1535
Act of Succession
He believed he could not be convicted unless he explicitly denied that the king headed the Church, so he refused to answer all questions.
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He believed he could not be convicted unless he explicitly denied that the king headed the Church, so he refused to answer all questions.
Thomas Cromwell, the most powerful of the King's advisers, produces the Solicitor General, Richard Rich, to testify that More had, in his presence, denied that the King was the legitimate head of the Church.
Thomas More was charged with high treason for denying the validity of the Act of Succession.
Orders the imprisonment of the Clergy preaching Papal supremacy
Cromwell orders the imprisonment of the Clergy preaching Papal supremacy
The Pizarro brothers so mistreated Manco Inca that he ultimately tried to escape, he failed, is captured and imprisoned but released two months later on the behalf of the Spaniards to please their Inca subjects
Paul III creates Fisher Cardinal-Priest of S. Vitalis, in the hope of inducing Henry to ease Fishers treatment, the effect is precisely the reverse
Cromwell conducts a census in 1535 to enable the Government to tax church property more effectively
Appointed Supreme Head of the Church
Henry VIII visits John Seymour & meets his daughter Jane
Henry VIII visits John Seymour & meets his daughter Jane
Cromwell had undertaken an inventory of the assets and income of the entire ecclesiastical estate of England and Wales through local commissioners who reported in May 1535
Following the Edict of Coucy heretics had a limited six-month period to reconcile with the Catholic faith, Calvin decides that there was no future for him in France
Francis I issues the Edict of Coucy ending the persecution of Protestants who were calling for reform in the Catholic Church and displayed provocative placards attacking the Mass
Executed for refusing to acknowledge the King as Head of the Church. Deprived of his position of Bishop of Rochester by the Act of Attainder, treated as a commoner, and tried by jury, found guilty, and condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn
John Fisher is executed after refusing to accept Henry VIII's supremacy over the Church.
John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, is executed
Thomas More is beheaded at Tower Hill for refusing to accept Henry VIII's supremacy over the Church.
Sir Thomas More is executed
Thomas More is executed after refusing to accept the royal supremacy and succession oath.
Sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered (the usual punishment for traitors) but the King commutes this to execution by beheading
While on the scaffold declares that he died "the King's good servant, but Gods first". Executed for refusing to acknowledge the act of supremacy
Following the Edict of Coucy heretics had a limited six-month period to reconcile with the Catholic faith, Calvin decides that there was no future for him in France
Calvin sets off for Strasbourg, a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire and a refuge for reformers
Due to military manoeuvres of imperial and French forces, Calvin is forced to make a detour to to Geneva
Silken Thomas is sent as a prisoner to the Tower of London.
Silken Thomas is sent to the Tower of London as a prisoner after his surrender.
Thomas More is indicted for high treason under the legislation enforcing royal supremacy.
Lord Leonard Grey strengthens royal control in Ireland after the collapse of rebel resistance.
The Treason Act comes into force
Pizarro founded the city of Lima in Perus central coast on 18 January 1535, a foundation that he considered as one of the most important things he had created in life
Sir William Skeffington captures Maynooth Castle, the chief stronghold of the Kildare rebellion.
Sir William Skeffington captures Maynooth Castle, the main stronghold of the Kildare rebellion.
A special commission for Fishers trial is issued, he is arraigned in Westminster Hall on a charge of treason, in that he denied the king to be supreme head of the Church
Lord Leonard Grey arrives in Ireland to strengthen royal authority after the Kildare revolt.
Kildare is defeated at Maynooth Castle, County Kildare
Kildare is defeated at Maynooth Castle, County Kildare
The Treason Act comes into force
The King appoints Cromwell Royal Vicegerent and Vicar General, and commissions him to organize visitations of all the countrys churches, monasteries and clergy
Following the Edict of Coucy heretics had a limited six-month period to reconcile with the Catholic faith, Calvin decides that there was no future for him in France
Francis I issues the Edict of Coucy ending the persecution of Protestants who were calling for reform in the Catholic Church and displayed provocative placards attacking the Mass
The King appoints Cromwell Royal Vicegerent and Vicar General, and commissions him to organize visitations of all the countrys churches, monasteries and clergy
The failed Kildare rebellion ends with Silken Thomas in English custody.
The collapse of the Kildare rebellion leaves Silken Thomas in English hands and ends his armed resistance.
The King appoints Cromwell Royal Vicegerent and Vicar General, and commissions him to organize visitations of all the countrys churches, monasteries and clergy
The Pizarro brothers so mistreated Manco Inca that he ultimately tried to escape, he failed, is captured and imprisoned but released two months later on the behalf of the Spaniards to please their Inca subjects
Pizarro founded the city of Lima in Perus central coast on 18 January 1535, a foundation that he considered as one of the most important things he had created in life
Thomas More is sentenced to the traitor's death of hanging, drawing and quartering.
Henry VIII commutes Thomas More's sentence from hanging, drawing and quartering to beheading.
While on the scaffold declares that he died "the King's good servant, but Gods first". Executed for refusing to acknowledge the act of supremacy
Appointed Supreme Head of the Church
Silken Thomas surrenders after the failure of the Kildare rebellion.
Silken Thomas surrenders after the collapse of the Kildare rebellion.
The Treason Act comes into force
Found guilty of treason & sentenced to death
A special commission for Fishers trial is issued, he is arraigned in Westminster Hall on a charge of treason, in that he denied the king to be supreme head of the Church
Charged with high treason for denying the validity of the Act of Succession, More believes he cannot be convicted as long as he did not explicitly deny that the king was the head of the Church, and he therefore refuses to answer all questions
Indicted of High Treason at Westminster Hall & condemned to death
The Treasons Act comes into force and gives legal force to penalties against opponents of royal supremacy.
The Treasons Act comes into force, increasing the danger for those who reject the king's supremacy.
The Treasons Act comes into force, strengthening the legal penalties for opposition to royal supremacy.
Found guilty of treason & sentenced to death
Deprived of his position of Bishop of Rochester by the Act of Attainder, treated as a commoner, and tried by jury, found guilty, and condemned to be hanged, drawn, and quartered at Tyburn. A special commission for Fishers trial is issued, he is arraigned in Westminster Hall on a charge of treason, in that he denied the king to be supreme head of the Church
Richard Rich gives evidence that Thomas More denied Parliament's power to make Henry VIII head of the Church.
Thomas More argues that his silence should not be treated as treason against Henry VIII.
Thomas More is tried for high treason before a commission including Thomas Audley and the Duke of Norfolk.
Charged with high treason for denying the validity of the Act of Succession, More believes he cannot be convicted as long as he did not explicitly deny that the king was the head of the Church, and he therefore refuses to answer all questions
More is tried before a panel of judges that includes the new Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas Audley, as well as Anne Boleyns father, brother, and uncle.
Thomas Cromwell, the most powerful of the King's advisers, produces the Solicitor General, Richard Rich, to testify that More had, in his presence, denied that the King was the legitimate head of the Church.
Sentenced to be hanged, drawn, and quartered (the usual punishment for traitors) but the King commutes this to execution by beheading. Indicted of High Treason at Westminster Hall & condemned to death. Before his sentencing, More speaks freely of his belief that "no temporal man may be the head of the spirituality"
The jury finds Thomas More guilty of high treason after a brief deliberation.
The King appoints Cromwell Royal Vicegerent and Vicar General, and commissions him to organize visitations of all the countrys churches, monasteries and clergy
The King appoints Cromwell Royal Vicegerent and Vicar General, and commissions him to organize visitations of all the countrys churches, monasteries and clergy
Birth of a stillborn child
Death of John Fisher, executed
Death of Thomas More
Provenance
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