1545
Council of Trent
Opening day of the Council of Trent, without Protestants
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Opening day of the Council of Trent, without Protestants
English engineers and labourers work to strengthen Boulogne as a fortified continental possession.
A French fleet attempts to invade England to divert Henry VIII from Boulogne-sur-Mer
A French fleet threatens England and lands forces on the Isle of Wight during the campaign.
A large French fleet enters the Solent during an attempted invasion of England.
The Earl of Hertford leads renewed English operations on the Scottish Borders during the Rough Wooing.
The Mary Rose sinks during the naval fighting against the French fleet in the Solent.
The Mary Rose sinks during the Battle of the Solent with heavy loss of life.
English troops damage Melrose Abbey during raids into the Scottish Borders before Ancrum Moor.
Mary's third parliament opens at Linlithgow during the continuing crisis of the Rough Wooing.
Opening of Henry VIIIs 9th Parliament
Discovery of rich silver deposits at Cerro Rico begins the rise of Potosi
The Mary Rose sinks near Portsmouth during action against the French fleet.
Mary Rose heeled sharply during the Solent action, allowing seawater to enter through open lower gunports before the ship sank rapidly.
Charles V & Suleyman make peace in the Treaty of Adrianople
Andrew Melville is born at Baldovie and later becomes a major Scottish Presbyterian scholar and reformer.
Sir Brian Layton is killed during the English defeat at the Battle of Ancrum Moor.
Death of Maria of Portugal, a few weeks after giving birth to Carlos
Death of Maria of Portugal, a few weeks after giving birth to Carlos
Sir Ralph Eure is killed when the English army is defeated by the Scots at Ancrum Moor.
William Stewart, Bishop of Aberdeen and royal servant of James V, dies at Aberdeen.
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus, helps lead the Scottish force against the English raiders.
Angus distinguishes himself in the Scottish victory over the English at Ancrum Moor.
Angus fights at Ancrum Moor after English raids and Scottish resistance to the Treaty of Greenwich settlement.
Angus helps defeat the English army at Ancrum Moor during the Rough Wooing.
The Scottish victory at Ancrum Moor answers English pressure following Scotland's rejection of the Treaty of Greenwich.
Sir Ralph Eure is killed while commanding part of the defeated English force at Ancrum Moor.
The English force under Sir Ralph Eure and Sir Brian Layton is defeated by the Scots under Angus and Arran.
George Gordon, Earl of Huntly, joins the Scottish commanders opposing the English invasion.
Arran helps command the Scottish forces that defeat the English army at Ancrum Moor.
Arran celebrates the Scottish victory after Ancrum Moor as the battle halts English incursions in the Borders.
Scottish forces defeat an English army at Ancrum Moor during the Rough Wooing.
Scottish forces defeat an English raiding army during the Rough Wooing.
The battle reverses English momentum in the Scottish Borders during Henry VIII's Rough Wooing.
The English defeat at Ancrum Moor weakens Henry VIII's attempt to force the Edward and Mary marriage alliance.
Sir Brian Layton is killed when the English force is defeated by the Scots at Ancrum Moor.
Norman Leslie fights with the Scottish army that defeats the English force at Ancrum Moor.
Norman Leslie brings Fife spearmen to the Scottish force before the victory at Ancrum Moor.
The Scottish victory at Ancrum Moor strengthens the anti-English position supported by Mary of Guise.
Scottish victory strengthens the anti-English faction supported by Mary of Guise
Walter Scott of Buccleuch supports the Scottish force during the victory at Ancrum Moor.
Walter Scott of Buccleuch joins the Scottish army and helps defeat the English force at Ancrum Moor.
John Somerville fights on the Scottish side during the defeat of the English raiding army.
Edward Clinton sees action against the French at Spithead under John Dudley, Viscount Lisle.
George Carew dies when the Mary Rose sinks during the Battle of the Solent.
Edward Clinton serves with the English fleet during the fighting against the French in the Solent.
Edward Clinton serves with the English fleet during the fighting against the French in the Solent.
Claude d'Annebault commands the French fleet during the attempted invasion of England.
John Dudley, Viscount Lisle, commands the English fleet during the Battle of the Solent.
A large French fleet enters the Solent during an attempted invasion of England.
The French fleet confronts English naval forces in the Solent during the attempted invasion.
Henry VIII observes the naval campaign from the Portsmouth area as the French fleet threatens the coast.
English and French naval forces fight in the Solent during the French invasion attempt.
John Dudley commands the English fleet during the naval battle against the French in the Solent.
French forces land on the Isle of Wight after the naval fighting in the Solent.
The French fleet fails to force a decisive landing despite its strength and withdraws from the Solent campaign.
The battle becomes associated with the loss of the Mary Rose and the failure of the French invasion attempt.
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