Arrest of Thomas More
Sir Thomas More is arrested for refusing to take the oath of succession
Role range: 1509-1547
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Henry VIII Biography and Timeline — Page 13
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1534
Imprisonment
Thomas More is imprisoned in the Tower of London after refusing the oath of succession.
Role range: 1509-1547
Execution
Elizabeth Barton, the Nun of Kent, is executed for treason.
Role range: 1509-1547
Arrest of John Fisher
John Fisher is arrested for refusing to take the oath of succession
Role range: 1509-1547
Bill of Attainder
Parliament attaints Elizabeth Barton and her supporters after her prophecies against Henry VIII's marriage policy.
Role range: 1509-1547
Dissolution
Henry had Parliament authorise Thomas Cromwell to "visit" all the monasteries, including those like the Cistercians previously exempted by Papal dispensation, to purify them in their religious life, and to instruct them in their duty to obey the King
Role range: 1509-1547
Peace
Henry VIII makes peace with James V
Role range: 1509-1547
Kildare Rebellion
Thomas FitzGerald, known as Silken Thomas, renounces allegiance to Henry VIII at St Mary's Abbey in Dublin.
Role range: 1509-1547
Silken Thomas Rebellion
Thomas FitzGerald publicly renounces allegiance to Henry VIII at St Mary's Abbey in Dublin.
Role range: 1509-1547
Kildare Rebellion
Silken Thomas gathers supporters after rumours that his father, the Earl of Kildare, has been executed in England.
Role range: 1509-1547
Murder
Archbishop John Alen is killed by followers of Silken Thomas during the Kildare rebellion.
Role range: 1509-1547
Murder
Archbishop John Alen is killed by followers of Silken Thomas during the rebellion.
Role range: 1509-1547
Kildare Rebellion
The rebels fail to seize Dublin Castle, the centre of English government in Ireland.
Role range: 1509-1547
Rebellion of Rebels in Dublin
Silken Thomas attacks Dublin Castle but fails to seize the centre of English government in Ireland.
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege
The Kildare rebels maintain pressure around Dublin while royal forces struggle to restore order.
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege
The Kildare rebels maintain pressure around Dublin while royal forces work to restore control.
Role range: 1509-1547
Royal Army
English reinforcements are sent to Ireland to suppress the Kildare rebellion.
Role range: 1509-1547
Act of Supremacy
Parliament recognises Henry VIII as Supreme Head on earth of the Church of England.
Role range: 1509-1547
Act of Supremacy
The Act of Supremacy makes Henry VIII Supreme Head of the Church of England, changing the political meaning of Defender of the Faith.
Role range: 1509-1547
Act of Supremacy
The Act of Supremacy recognises Henry VIII as Supreme Head on earth of the Church of England.
Role range: 1509-1547
Church of England
The royal supremacy gives the English Crown jurisdiction over the national church.
Role range: 1509-1547
First Fruits and Tenths Act
The First Fruits and Tenths Act diverts clerical revenues formerly linked to Rome to the English Crown.
Role range: 1509-1547
Henrician Treasons Act Enacted
Parliament expands treason law to protect Henry's royal title, marriage settlement and ecclesiastical supremacy from defined forms of opposition.
Role range: 1509-1547
Oath of Succession
Refusal to swear the succession oath becomes a grave political and religious offence.
Role range: 1509-1547
Oath of Succession
Refusal to swear the succession oath is treated as treason against the king's authority.
Role range: 1509-1547
Oath of Succession
The Act requires recognition of Anne Boleyn as Henry VIII's lawful wife and of her children as legitimate heirs.
Role range: 1509-1547
Oath of Succession
The Oath to the Succession Act receives royal assent, requiring subjects to swear to the succession settlement.
Role range: 1509-1547
Oath of Succession
The Oath to the Succession Act requires subjects to swear obedience to Henry VIII's succession settlement.
Role range: 1509-1547
Oath of Succession
The Oath to the Succession Act requires subjects to swear to Henry VIII's succession settlement.
Role range: 1509-1547
Treason
The Treasons Act receives royal assent and makes malicious denial of Henry VIII's supremacy punishable as high treason.
Role range: 1509-1547
Treasons Act
The Act makes it treason to deny maliciously the king's royal supremacy and lawful titles.
Role range: 1509-1547
Treasons Act
The Act makes resistance to the royal supremacy and succession settlement punishable as high treason.
Role range: 1509-1547
Treasons Act
The Treasons Act makes malicious denial of the king's royal supremacy and titles punishable as high treason.
Role range: 1509-1547
Treasons Act
The Treasons Act receives royal assent and creates new statutory offences of high treason.
Role range: 1509-1547
Treasons Act
The Treasons Act receives royal assent, reinforcing the succession settlement by criminalising opposition to Henry's authority.
Role range: 1509-1547
First Fruits and Tenths Transferred to Crown
Parliament transfers clerical first fruits and annual tenths from papal authority to the English Crown.
Role range: 1509-1547
Legislation
Abolition of Peters Pence & other Papal Taxes.
Role range: 1509-1547
Legislation
Act for the Submission of the Clergy to the King's Majesty is passed.
Role range: 1509-1547
Legislation
An Act is passed for the Submission of the Clergy.
Role range: 1509-1547
Legislation
It becomes treason to deny royal titles or call the King a heretic or usurper.
Role range: 1509-1547
Records, sources and methodology
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