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England in 1501

Historical records for England in 1501, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

14Records
10Events
9Named people
8Places
3Categories

Historical records

September

27 September 1501DepartureCatherine of Aragon

Laredo · House / House of Tudor

Departs from the Basque coast to Spain

November

14 November 1501MarriageArthur

House / House of Tudor

Arthur marries Catherine of Aragon

14 November 1501MarriageArthur of Wales

London · House / House of Tudor

Marries Catherine of Aragon

14 November 1501MarriageArthur of Wales

St Pauls · House / House of Tudor

Marries Catherine of Aragon at St Pauls

14 November 1501MarriageCatherine of Aragon

London · House / House of Tudor

Marries Prince Arthur at St Pauls Cathedral

14 November 1501Marriage of Arthur and CatherineHenry VII

St Paul's Cathedral · House / House of Tudor

Prince Arthur marries Catherine of Aragon at St Paul's Cathedral, completing the dynastic marriage planned with Spain.

November 1501MarriageHenry VII

Dogmersfield · House / House of Tudor

Henry VII meets Catherine of Aragon at Dogmersfield after her arrival in England to marry Prince Arthur.

Other Events

1501Birth of Anne BoleynAnne Boleyn Anne

London · House / House of Tudor

Birth of Anne Boleyn, daughter of Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire & Ormonde

1501Cambridge UniversityJohn Fisher

Cambridge · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Under Fishers guidance, Lady Margaret founds St. Johns and Christs Colleges, and also the two "Lady Margaret" professorships of divinity at Oxford and Cambridge. Elected Vice Chancellor of Cambridge University

1501ChaplainThomas Wolsey

London · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Appointedhaplain to Archbishop Henry Deane

1501Lord TreasurerThomas Howard Norfolk, 2nd

Government / Government of England

Appointed Lord Treasurer

1501Oxford UniversityJohn Fisher

Oxford · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Under Fishers guidance, Lady Margaret founds St. Johns and Christs Colleges, and also the two "Lady Margaret" professorships of divinity at Oxford and Cambridge

1501Royal Wedding CelebrationsHenry VII

London · House / House of Tudor

Henry's court stages elaborate celebrations and tournaments in London for the marriage of Arthur and Catherine of Aragon.

1501Spanish Embassy ReceivedArthur Tudor

Greenwich · House / House of Tudor

Receives ceremonies linked to Catherine of Aragon's arrival in England.

Names involved

Anne Boleyn AnneArthurArthur of WalesArthur TudorCatherine of AragonHenry VIIJohn FisherThomas Howard Norfolk, 2ndThomas Wolsey

Places involved

CambridgeDogmersfieldGreenwichLaredoLondonOxfordSt Paul's CathedralSt Pauls

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.