminster Abbey Has Elizabeth crowned as his Queen Consort, eldest daughter of Edward IV |
| 1488 | Diplomacy | |
| July London Congratulates Ferdinand II on his success against the Moors |
| July London Hopes for "ties of blood" between England & Spain |
| 1488 | Reform | |
| 16th June London Passage of the "Star Chamber Act" to deal with public order |
| 16th June London Tribunals are set up to deal with offenses against public order |
| 1489 | 1st Sovereign | |
| Mints the 1st sovereign, worth 20 shillings |
| So called because of its depiction of the monarch |
| 1489 | Birth | |
| 28th June London Birth of Henry VIII, 2nd son of Henry VII |
| 28th Nov London Has a daughter, Princess Margaret |
| 29th Nov Birth of Margaret, daughter of Henry VII |
| 1489 | Invasion of Brittany | |
| Feb Brittany 1st expedition to Brittany, 6000 troops are sent under Lord Daubeney |
| Feb Brittany Anne of Brittany agrees to make no peace, truce or marriage with France without Henry's consent |
| Feb Brittany Anne of Brittany agrees to reimburse Henry's expenses |
| 1489 | Reform | |
| Mints the 1st sovereign, worth 20 shillings |
| 1489 | Treaty of Dordecht | |
| 14th Feb Dordecht Henry VII & Maximilian I ally to assist the Bretons |
| 1489 | Treaty of Medina del Campo | |
| 27th Mar Medina Spain promises a bride for Henry VII's son Arthur |
| 1489 | Treaty of Redon | |
| Redon Henry agrees to aid Brittany by the treaty of Redon |
| Redon Signs the anti-French treaty of Redon with Brittany |
| 1490 | Invasion of Brittany | |
| Sep Brittany 2nd expedition to Brittany, amity between Henry VII, Spain and Maximilian against France |
| 1491 | Invasion of Brittany | |
| Sep Brittany Anne of Brittany gives in & marries Charles VIII |
| 1491 | Invasion of France | |
| After the Treaty of Etaple Henry VII withdraws from France |
| 2nd Oct Henry VII invades France asserting Henry V's claim to the French Crown |
| 2nd Oct Henry VII invades northern France with 26,000 men when Charles VIII is diverted by Italy |
| 1491 | Peace | |
| 21st Dec London A truce is signed between England & Scotland, a 5 yr peace |
| 1492 | Birth | |
| 2nd July Birth of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York |
| 1492 | Rule of Calais | |
| 3rd Nov Calais Under the treaty of Etaples Henry VII renounces his claims to France, excluding Calais |
| 1492 | Rule of France | |
| 3rd Nov Etaples Under the treaty of Etaples Henry VII renounces his claims to France, excluding Calais |
| 1492 | Treaty of Etaples | |
| Etaples Under the treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to drop his support for Perkin Warbeck & other rebels |
| Etaples Under the treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to pay Henry VII under the treaty of Picquigny for the Britanny campaign |
| Etaples Under the treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to reimburse the arrears of Edward IV's pension due by 1475 treaty |
| 3rd Nov Etaples Under the treaty of Etaples Henry VII renounces his claims to France, excluding Calais |
| 1492 | Treaty of Picquigny | |
| Picquigny Under the treaty of Etaples Charles VIII agrees to pay Henry VII under the treaty of Picquigny for the Britanny campaign |
| 1495 | Birth | |
| 18th Mar Richmond Birth of Mary, 5th child of Henry VII |
| 1495 | Death | |
| 14th Sep Eltham Death of Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VII |
| 1495 | Rebellion | |
| Northumberland James IV supports the claims of the English pretender Perkin Warbeck |
| 1496 | Alliance | |
| 18th July Joins the Holy League with Ferdinand, Maximilian I & Alexander VI against Charles VIII |
| 1496 | Holy League | |
| 18th July Joins the Holy League with Ferdinand, Maximilian I & Alexander VI against Charles VIII |
| 1496 | Patent | |
| 5th Mar Tordessillas Henry VII grants a patent to John & Sbastion Cabot to search for new lands |
| 1496 | Treaty of Tordessillas | |
| Tordessillas Refuses to recognize Spanish & Portuguese claims under the papal bull of 1493 |
| 1497 | Battle of Blackheath | |
| 13th June Blackheath A thousand of the Cornish rebels are slain & their leaders arrested & executed |
| 13th June Blackheath The rebellion is defeated at the battle of Blackheath |
| 1497 | Marriage | |
| 18th June Henry VII ratifies the marriage between Prince Arthur & Catherine of Aragon |
| 1497 | Peace | |
| 30th Sep Ayton Henry VII concludes a truce with Scotland by the Peace of Ayton |
| 1497 | Rebellion | |
| Cornwall 15,000 rebels march via Exeter, Salisbury & Winchester to Kent |
| Taunton A tax commissioner is killed at Taunton |
| 17th June Cornwall Cornwall rebels against taxes to defend England against the Scottish invasion forces |
| 17th June Cornwall The Cornish rebels are supported by the House of York pretender Perkin Warbeck |
| 1498 | Marriage | |
| London Negotiarions for the marriage between Princess Margaret & James IV of Scotland begin |
| London Obtains Papal dispensation for Margaret to marry James IV, they are distant cousins |
| 1499 | Marriage | |
| Oct Dogmersfield First meets Catherine of Aragon, 10 miles from London Bridge |
| 1499 | Peace | |
| Establishes peace with Scotland |
| Ayton Renews the Truce of Ayton with Scotland |
| 1499 | Peerage | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick |
| 1500 | Baynards Castle | |
| London Has Baynards Castle rebuilt for state occassions |
| 1502 | Death | |
| 3rd April Greenwich News of Prince Arthur's death, from 4 sons Henry has 1 heir remaining, Prince Henry |
| 1502 | Peace | |
| 1st Anglo-Scottish Peace treaty since 1328 |
| 1502 | Treaty of Peace | |
| 1st Anglo-Scottish Peace treaty since 1328 |
| 1503 | Death | |
| London Death of Elizabeth of York, Henry VII's wife, dies giving birth to Catherine |
| 1503 | Treaty of Perpetual Peace | |
| Concluded between Henry VII & James IV |
| 1506 | Arrest | |
| Burgundy Handed over to Henry by Archduke Philip of Burgundy |
| 1507 | Marriage | |
| 21st Dec Henry VII signs a marriage treaty between his daughter Mary & Archduke Charles |
| 1509 | Death | |
| 22nd April Richmond Death of Henry VII |
| 23rd April Richmond Henry's death is announced at his court at Richmond Palace |
| 1513 | Execution of Suffolk | |
| London Nephew of Edward IV & Yorkist heir, Edmind de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, is executed |
| 1533 | Legislation | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
