1509 in History

Accedes to the throne on the day of the death of his father Henry VII

Marries Henry VIII at Grey Friars Church, re-allying England with Spain

Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon re-allies England with Spain

Empson & Dudley are scapegoats for the extortion of Henry VIIs ministers

Richard Empson & Edmund Dudley are scapegoats for Henry VIIs ministers extortion

Richard Empson & Edmund Dudley are scapegoats for Henry VIIs ministers extortion

Empson & Dudley are scapegoats for the extortion of Henry VIIs ministers

Special assizes to redress grievances are abolished

Buried in the Henry VII Lady Chapel of the Abbey, in a black marble tomb topped with a bronze gilded effigy and canopy. She is now situated between the later graves of William and Mary and the tomb of Mary, Queen of Scots

Henry VII is buried beside Elizabeth of York in the Lady Chapel he had founded at Westminster Abbey.

Appointed Captain General of Peru

The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire

The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire

The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca

The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca. After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire

The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca

The Portuguese follow the Battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, Sri Lanka & Malacca

After the battle Diu, Portugal rapidly captures key ports in the Indian Ocean like Goa, Ceylon, Malacca and Ormuz, crippling the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and the Gujarat Sultanate, greatly assisting the growth of the Portuguese Empire

Appointed Member of Council

Appointed Dean of Lincoln

Informs Ferdinand that Queen Catherine is pregnant

A seriously ill Henry VII makes his final will, signalling that the end of the reign is approaching.

Marries Henry VIII at Grey Friars Church, re-allying England with Spain

Marries Catherine of Aragon, his dead brothers widow, daughter of Ferdinand II

Succeeds as King of England after the death of Henry VII.

Henry VII's death leaves the throne to his seventeen-year-old son, who succeeds as Henry VIII.

Birth of John Calvin

Henry VII dies at Richmond Palace after ruling England since 1485.

Henrys death is announced at his court at Richmond Palace

Death of Margaret Beaufort

The dominion of Venice in Italy is practically lost

Marks the spillover of the Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe & the Middle East, into the Indian Ocean which was a dominant trading area

The Portuguese sea monopoly lasts until the advent of the British East India Company and the Battle of Swally in 1612

Crowned Queen of England

Rides to the Tower with an escort led John de Vere with fears of unrest

Followed by a banquet in Westminster hall, "greater than any Caesar had known". Crowned at Westminster

At the coronation of Henry VIII Shrewsbury bore the sword curtana