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| 1489 | Christening |  |
| Greenwich Chris tened in the Church of the Observant Friars |
| 1491 | Birth | |
| 28th June Greenwich Birth of Henry VIII, son of Henry VII & Elizabeth of York |
| 1494 | Lieutenant General | |
| London Appointed Lieutenant General of Ireland |
| 1494 | Marshal | |
| London Appointed Marshal of England |
| 1494 | Peerage | |
| York Created Duke of York |
| 1494 | Warden Cinque Ports | |
| London Appointed Warden of the Cinque Ports |
| 1502 | Death | |
| 2nd April London Death of Prince Arthur, Henry becomes heir to the throne |
| 1502 | Marriage | |
| 25th June Catherine of Aragon is betrothed to Henry VIII |
| 1502 | Succession | |
| 2nd April London Prince Arthur dies & Henry becomes heir to the throne |
| 1503 | Marriage | |
| "If a man shall take his brother's wife, it is impurity..they shall be childless" |
| 1503 | Succession | |
| 26th Dec Pope Julius grants dispensation for Henry to marry Catherine |
| 1504 | Peerage | |
| 15th Feb Cornwall Created Duke of Cornwall |
| 1504 | Succession | |
| 18th Feb Succeeds as Prince o Wales |
| 1505 | Marriage | |
| 27th June Henry VIII repudiates his betrothal to Catherine of Aragon |
| 1509 | Accession | |
| 21st April Accedes to the throne on the day of the death of his father Henry VII |
| 1509 | Alliance | |
| 11th June Greenwich Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon re-allies England with Spain |
| 1509 | Arrest | |
| 25th April Tower of London Empson & Dudley are scapegoats for the extortion of Henry VII's ministers |
| 25th April Richard Empson & Edmund Dudley are scapegoats for Henry VII's ministers' extortion |
| 1509 | Assizes | |
| Nov London Special assizes to redress grievances are abolished |
| 1509 | Coronation | |
| 24th April Tower of London Rides to the Tower with an escort led John de Vere with fears of unrest |
| 24th June Westminster Abbey Crowned at Westminster |
| 24th June Westminster Abbey Followed by a banquet in Westminster hall, "greater than any Caesar had known" |
| 1509 | Diplomacy | |
| 1st Nov London Informs Ferdinand that Queen Catherine is pregnant |
| 1509 | Marriage | |
| 11th June Greenwich Marries Catherine of Aragon, his dead brother's widow, daughter of Ferdinand II |
| 1509 | Peerage | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick |
| 1509 | Succession | |
| 23rd June London Succeeds as King of England |
| 23rd June London The Irish Parliament makes Henry VIII "King of Ireland" & head of the Irish Church |
| 1510 | Death | |
| Tower of London Executed for "constructive treason" & preventing the King from removing him from power |
| Tower of London Really executed as a scapegoat for financial irreguarities |
| 31st Jan London Birth of a stillborn daughter |
| May London Catherine gives birth to her 1st child but it is born dead |
| 1510 | Execution of Dudley | |
| Tower of London Executed for "constructive treason" & preventing the King from removing him from power |
| Tower of London Really executed as a scapegoat for financial irreguarities |
| 1510 | Execution of Empson | |
| 17th Aug London A useful scapegoat for Government financial irregularities |
| 17th Aug London Executed for "constructive treason" |
| 1510 | Parliament | |
| 21st Jan London Opens Parliament, 21 Jaunuary-21 February |
| 21st Jan London Parliament opens for the 1st time during Henry's reign |
| 23rd Feb London Henry VIII's 1st Parliament closes |
| 1510 | Reform | |
| 21st Feb London Parliament grants Henry VIII subsidies, tonnage, poundage & wool duties for life |
| 1511 | Alliance | |
| 13th Nov Council & Parliament endorse an allliance between England, Spain, the Pope & Venice |
| 17th Nov England joins the Holy League against Louis XII of France, formed by Pope Julius II |
| 17th Nov The Holy League Alliance is signed in Rome |
| 17th Nov Rome The Holy League Alliance is signed in Rome |
| 1511 | Birth | |
| 1st Jan London Birth of Henry of Richmond, son of Henry VIII |
| 1st Jan Richmond First Son, born at Richmond Palace, the Duke of Cornwall |
| 1511 | Death | |
| 22nd Jan Richmond Death of the Duke of Cornwall, Henry VIII's 1st son |
| 22nd Feb London Catherine & Henry's 1st living born baby dies just 7 weeks old |
| 1511 | Invasion of Gascony | |
| Nov Gascony Agrees to Ferdinand's suggestion to invade Gascony |
| 1511 | Publication | |
| 1st Jan Has a son who lives for only 52 days |
| 1511 | Royal Armoury | |
| London Sets up a royal armory at Greenwich Palace |
| 1512 | Alliance | |
| Emperor Maximillia joins the Holy Alliance & agrees to invade France with England |
| 1512 | Battle of Brest | |
| Brest The Regent, England's chief ship is burnt |
| 1512 | Birth | |
| Birth of James V, Henry VIII nephew through Queen Margaret |
| 1512 | Capture of Guienne | |
| San Sebastian Sends 7,000 to San Sebastian to help Spain capture Guiennre |
| 1512 | Capture of Navarre | |
| April Navarre The English arFerdinand captures Navarre |
| 1512 | Capture of Tournai | |
| 16th Aug Tournai Atter victory at the battle of the Spurs Henry VIII is able to capture Tournai |
| 1512 | Declaration of War | |
| 25th April Declares war on France |
| 1512 | Invasion of Aquitaine | |
| Aquitaine An Anglo-Spanish campaign to capture Aquitaine is unsuccessful |
| 1512 | Invasion of France | |
| The English troops do not support Ferdinand, they refuse to obey orders & return home |
| 1512 | Invasion of Gascony | |
| April Bayonne The English archers keep the French pinned down while Ferdinand captures Navarre |
| April Southampton The invasion force sets sails but Henry does not accompany his army |
| Aug San Sebastian While Henry remains at home his army becomes mutinous |
| Sep San Sebastian The English army under Dorset returns home |
| Nov Bordeaux Henry VIII wishes to recapture Bordeaux, lost 60 yrs before |
| 1512 | Legislation | |
| London Act passed ordering wages to be paid in money for the production of woollen cloth |
| 1512 | Parliament | |
| 4th Feb London Opening of Henry VIII's 2nd Parliament |
| 1512 | Reform | |
| London Act passed ordering wages to be paid in money for the production of woollen cloth |
| London An Act attempts to maintane standards in pulling wollen yarn |
| 1512 | Siege of San Sebastian | |
| San Sebastian Sends 7,000 to San Sebastian to help Spain capture Guiennre |
| 1513 | Alliance | |
| April Burgundy The Burgundians also agree to become mercenaries in Henry's invasion of France |
| 1513 | Battle of Brest | |
| Woolwich Decides after the battle of Brest to construct Woolwich Docks to build more ships |
| Aug Brest An English fleet lays siege to Brest |
| 1513 | Battle of Flodden | |
| 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 |
| 1513 | Battle of Spurs, The | |
| 16th Aug Guineagate Atter victory at the battle of the Spurs Henry VIII is able to capture 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 Austrian mercenaries route the French, at Guinegate, now Enguinegatte, France |
| 1513 | Birth | |
| Nov Richmond Birth of 2nd son at Richmond Palace, the Duke of Cornwall, who dies in the same month |
| 1513 | Capture of Tournai | |
| 24th Sep Tournai Captures Tournai, the richest city in nth east France |
| 1513 | Death | |
| Nov Richmond Death of 2nd son who dies in the month of his birth |
| 1513 | Deptford Docks | |
| Deptford Henry VIII decides after the battle of Brest to construct Deptford Docks to build more ships |
| 1513 | Execution of Pole | |
| 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 |
| 1513 | Health | |
| Dec London Suffers from smallpox |
| 1513 | Invasion of England | |
| 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 |
| 1513 | Invasion of France | |
| Burgundy Wolsey hires a Swiss mercenary army & invades Burgundy |
| April England is unable to invade 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's invasion of France |
| April Burgundy The Burgundians also agree to become mercenaries in Henry's invasion of France |
| 15th June Greenwich Sets out from Greenwich to Dover amid much pomp & ceremony |
| July Calais Lands in Calais |
| Oct Lille Signs a treaty with Spain & the Hapsburgs to invade 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 |
| 1513 | Marriage | |
| Oct Lille Agrees that his sister should marry Emperor Max's grandson, Charles of Castile |
| 1513 | Miscarriage | |
| London Catherine's 3rd pregnancy ends in miscarriage |
| 1513 | Peace | |
| Ferdinand II & the Venetians desert Henry VIII & the Pope & make peace with France |
| 1513 | Siege of Brest | |
| Aug Brest An English fleet lays siege to Brest |
| 1513 | Siege of Calais | |
| July Calais Lands in Calais |
| 1513 | Siege of Therouanne | |
| 16th Aug Therouanne Henry VIII lays siege to Therouanne & with a single cavalry charge manages to disperse the French |
| 1513 | Treaty of Lille | |
| Oct Lille Signs a treaty with Spain & the Hapsburgs to invade France in the summer of 1514 |
| 1513 | Woolwich Docks | |
| Woolwich Decides after the battle of Brest to construct Woolwich Docks to build more ships |
| 1514 | Alliance | |
| Ferdinand & the Emperor Maximilian leave the Holy League & make peace with France |
| 1514 | Birth | |
| Nov London Birth of a stillborn son |
| 1514 | Cardinal | |
| 12th Aug Asks Pope Leo in a letter to make Wolsey a Cardinal |
| 1514 | Diplomacy | |
| May London Pope Leo X sends an envoy to Henry to ask him to make peace with France |
| 30th July Wansted Mary repudiates her marriage contract to the Prince of Castille during a ceremony |
| Aug London Louis proposes peace & signs a contract to marry Henry's sister Princess Mary |
| 7th Aug London France & England are officially at peace after a peace treaty is signed |
| 12th Aug London Reports the Anglo-French peace to the Pope |
| 1514 | Great Harry | |
| Deptford The Henry grace a dieu, "Great Harry", |
| 1514 | Launch Great Harry | |
| Erith Launched at Erith, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world |
| 1514 | Marriage | |
| London Offers his sister Mary as a bride to Louis XII |
| Feb London Sends letters to Margaret of Austria about Mary's wedding to the Prince of Castile |
| 30th July Wansted Mary repudiates her marriage contract to the Prince of Castille during a ceremony |
| 6th Aug Kinnoul Henry VIII's sister Mary marries Archibald Douglas , 6th Earl of Angus |
| 13th Aug Greenwich Attended on Louis ' behalf by the Duke of Longueville |
| 13th Aug Greenwich Marries Louis of France at a proxy wedding |
| 9th Oct Mary Tudor, younger sister of Henry VIII, marries Louis XII |
| 1514 | Parliament | |
| 4th Mar London Henry VIII's 2nd Parliament closes |
| 1514 | Peace | |
| It is agreed that Henry's sister, Mary, will marry Louis XII |
| Secures double the anual tribute paid by France to Henry VII |
| 11th Aug Peace between England & Fance is |
