Henry VIII of England
21 dated entries naming Henry VIII of England, drawn from 13 separate years between 1511 CE and 1549 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.
16th century
- 1511February 22 – Henry, Duke of Cornwall, eldest son of Henry VIII of Englandsource
- 1511January 1 – Henry, Duke of Cornwall, eldest son of Henry VIII of Englandsource
- 1511November 17 – The Treaty of Westminster creates an alliance between Henry VIII of England and Ferdinand II of Aragon against France. Mallett and Shaw, The Italian Wars, 103; Hutchinson, Young Henry, 159.source
- 1514August 7 – King Henry VIII of England concludes an independent peace treaty with France in the War of the League of Cambrai, negotiated by Thomas Wolsey.source
- 1516The predecessor of the Royal Mail, known as the Master of the Posts, is established by Henry VIII of England.source
- 1529August 5 – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and Francis I of France sign the Treaty of Cambrai, or Ladies' Peace in the War of the League of Cognac: Francis abandons his claims in Italy, but is allowed to retain the Duchy of Burgundy. Henry VIII of England accedes on August 27.source
- 1529May 31–July – Cardinal Thomas Wolsey, Archbishop of York, opens a legatine court at Blackfriars, London, to rule on the legality of King Henry VIII of England's marriage to Catherine of Aragon. The court lasts until July 16.source
- 1532Henry VIII of England grants the Thorne brothers a Royal Charter to found Bristol Grammar School.source
- 1532September 1 – Anne Boleyn is created Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.source
- 1534July 20 – Cambridge University Press is given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII of England, and becomes the first of the privileged presses.source
- 1535July 15 – Archdeacon Charles Reynolds (cleric), envoy to James V, Charles V, and Pope Paul III, is buried in Rome. He died of malaria while lobbying for the excommunication of King Henry VIII for heresy.source
- 1535July 6 – Sir Thomas More, author of Utopia and one time Lord Chancellor of England, is executed for treason, after refusing to recognize King Henry VIII as head of the English Church, and separate from the Roman Catholic Church.source
- 1535June 22 – Cardinal John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, is executed for his refusal to swear an oath of loyalty to King Henry VIII of England.source
- 1537Dissolution of the monasteries in England: Religious organizations dissolved by Henry VIII of England include: Bisham Priory, Castle Acre Priory, Chertsey Abbey, Furness Abbey, London Charterhouse and Valle Crucis Abbey.source
- 1537October 24 – Jane Seymour, 3rd queen consort of Henry VIII of England (complications of childbirth) (b. c. 1508)source
- 1538December 17 – Pope Paul III confirms the excommunication of Henry VIII of England from the Roman Catholic church.source
- 1544July 19– Italian War of 1542–46: King Henry VIII of England begins the siege of the city of Boulogne in northern France and continues for almost two months before the city surrenders.source
- 1546November 4 – Christ Church, Oxford, is refounded as a college by Henry VIII of England under this name.source
- 1547April 4 – Catherine Parr, widow of King Henry VIII of England, secretly marries Thomas Seymour, 1st Baron Seymour of Sudeley.source
- 1547January 28 – King Henry VIII of England dies in London, and is succeeded by his 9-year-old son Edward VI, as King of England.source
- 1549September 10 – Anthony Denny, confidant of Henry VIII of England (b. 1501)source