Reformation, The
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Role range: 1509-1547
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Henry VIII Biography and Timeline — Page 24
Follow Henry VIII through 1,046 dated historical records for England.
Henry VIII, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1543
1544
Invasion of Scotland
Henry VIII issues instructions blaming Cardinal Beaton and Scottish opponents of the marriage alliance.
Role range: 1509-1547
Dissolution of Parliament
Henry VIIIs Eighth Parliament closes. Delivers a speech in Parliament for religious unity & ends the Parliamentary session
Role range: 1509-1547
King's Style Act
Parliament confirms Henry VIII's royal style including King of Ireland, Defender of the Faith and Supreme Head of the Church of England and Ireland.
Role range: 1509-1547
King's Style Act
Parliament confirms Henry VIII's style as Defender of the Faith and Supreme Head of the Church of England and Ireland.
Role range: 1509-1547
King's Style Act
The King's Style Act makes it treason to attempt to deprive Henry VIII of his royal titles and religious style.
Role range: 1509-1547
Third Succession Act Enacted
Parliament restores Mary and Elizabeth to the succession after Edward while leaving questions surrounding their legitimacy formally unresolved.
Role range: 1509-1547
Third Succession Act
Elizabeth is restored to the line of succession after Mary, without reversing her illegitimacy.
Role range: 1509-1547
Third Succession Act
Mary is restored to the line of succession after Edward, without reversing her illegitimacy.
Role range: 1509-1547
Third Succession Act
The Act places Prince Edward first in the line of succession as Henry VIII's male heir.
Role range: 1509-1547
Third Succession Act
The Third Succession Act receives royal assent, revising the Tudor succession settlement.
Role range: 1509-1547
Treason Act
The Treason Act allows treasons committed outside the king's dominions to be tried within England.
Role range: 1509-1547
Rough Wooing
The Privy Council issues instructions for Hertford's punitive expedition against Scotland.
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of Scotland
Edward Seymour, Lord Hertford, gathers English forces for the invasion of southern Scotland.
Role range: 1509-1547
Burning of Edinburgh
Hertford's army lands at Leith during the punitive expedition ordered by Henry VIII.
Role range: 1509-1547
Burning of Edinburgh
Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, lands at Leith with an English expeditionary force during the Rough Wooing.
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of Scotland
Hertford's expedition lands at Leith to punish Scotland for rejecting Henry VIII's marriage policy.
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of Edinburgh
Major hostilities begin with an attack on Edinburgh, led by the Earl of Hertford and Viscount Lisle
Role range: 1509-1547
Burning of Edinburgh
English forces take Leith as the expedition advances toward Edinburgh.
Role range: 1509-1547
Burning of Edinburgh
English forces sack and burn Edinburgh as part of Henry VIII's Rough Wooing policy.
Role range: 1509-1547
Burning of Edinburgh
Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, sacks and burns Edinburgh during the Rough Wooing.
Role range: 1509-1547
Burning of Edinburgh
English forces sack and burn Edinburgh during the Rough Wooing.
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of Scotland
The burning of Edinburgh is intended to force Scotland to accept the Edward and Mary marriage.
Role range: 1509-1547
Burning of Edinburgh
Holyrood Abbey and nearby buildings suffer destruction during Hertford's raid.
Role range: 1509-1547
Burning of Edinburgh
The destruction of Edinburgh becomes one of the most notorious actions of Henry VIII's Rough Wooing.
Role range: 1509-1547
Burning of Edinburgh
The raid is intended to punish Scotland for rejecting the Treaty of Greenwich and the proposed Edward and Mary marriage.
Role range: 1509-1547
Burning of Edinburgh
Holyrood Abbey and buildings around the abbey are damaged during Hertford's raid.
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of Scotland
The invasion is designed to intimidate Scottish political leaders and weaken resistance to English terms.
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
English forces gather in the Pale of Calais for a two-pronged campaign against France.
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
Orders Norfolk toward Montreuil and Suffolk toward Boulogne during the French campaign.
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of Calais
Henry joins his troops in Calais
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
Henry VIII crosses the Channel with an invasion force during the renewed war against France.
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of Boulogne
The Duke of Suffolk begins the English siege of Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of Montreuil
Norfolk's army begins operations against Montreuil but fails to take the town.
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of Boulogne
English artillery bombards Boulogne as Henry VIII takes personal command of the siege.
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of Boulogne
The French garrison agrees to surrender after English mining and bombardment breach the defences.
Role range: 1509-1547
Capture of Boulogne
Boulogne falls to Henry VIII and becomes an English possession on the French coast.
Role range: 1509-1547
Capture of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne-sur-Mer, his only success in the French campaign
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne-sur-Mer, his only success in the French campaign
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Henry VIII besieges & takes Boulogne-sur-Mer, his only success in the French campaign
Role range: 1509-1547
Records, sources and methodology
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