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England in 1519

Historical records for England in 1519, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

14Records
9Events
9Named people
3Places
2Categories

Historical records

May

May 1519Privy CouncilWilliam Kingston

Government / Government of England

Appointed Member of Privy Council

May 1519Privy CouncilRichard Weston

Government / Government of England

Appointed Member of Privy Council

May 1519Privy CouncilRichard Wingfield

Government / Government of England

Appointed Member of Privy Council

May 1519PurgeThomas Wolsey

London · Government / Government of England

Wolsey purges the Privy Council of his rivals

October

October 1519Reform of Legal SystemThomas Wolsey

London · Government / Government of England

The powers of jurisdiction of the Council & tribunals are given to the Star Chamber. Delivers his policy for law enforcement before the Council

December

December 1519Reform of Royal HouseholdHenry VIII

House / House of Tudor

Orders Wolsey to reform his household & make it more profitable

Other Events

1519Birth of Henry FitzroyElizabeth Blount

Blackmore · House / House of Tudor

Birth of Henry Fitzroy, son of Elizabeth Blount & Henry VIII

1519Birth of Henry FitzroyHenry Fitzroy

Blackmore · House / House of Tudor

Birth of Henry Fitzroy, son of Elizabeth Blount & Henry VIII

1519Birth of Henry FitzroyHenry VIII

Blackmore · House / House of Tudor

Birth of Henry Fitzroy, son of Elizabeth Blount & Henry VIII

1519Chief JusticeJohn Ernle

Government / Government of England

Appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas

1519Defence of the Seven SacramentsHenry VIII

London · House / House of Tudor

Begins preparing a theological answer to Martin Luther that becomes the basis of the Defence of the Seven Sacraments.

1519Household of WolseyThomas Cromwell Essex, 1st

Government / Government of England

Member of Council of the household of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey

1519Reform of Legal SystemHenry VIII

London · Government / Government of England

The powers of jurisdiction of the Council & tribunals are given to the Star Chamber

1519TombHenry VIII

Windsor · House / House of Tudor

Commissions Pietro Torrigiano to build him a majestic tomb

Names involved

Elizabeth BlountHenry FitzroyHenry VIIIJohn ErnleRichard WestonRichard WingfieldThomas Cromwell Essex, 1stThomas WolseyWilliam Kingston

Places involved

BlackmoreLondonWindsor

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.