Alliance Emperor Maximilian and England
Emperor Maximilian joins the Holy Alliance & agrees to invade France with England
Role range: 1509-1547
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Henry VIII Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Henry VIII through 1,046 dated historical records for England.
Henry VIII, historical timeline
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1512–1514Years on this page
1512
Benefit of Clergy Restricted for Serious Crime
Parliament temporarily restricts benefit of clergy for certain serious offences, provoking a wider constitutional dispute over clerical privilege.
Role range: 1509-1547
Birth of James V
Birth of James V, Henry VIII nephew through Queen Margaret
Role range: 1509-1547
Battle of Brest
The Regent, Englands chief ship is burnt
Role range: 1509-1547
Capture of San Sebastian
Sends 7,000 to San Sebastian to help Spain capture Guiennre
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of Aquitaine
An Anglo-Spanish campaign to capture Aquitaine is unsuccessful
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
The English troops do not support Ferdinand, they refuse to obey orders & return home
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of San Sebastian
Sends 7,000 to San Sebastian to help Spain capture Guiennre
Role range: 1509-1547
1513
Invasion of France
Maximiliann agrees to be a mercenary in Henry's invasion of France. Leaves the Earl of Surrey in the north of England to defend the border from the Scots. England is unable to invade because Ferdinand fails to keep his promise of support
Role range: 1509-1547
Alliance Henry VIII and the Burgundians
The Burgundians also agree to become mercenaries in Henrys invasion of France
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
The Burgundians also agree to become mercenaries in Henrys invasion of France
Role range: 1509-1547
Execution
Has Edmund de le Pole executed for acting as a mercenary in the French Army. Edmund de le Pole, supported by France as the "White Rose" pretender
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
Sets out from Greenwich to Dover amid much pomp & ceremony
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
Lands in Calais
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of Calais
Lands in Calais
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of Therouanne
Henry VIII lays siege to Therouanne & with a single cavalry charge manages to disperse the French
Role range: 1509-1547
Battle of Spurs
Henry VIII & his Austrian mercenaries route the French, at Guinegate, now Enguinegatte, France. English troops under Henry VIII defeat a French army under Marshal La Palice. Called "battle of the Spurs" because of the haste of the French to leave the battlefield. Atter victory at the Battle of the Spurs Henry VIII is able to capture Tournai
Role range: 1482-1503 – 1479-1516
Battle of Brest
An English fleet lays siege to Brest
Role range: 1509-1547
Siege of Brest
An English fleet lays siege to Brest
Role range: 1509-1547
Battle of Flodden
The Scottish king is killed & 1/3 of Scotlands Army destroyed. Peace descends on the northern border for most of Henry VIIIs reign. After Flodden Henry receives the boostained surcoat of the dead James IV
Role range: 1509-1547
Battle of Flodden
James V succeeeds to the Scots throne & peace is restored
Capture of Tournai
Captures Tournai, the richest city in north east France
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
Returns to England from Calais as the conqueror of both the French & the Scots
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
Reunited with Queen Catherine at Richmond
Role range: 1509-1547
Marriage
Agrees that his sister should marry Emperor Maximilian's grandson, Charles of Castille
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
Signs a Treaty with Spain & the Hapsburgs to invade France in the summer of 1514
Role range: 1509-1547
Treaty of Lille
Signs a Treaty with Spain & the Hapsburgs to invade France in the summer of 1514
Role range: 1509-1547
Birth of second son
Birth of Second son at Richmond Palace, the Duke of Cornwall, who dies in the same month
Role range: 1509-1547
Death of Henry VIII
Death of Second son who dies in the month of his birth
Role range: 1509-1547
Health of Henry VIII
Suffers from smallpox
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of England
Appoints Surrey to defend England from the Scots while Henry leads an Army in France
Role range: 1509-1547
Miscarriage
Catherine's 3rd pregnancy ends in miscarriage
Role range: 1509-1547
Battle of Brest
Decides after the Battle of Brest to construct Woolwich Docks to build more ships
Role range: 1509-1547
Deptford Docks
Henry VIII decides after the Battle of Brest to construct Deptford Docks to build more ships
Role range: 1509-1547
Woolwich Docks
Decides after the Battle of Brest to construct Woolwich Docks to build more ships
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of England
The Scots help their French allies by invading England & crossing the River Tweed
Role range: 1509-1547
Invasion of France
Wolsey hires a Swiss mercenary army & invades Burgundy
Role range: 1509-1547
Peace
Ferdinand II & the Venetians desert Henry VIII & the Pope & make peace with France
Role range: 1509-1547
1514
Marriage
Sends letters to Margaret of Austria about Marys wedding to the Prince of Castille
Role range: 1509-1547
Dissolution of Parliament
Henry VIIIs 2nd Parliament closes
Role range: 1509-1547
Records, sources and methodology
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