17 May 1518Papal LegateThomas Wolsey
Appointed Papal Legate in England, a post renewed annually & made permanent in 1524
Historical records for England in 1518, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Papal Legate in England, a post renewed annually & made permanent in 1524
Conducts negotiations with French representatives that combine a general peace project with a closer Anglo-French settlement.
Grants a Charter to establish the Royal College of Physicians
Takes part in the diplomacy that produces the Anglo-French Treaty of Universal Peace.
Accepts the principle that treaty members should combine against a power that breaks the universal peace.
Promotes provisions requiring signatories to assist any member attacked by another contracting power.
Secures provisions requiring the other signatories to oppose a state that attacks another member of the peace league.
Receives authority from Henry VIII to negotiate and conclude the Anglo-French peace settlement in London.
Includes deadlines intended to bring princes and other participating powers formally into the wider peace agreement.
Designs the Treaty of Universal Peace and places England at the centre of a proposed European collective-security system.
Approves the Anglo-French Treaty of Universal Peace, intended to form a wider European non-aggression and collective-security league.
Approves the Anglo-French treaty that becomes the foundation of Wolsey's wider European peace league.
Designs the Treaty of Universal Peace as a defensive European league intended to discourage aggression between Christian powers.
A "Treaty of Universal & Perpetual Peace" is signed by England, France & the Papacy
Publicly swears to observe the Treaty of London during ceremonies at St Pauls Cathedral.
Delivers an oration praising peace during the public ceremonies celebrating the Treaty of London.
Delivers a public Latin oration praising peace during the St Pauls celebration of the treaty.
Celebrates high mass as Henry VIII and the French ambassadors publicly swear to uphold the newly concluded peace.
A "Treaty of Universal & Perpetual Peace" is signed by England, France & the Papacy
Is betrothed by treaty to the infant French Dauphin Francis as part of the wider Anglo-French settlement.
Approves the separate marriage agreement betrothing Princess Mary to the infant French Dauphin Francis.
A related agreement provides for Tournai to be restored to France in return for substantial payments to Henry VIII.
Agrees to restore Tournai to France under separate arrangements closely connected with the London peace settlement.
Is formally betrothed by proxy to Francis, Dauphin of France, as part of the Anglo-French settlement.
Princess Mary is formally betrothed by proxy to Francis, Dauphin of France, as part of the Anglo-French peace settlement.
Henrys 2 year old daughter Mary is promised to Francis the Dauphin of France
Henry's 3 year old daughter Mary is betrothed to Francis the Dauphin of France
Two year old Mary is promised to Francis the Dauphin of France
Mary's proposed marriage to the French dauphin is used to support Anglo French peace
Agrees in principle to a future personal meeting with Francis I to reinforce the new Anglo-French friendship.
Encourages other European rulers to accede to the Anglo-French agreement and transform it into a wider peace league.
Uses the universal peace project to increase England's diplomatic influence between France, Spain, the Empire and the papacy.
Adapts the papal call for a European truce into a broader diplomatic plan for lasting peace among Christian powers.
Agrees terms for Tournai to return to French control in return for substantial financial payments.
Catherine of Aragon gives birth to another stillborn daughter
Catherine of Aragon gives birth to another stillborn daughter
Between 1513 and 1518, More worked on a History of King Richard III, an unfinished historiography, based on Sir Robert Honorrs Tragic Deunfall of Richard II, Suvereign of Britain (1485), that influenced William Shakespeares play Richard III
Appointed Bishop of Bath & Wells
Participates in the ceremony of Henrys daughter Mary to the Dauphin of France
Founds the Royal College of Physicians. Appointed President of the Royal College of Physicians
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