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England in 1522

Historical records for England in 1522, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

19Records
16Events
7Named people
5Places
3Categories

Historical records

March

1 March 1522Maid of HonorAnne Boleyn

London · House / House of Tudor

Appointed Maid of Honor to Catherine of Aragon

May

22 May 1522Alliance Henry VIII and Charles VHenry VIII

House / House of Tudor

An alliance is agreed with Charles V against the French while a guest of Henry's

June

19 June 1522Alliance Henry VIII and Charles VHenry VIII

Windsor · House / House of Tudor

Henry VIII and Charles V confirm their anti-French alliance in the Treaty of Windsor.

19 June 1522Great EnterpriseHenry VIII

Windsor · House / House of Tudor

The Treaty of Windsor postpones major joint action while keeping the Great Enterprise alive.

19 June 1522Imperial Marriage PlanMary I

London · House / House of Tudor

Mary is betrothed to Emperor Charles V as part of Tudor Habsburg diplomacy

19 June 1522Treaty of WindsorHenry VIII

Windsor · House / House of Tudor

Signs a Treaty with Emperor Charles V. Confirms the anti-French alliance but postponing action until 1524

June 1522Charles V VisitMary I

London · House / House of Tudor

Mary meets Charles V during his visit to England

September

September 1522Great EnterpriseHenry VIII

Picardy · House / House of Tudor

Surrey's raid tests English military pressure on France but achieves limited results.

September 1522Invasion of FranceHenry VIII

Picardy · House / House of Tudor

The Earl of Surrey leads an English expedition into Picardy as a preliminary campaign against France.

Other Events

1522Chief Baron of the Court of ExchequerJohn FitzJames

Government / Government of England

Appointed Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer

1522Diplomatic Plan at LondonHenry VIII

London · Government / Government of England

Vetoes a plan by Wolsey to attack French ports as too wrisky

1522Diplomatic Proposal at LondonThomas Wolsey

London · Government / Government of England

Proposes a plan to attack French ports but this is vetoed by Henry VIII

1522Invasion of EnglandThomas Howard Norfolk, 3rd

Warfare / England War

Repels an invasion by the Duke of Albany

1522Invasion of PicardyThomas Howard Norfolk, 3rd

Picardy · Warfare / England War

Leads an expedition into Picardy but achieves only 2 failed sieges

1522Invasion of ScotlandThomas Howard Norfolk, 3rd

Warfare / England War

Leads a raid into southern Scotland

1522Invasion of ScotlandGeorge Talbot Shrewsbury, 4th

Warfare / England War

Placed in command of the English army sent to the Scottish borders against John Stewart, Duke of Albany

1522Lutheran ControversyHenry VIII

Wittenberg · House / House of Tudor

Martin Luther replies angrily to Henry VIII's Defence of the Seven Sacraments.

1522MarriageThomas Wolsey

London · Government / Government of England

Negotiates the marriage of Princess Mary, later Mary I, to Charles V

1522Siege of Boulogne-sur-MerThomas Howard Norfolk, 3rd

Boulogne-sur-Mer · Warfare / England War

Leads a siege of Boulogne-sur-Mer

Names involved

Anne BoleynGeorge Talbot Shrewsbury, 4thHenry VIIIJohn FitzJamesMary IThomas Howard Norfolk, 3rdThomas Wolsey

Places involved

Boulogne-sur-MerLondonPicardyWindsorWittenberg

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.