1529 in History

Attacks Wolsey in the House of Lords for arrogance & misrule

Attacked in the House of Lords by John Palsgrave for arrogance & misrule

Completes the capture of Algeria in the name of the Turkish Sultan

Establishes John Zapolyai as his puppet King of Hungary

Henry VIII appoints Thomas More Chancellor to unite his Council

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

Princes are not allowed to decide the religious allegiance of their states. At the 2nd Diet of Speyer the Imperial decree of the 1st Diet is repealed

Fails to persuade Pope Clement VII to grant Henry a divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Charged with treason & dismissed, he dies before his trial

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

Begins an invasion of Austria up the River Danube

Joins up with Zapolya who is at the head of an army of 6000 Hungarians. Invades Hungary with a force of 80,000 men

Joins up with Zapolya who is at the head of an army of 6000 Hungarians

Henry VIII's annulment proceedings threaten Mary's dynastic position

Appointed Lord Chancellor

Swears Arthur had not consummated their marriage & was a virgin when she married Henry. Appears at the divorce tribunal

Tells the tribunal it cannot preside over the divorce, it should be heard by the Pope

Influences his nephew Clement VII in refusing to annul Henry VIIIs marriage

Startles his hearers by the directness of his language and most of all by declaring that, like St. John the Baptist, he was ready to die on behalf of the indissolubility of marriage. Appears at the divorce tribunal on Catherines behalf, she refuses to attend

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

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

A tribunal opens to deliberate over the divorce of King Henry from Catherine of Aragon

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

Makes peace with Pope Clement VII

Created Earl of Wiltshire

Creates Thomas Boleyn Earl of Wiltshire

Replaces Thomas Wolsey as Lord Chancellor, 1st layman to hold this office

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

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

Opening of the Reformation Parliament

Clement absolves the participants of the sack of Rome and promises to crown Charles, in return, he receives Ravenna and Cervia; cities which the Republic of Venice are forced to surrender

Clement absolves the participants of the sack of Rome and promises to crown Charles, in return, he receives Ravenna and Cervia; cities which the Republic of Venice are forced to surrender

Clement absolves the participants of the sack of Rome and promises to crown Charles, in return, he receives Ravenna and Cervia; cities which the Republic of Venice are forced to surrender

Helps force the Turks to withdraw from their siege of Vienna

Heads a garrison of 17,000 defending Vienna from the Turks

Helps force the Turks to withdraw from their siege of Vienna

Skirmishing between Austrian & Turkish patrols

The Turks cut off the lines of communication to Bavaria & Bohemia

Forced to withdraw from Vienna

Charged with treason & dismissed, he dies before his trial

Signs a Treaty with Pope Clement VII settling their differences. Francis surrenders his rights to Artois, Flanders, and Tournai, and is obliged to pay a ransom of two million golden ducatsbefore his sons were to be released

The final Treaty, signed on August 5, removes France from the war, leaving Venice, Florence, and the Pope alone against Charles

Signs a Treaty with Emperor Charles V settling their differences

The final Treaty, signed on August 5, removes France from the war, leaving Venice, Florence, and the Pope alone against Charles

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

Accedes to the Treaty of Cambrai

Fixes line between the Portugal & Spain in the Pacific 17 degrees east of the Moluccas

Swears Arthur had not consummated their marriage & was a virgin when she married Henry

Death of Maud Green Parr, mother of Catherine Parr

Babur defeats the Afghan Chiefs in the Battle of Ghagra

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

The Turkish flotilla carrying artilery after the siege of Vienna suffers severe damage