1514
Purchase of Hampton Court
Acquires Hampton Court
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Browse historical events and people recorded at Hampton Court in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Acquires Hampton Court
Wolsey builds Hamton Court it as an ideal Renaissance Cardinals palace in the style of Italian architects. Rebuilds the manor house over the next 7 years to form the nucleus of the present day palace. Hamton Court is based upon Paolo Corteses de Cardinalatu, an instruction book for a Cardinals ideal residence
Wolsey hosts a French delegation with great magnificence & expense
In 10 years Henry VIII spends more than ล62,000 rebuilding and extending Hampton Court, worth approximately ล18 million
Wolsey loses favour with Henry VIII who then acquires Hampton Court
Summons a Great Council to Hampton Court to request a divorce but is refused
Henry VIII summons a Great Council to Hampton Court to request a divorce but is refused
Edward, the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, is born at Hampton Court Palace as the king's legitimate male heir.
Birth of Edward VI, gives birth to Henry VIIIs only legitimate son
Jane Seymour gives birth to Prince Edward, Henry VIII's only legitimate son to survive infancy.
Prince Edward is christened in the Chapel Royal at Hampton Court, with his half-sister Mary serving as godmother.
Death of Jane Seymour from postnatal complications after the birth of Prince Edward.
Jane Seymour dies at Hampton Court twelve days after giving birth to Edward.
Death of Jane Seymour, from puerperal fever, after a caesarean section 12 days before during the childbirth of Edward VI
Henry VIII is seriously ill
Cranmer gives Henry VIII evidence alleging Catherine Howard's misconduct before and after her marriage.
Becomes Henry VIII's sixth queen consort.
Marries Catherine Parr at Hampton Court Palace.
Marries Henry VIII in the Queen's Privy Closet at Hampton Court.
Takes Catherine Parr as his sixth and final wife.
Brings Elizabeth to Hampton Court where she is secluded but politically important
Mary brings Elizabeth from Woodstock to Hampton Court during the pregnancy crisis
Moved to Hampton Court while Mary considers the succession
Elizabeth agrees to occupy Le Havre in return for supporting the Huguenots
Elizabeth survives smallpox but the crisis exposes the unsettled succession
Dudley is considered for emergency authority during Elizabeth's illness
Elizabeth falls dangerously ill with smallpox and the succession becomes urgent
Marys trial is moved to Hampton Court. Mary is tried at a tribunal as the Queen of Scotland
While many of the main Puritan goals were rebutted, the Millenary Petition culminates in the Hampton Court Conference, which eventually led James to commission a new English translation of the bible, now known as the King James Version
James I meets the representitives of the English Puritans, leads to Jamess commissioning of the King James Version of the Bible
James I meets the representitives of the English Puritans, leads to Jamess commissioning of the King James Version of the Bible
The Hampton Court Conference also bore fruit for the Puritans, who insisted that man know Gods word without intermediaries, as it led to Jamess commissioning of that translation of the Christian Bible into the English vernacular, which would be known as the Authorised Version because it alone was authorised to be read in Churches. It is now commonly described as the King James Version
Death of Anne of Denmark, declares herself "free from Popery"
A parliamentary deputation formally presents the Grand Remonstrance to Charles.
A parliamentary deputation formally presents the Grand Remonstrance to Charles.
Charles receives the parliamentary document at Hampton Court.
Charles receives the parliamentary document at Hampton Court.
Charles rejects key accusations and defends his religious and constitutional policies.
Charles rejects key accusations and defends his religious and constitutional policies.
The royal family moves from Whitehall to Hampton Court amid public unrest.
The royal family moves from Whitehall to Hampton Court amid public unrest.
Whalley commands guards responsible for Charles I at Hampton Court while Parliament and the Army seek a political settlement.
Charles I expresses preference for the Army's Heads of the Proposals over Parliament's Newcastle terms, hoping to use the Army settlement to gain more favourable conditions
William III of Orange breaks his collarbone in the riding accident that precedes his final decline in health.
William III of Orange suffers a serious riding accident near Hampton Court when his horse falls, breaking his collarbone.
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