Henry VIII Biography and Timeline — Page 12

Coronation

Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey.

Role range: 1509-1547

Excommunication

Excommunicated by Pope Clement VII. Clement VII declares the divorce from Catherine illegal. Clement VII declares Anne & Henry's children illegitimate

Role range: 1509-1547

Excommunication

Pope Clement VII threatens Henry VIII with excommunication unless he abandons the marriage to Anne Boleyn.

Role range: 1509-1547

Birth of Henry VIII

Anne Boleyn gives birth at Greenwich to the future Elizabeth I.

Role range: 1509-1547

Succession

Anne Boleyn gives birth in Greenwich to the future Elizabeth I

Role range: 1509-1547

Succession

Anne Boleyn gives birth to Princess Elizabeth, Henry VIII's daughter and future queen.

Role range: 1509-1547

Arrest of Elizabeth Barton

Elizabeth Barton, the "Holy Maid of Kent", is arrested for treason

Role range: 1509-1547

Treason

Elizabeth Barton, the "Holy Maid of Kent", is arrested for treason

Role range: 1509-1547

Act Concerning Peters Pence and Dispensations

The Act Concerning Peters Pence and Dispensations outlaws the annual payment by landowners of one penny to the Pope

Role range: 1509-1547

Act of First Fruits and Tenths

The Act of First Fruits and Tenths transfers the taxes on ecclesiastical income from the Pope to the Crown

Role range: 1509-1547

Ambassador Recall

The Venetian Ambassador speaks "in a lewd fashion" about Henry, Council & is recalled. The Venetian Ambassador is not replaced for 50 yrs. Pope Clement VII threatens excommunication, Henry recalls his envoys from Rome

Role range: 1509-1547

Legislation

The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome

Role range: 1509-1547

Legislation

The Act of First Fruits and Tenths transfers the taxes on ecclesiastical income from the Pope to the Crown. The Act Concerning Peters Pence and Dispensations outlaws the annual payment by landowners of one penny to the Pope

Role range: 1509-1547

Reform of Church-State Relations

The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome

Role range: 1509-1547

Arrest of Thomas Wyatt and Mark Smeaton

Thomas Wyatt is arrested for adultery with Anne Boleyn. Mark Smeaton is arrested for adultery with Anne Boleyn

Role range: 1509-1547

Ecclesiastical Appointments Act Passed

Parliament reshapes episcopal appointments so cathedral chapters elect royal nominees without dependence on papal confirmation.

Role range: 1509-1547

Reformation, The

The Act Concerning Peters Pence and Dispensations also reiterates that England had "no superior under God, but only your Grace" and that Henrys "imperial crown" had been diminished by "the unreasonable and uncharitable usurpations and exactions" of the Pope

Role range: 1509-1547

Reformation, The

The Act Concerning Peters Pence and Dispensations outlaws the annual payment by landowners of one penny to the Pope

Role range: 1509-1547

Reformation, The

The Act of First Fruits and Tenths transfers the taxes on ecclesiastical income from the Pope to the Crown

Role range: 1509-1547

Reformation, The

The marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury in defiance of the Catholic church. Henry later marries Anne Boleyn

Role range: 1509-1547

Reformation, The

The marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury in defiance of the Catholic church. Henry later marries Anne Boleyn

Role range: 1509-1547

Anne Boleyn Marriage Reshapes Heirship

Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn became central to his effort to secure a recognized Tudor heir.

Marriage

Pope Clement VII declares Henry VIIIs marriage to Anne Boleyn null & void

Role range: 1509-1547

Marriage

The Pope declares that Henry's marriage to Catherine is valid

Role range: 1509-1547

Legislation

The Act of Succession is passed. Only children from Henrys marriage to Anne Boleyn are lawful heirs

Role range: 1509-1547

Reform of Royal Succession

The Act of Succession is passed. Only children from Henrys marriage to Anne Boleyn are lawful heirs

Role range: 1509-1547

Appointment of Bishops Act

The Appointment of Bishops Act transfers control of episcopal appointments from papal provision to royal procedures.

Role range: 1509-1547

Peter's Pence Act

Parliament ends Peter's Pence and other payments formerly made from England to Rome.

Role range: 1509-1547

Submission of Clergy Act

Parliament confirms the Submission of the Clergy and limits independent ecclesiastical legislation.

Role range: 1509-1547

Succession Act

Parliament gives statutory force to Henry VIII's new dynastic settlement after the break with Catherine of Aragon.

Role range: 1509-1547

Succession Act

Princess Elizabeth is recognised as heir presumptive after the birth of Anne Boleyn's daughter.

Role range: 1509-1547

Succession Act

Princess Mary is excluded from the succession after the annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

Role range: 1509-1547

Succession Act

The Act declares Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon invalid for purposes of the royal succession.

Role range: 1509-1547

Succession Act

The Act excludes Mary from the succession and recognises Elizabeth as heir presumptive.

Role range: 1509-1547

Succession Act

The First Succession Act gives statutory force to Henry VIII's marriage settlement and succession through Anne Boleyn.

Role range: 1509-1547

Succession Act

The First Succession Act receives royal assent, settling the succession on the children of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.

Role range: 1509-1547

Succession Act

The First Succession Act recognises Anne Boleyn as Henry VIII's lawful wife and her children as legitimate heirs.

Role range: 1509-1547

Oath of Succession

Thomas More accepts Parliament's power over succession but refuses the oath because it rejects papal authority.

Role range: 1509-1547

Oath of Succession

Thomas More is summoned to swear the oath recognising Henry VIII's marriage settlement and succession.

Role range: 1509-1547

Arrest of Thomas More

Thomas More is arrested after refusing to swear the oath required by the succession settlement.

Role range: 1509-1547