Henry VIII Biography and Timeline — Page 9

Anglo-French Perpetual Peace

Concludes a formal treaty of perpetual peace with France that consolidates the diplomatic partnership developed since 1525.

Role range: 1509-1547

Order of St Michael

Installed as Knight of the Order of St Michael by Anne de Montmorency

Role range: 1509-1547

Marriage

Henry informs Catherine they must separate & he has asked the Pope for an annulment. The Pope is under arrest by Catherine's uncle Charles V & does not grant an annulment

Role range: 1509-1547

Treaty of Greenwich Henry VII & Francis I

After the Treaty of Greenwich Henry VII & Francis I exchange orders of chivalry

Role range: 1509-1547

Capture of Rome

Rome is captured by the Habsburgs ruining Henry's chances of an easy divorce

Role range: 1509-1547

King's Great Matter

Henry VIII seeks an annulment from Catherine of Aragon, beginning the crisis that leads to the break with Rome.

Role range: 1509-1547

Male Heir Crisis Drives Annulment Case

Henry begins pursuing an annulment from Catherine as the absence of a surviving son becomes inseparable from the future of the Tudor succession.

Role range: 1509-1547

Marriage

Spring, has 1st doubts about his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. Beginning of "the King's Great Matter"

Role range: 1509-1547

Capture of England

Rome is captured by the Habsburgs ruining Henrys chances of an easy divorce

Marriage

Cardinal Campeggio is sent by the Pope to hear Henry's case for annulment

Role range: 1509-1547

Hampton Court

In 10 years Henry VIII spends more than œ62,000 rebuilding and extending Hampton Court, worth approximately œ18 million

Role range: 1509-1547

Dismissal

Strips Wolsey of his assets allowing him to retire to Esher & then to York

Role range: 1509-1547

Marriage

Henry VIII asks the Pope for a dispensation for him to marry Anne Boleyn

Role range: 1509-1547

Marriage

Henry claims he would Catherine back if the marriage was valid. Catherine pleads with Henry in public at the Parliament Chamber at Blackfriars

Role range: 1509-1547

Battle of Landriano

France is defeated & the Pope is forced to come to terms with Emperor Charles

Blackfriars Court Leaves Succession Unresolved

The legatine court adjourns without granting Henry's annulment, leaving his marriage and the legitimacy of any alternative succession settlement unresolved.

Role range: 1509-1547

Marriage

Attends the divorce tribunal on final day but papal legates refer the divorce to Rome

Role range: 1509-1547

Treaty of Cambrai

France & Spain make peace with Charles V, Henry is now totally isolated

Role range: 1509-1547

Treaty of Cambrai

Accedes to the Treaty of Cambrai

Role range: 1509-1547

Chancellor

Henry VIII appoints Thomas More Chancellor to unite his Council

Role range: 1509-1547

Parliament

Opening of the Reformation Parliament. Opening of Henry VIIIs 5th Parliament

Role range: 1509-1547

Reformation, The

Opening of the Reformation Parliament

Role range: 1509-1547

Reformation Parliament

The Reformation Parliament opens and becomes the legislative engine of Henry VIII's break with Rome.

Role range: 1509-1547

Constitution of England

Parliament meets to begin a programme of Church reform that lasts until 1536

Role range: 1509-1547

Dissolution of Parliament

Parliament meets to begin a programme of Church reform that lasts until 1536

Role range: 1509-1547

Reform of Parliament

Parliament meets to begin a programme of Church reform that lasts until 1536

Role range: 1509-1547

Peerage

Creates Thomas Boleyn Earl of Wiltshire

Role range: 1509-1547

Arrest of Thomas Wolsey

Has Wolsey arrested & sent to the Tower but he dies en route at Leicester Abbey

Role range: 1509-1547

Dismissal

Has Wolsey dismissed

Role range: 1509-1547

Divorce

Appoints Thomas More Chancellor to get Parliament to grant him a divorce

Role range: 1509-1547

Marriage

Pope Clement VII is a prisoner of Catherine's nephew Emperor Charles. Despite a hearing presided over by Wolsey & Campeggio the Pope denies the annulment

Role range: 1509-1547

Mortuaries Act Limits Death Dues

Parliament regulates mortuary payments claimed by clergy from estates, reducing customary church charges that had generated widespread complaints.

Role range: 1509-1547

Pluralism and Non-Residence Restricted

Parliament restricts clerical pluralism and absenteeism, forming part of the early reform programme directed at abuses within the Church.

Role range: 1509-1547

Probate Fees Act Restricts Clerical Charges

Parliament limits fees charged by church courts for probate, addressing a prominent lay grievance against ecclesiastical administration.

Role range: 1509-1547

French Ransom Loan Obligation

Receives a formal French obligation to repay money England advances toward the ransom demanded for Francis I's children.

Role range: 1509-1547

Arrest of Thomas Wolsey

Has Thomas Wolsey arrested for high treason

Role range: 1509-1547

Treason

Has Thomas Wolsey arrested for high treason

Role range: 1509-1547

Death of Henry VIII

Death of Thomas Wolsey, en route to London to be executed for high treason

Role range: 1509-1547

Treason

Death of Thomas Wolsey, en route to London to be executed for high treason

Role range: 1509-1547

Salt Pension Cash Conversion

Converts a French obligation involving annual salt into a fixed cash payment under a new financial treaty.

Role range: 1509-1547