Edward Stafford Biography and Timeline

Birth of Edward Stafford

Birth of Edward Stafford, his father is attainted & executed for rebelling against Richard III when Stafford is 5

Knight of the Garter

Stafford is awarded the Knight of the Garter

Coronation

Carries the crown during Henry VIIIs coronation

Lord High Steward

Appointed Lord High Steward

Privy Council

Appointed Privy Councillor

Battle of Gravelines

Fights at the Battle of Gravelines with Henry VIII

Buckingham Arrested for Treason

Edward Stafford is arrested on suspicion of treason after accusations that he entertained prophecies concerning Henry VIII's death and his own royal prospects.

Arrest of Edward Stafford

Wolsey has Buckingham arrested for "compassing" the death of Henry VIII

Arrest of Buckingham

Edward Stafford is arrested after allegations that he discussed prophecies and the succession, placing one of England's highest-ranking nobles under royal investigation.

Role range: 1478-1521 – 1509-1547

Treason

Condemned to death for treason

Trial

Condemned to death for treason

Trial of Buckingham

Buckingham is tried by his peers for high treason on evidence concerning dynastic ambitions and prophetic claims, and the court finds him guilty.

Role range: 1478-1521 – 1509-1547

Death of Edward Stafford

Death of Edward Stafford, executed

Execution

Executed under a trumped up charge of disloyalty to Henry VIII

Execution of Buckingham

Edward Stafford is beheaded on Tower Hill after his treason conviction, removing a nobleman whose royal ancestry had made Henry VIII deeply suspicious.

Role range: 1478-1521 – 1509-1547

Attainment

Stafford is attainted by Parliament