1 January 1533CoronationThomas More
Refuses to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn
Historical records for England in 1533, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Refuses to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn
Marries Henry VIII, secret wedding while pregnant with the future Elizabeth I
Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn in a secret ceremony while his marriage to Catherine of Aragon is still disputed.
Marries Anne Boleyn in secret
Appointed Lord Chancellor
Cranmer validates Henry and Annes marriage
Cranmer validates Henry and Annes marriage
Anne Boleyn's pregnancy gives urgency to Henry VIII's attempt to secure recognition of the marriage.
The Parliamentary session begins & Cromwell introduces a new bill restricting the right to make appeals to Rome
The Parliamentary session begins & Cromwell introduces a new bill restricting the right to make appeals to Rome
Elected Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Appoints Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury
Cranmer is consecrated as Archbishop in St Stephens Chapel
Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury
Cranmer is consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury and Convocation immediately declares the King's marriage to Katherine unlawful
Cranmer is recognized by the Pope to placate Henry VIII but will not grant a divorce
Cranmer is consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury and Convocation immediately declares the King's marriage to Katherine unlawful
Cranmer is consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury and Convocation immediately declares the King's marriage to Katherine unlawful
The Act gives final authority in matrimonial and ecclesiastical causes to courts within the king's realm.
The Act in Restraint of Appeals declares England an empire and forbids appeals from English courts to Rome.
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Parliament passes the Act in Restraint of Appeals, ensuring that any verdict concerning the King's marriage could not be challenged in Rome
An Act in Restraint of Appeals eliminated the right of clergy to appeal to "foreign tribunals" (Rome) over the King's head in any spiritual or financial matter. All ecclesiastical charges and levies that had previously been payable to Rome, would now go to the King. Those who refused to assent to the Royal Supremacy were liable to execution for treason
All ecclesiastical charges and levies that had previously been payable to Rome, would now go to the King. Those who refused to assent to the Royal Supremacy were liable to execution for treason. All ecclesiastical charges and levies that had previously been payable to Rome, would now go to the King, those who refused to assent to the Royal Supremacy were liable to execution for treason
Parliament passes the Act in Restraint of Appeals, ensuring that any verdict concerning the King's marriage could not be challenged in Rome
An Act in Restraint of Appeals eliminated the right of clergy to appeal to "foreign tribunals" (Rome) over the King's head in any spiritual or financial matter. All ecclesiastical charges and levies that had previously been payable to Rome, would now go to the King, those who refused to assent to the Royal Supremacy were liable to execution for treason
Parliament passes the Act in Restraint of Appeals, ensuring that any verdict concerning the King's marriage could not be challenged in Rome
Parliament passes the Act in Restraint of Appeals, ensuring that any verdict concerning the King's marriage could not be challenged in Rome
All ecclesiastical charges and levies that had previously been payable to Rome, would now go to the King. Those who refused to assent to the Royal Supremacy were liable to execution for treason. All ecclesiastical charges and levies that had previously been payable to Rome, would now go to the King, those who refused to assent to the Royal Supremacy were liable to execution for treason
An Act in Restraint of Appeals eliminated the right of clergy to appeal to "foreign tribunals" (Rome) over the King's head in any spiritual or financial matter. All ecclesiastical charges and levies that had previously been payable to Rome, would now go to the King, those who refused to assent to the Royal Supremacy were liable to execution for treason
An Act in Restraint of Appeals eliminated the right of clergy to appeal to "foreign tribunals" (Rome) over the King's head in any spiritual or financial matter. All ecclesiastical charges and levies that had previously been payable to Rome, would now go to the King. Those who refused to assent to the Royal Supremacy were liable to execution for treason
All ecclesiastical charges and levies that had previously been payable to Rome, would now go to the King. Those who refused to assent to the Royal Supremacy were liable to execution for treason. All ecclesiastical charges and levies that had previously been payable to Rome, would now go to the King, those who refused to assent to the Royal Supremacy were liable to execution for treason
Cranmer declares Henrys marriage to Catherine null & void
Declares Henry VIIIs marriage to Anne vaild. Declares Henrys marriage to Catherine null & void
Declares the marriage between Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon null & void
Cranmer declares Henry's marriage to Catherine null & void
Cranmer declares Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon invalid under English ecclesiastical authority.
Cranmer declares Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon null and void.
Cranmer pronounces the judgement that Henrys marriage with Catherine is against the law of God and issues a threat of excommunication if Henry does not stay away from Catherine, Henry is now free to marry
The marriage between Anne & Henry is declared valid by Parliament & the Church
Cranmer pronounces Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn married
Cranmer declares Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn valid.
Goes from Greenwich to the Tower of London by the River Thames escorted by 50 barges
Anne Boleyn processes from the Tower toward Westminster before her coronation.
Crowned on Whit Sunday, the last Queen Consort to be accorded a separate coronation
Cranmer personally crowns and anoints Anne Queen and delivers to her the sceptre and rod
Cranmer personally crowns and anoints Anne Queen and delivers to her the sceptre and rod
Crowns Anne Boleyn Queen of England
Thomas More refuses to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn as Queen of England.
Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen
Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey.
Carver to the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Coronation of Anne Boleyn
Cranmer personally crowns and anoints Anne Queen and delivers to her the sceptre and rod
Death of Mary
Pope Clement VII provisionally excommunicates Henry and his advisers (which includes Cranmer) unless he repudiates Anne by the end of September
Pope Clement VII provisionally excommunicates Henry and his advisers (which includes Cranmer) unless he repudiates Anne by the end of September
Clement VII declares Anne & Henrys children illegitimate
Excommunicated by Pope Clement VII. Clement VII declares the divorce from Catherine illegal. Clement VII declares Anne & Henry's children illegitimate
Pope Clement VII threatens Henry VIII with excommunication unless he abandons the marriage to Anne Boleyn.
Clement VII declares Anne & Henrys children illegitimate
Arranges a meeting between Henry VIII & Francis I at Boulogne-sur-Mer
Concludes the Treaty of Westminster
Birth of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, in Greenwich Palace
Birth of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, in Greenwich Palace
Anne Boleyn gives birth at Greenwich to the future Elizabeth I.
Birth of Robert Dudley, same date as Elizabeth I
Gives birth to Elizabeth at Greenwich Palace.
Anne gives birth to Elizabeth and Cranmer baptises her immediately afterwards and acts as one of her godparents
Anne Boleyn gives birth in Greenwich to the future Elizabeth I
Anne Boleyn gives birth to Princess Elizabeth, Henry VIII's daughter and future queen.
Mary is no longer heir presumptive after the birth of Elizabeth
Elizabeth is christened at Greenwich in the friars church.
Christened & confirmed in a single ceremony at Greenwich in the Friars Church
Henry VIII is so disappointed that he has a girl that he cannot attend the christening
Mary's status is reduced after Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine is declared invalid
Elizabeth Barton, the "Holy Maid of Kent", is arrested for treason
Elizabeth Barton, the "Holy Maid of Kent", is arrested for treason
Marries Mary Howard, the marriage is never consummated
Marries Henry Fitzroy, illegitimate son of Henry VIII, never consummated
Mary is placed in the household of the infant Princess Elizabeth
The King authorizes Cromwell to discredit the papacy and the Pope is attacked throughout the nation in sermons and pamphlets
The King authorizes Cromwell to discredit the papacy and the Pope is attacked throughout the nation in sermons and pamphlets
The Act Concerning Peters Pence and Dispensations outlaws the annual payment by landowners of one penny to the Pope
The Act of First Fruits and Tenths transfers the taxes on ecclesiastical income from the Pope to the Crown
The Venetian Ambassador speaks "in a lewd fashion" about Henry, Council & is recalled. The Venetian Ambassador is not replaced for 50 yrs. Pope Clement VII threatens excommunication, Henry recalls his envoys from Rome
Associates with reformers around Anne Boleyn's court.
Thomas Wyatt is arrested for adultery with Anne Boleyn. Mark Smeaton is arrested for adultery with Anne Boleyn
Takes charge of the christening of the infant Elizabeth I
Becomes Godfather to Elizabeth I
"Confutation of Tyndales Answer", critical of John Tyndale
Carries the sceptre at Anne Boleyns coronation
More refuses to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn as the Queen of England
Appointed Earl Marshal
Mary is placed in the Household of the infant Elizabeth I
The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome
The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome
The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome
The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome
The Act of First Fruits and Tenths transfers the taxes on ecclesiastical income from the Pope to the Crown. The Act Concerning Peters Pence and Dispensations outlaws the annual payment by landowners of one penny to the Pope
Serves under Thomas Cromwell as a "lesser hammer" for the demolition of the monasteries, and to secure the operation of Henry VIIIs Act of Supremacy
Seeks the divorce from Catherine & to legalize Henry VIIIs marriage to Anne Boleyn. Presides over a tribunal which grants the divorce from Catherine of Aragon. Cranmer presides over a tribunal created by Henry VIII
Marries Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn
Rome cannot reverse legal decisions made by the Archdiocese of Canterbury. Act in Restraint of Appeals
The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome
The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome
The Act Concerning Peters Pence and Dispensations also reiterates that England had "no superior under God, but only your Grace" and that Henrys "imperial crown" had been diminished by "the unreasonable and uncharitable usurpations and exactions" of the Pope
The Act Concerning Peters Pence and Dispensations outlaws the annual payment by landowners of one penny to the Pope
The Act of First Fruits and Tenths transfers the taxes on ecclesiastical income from the Pope to the Crown
The marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury in defiance of the Catholic church. Henry later marries Anne Boleyn
The marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void by Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury in defiance of the Catholic church. Henry later marries Anne Boleyn
Appointed Solicitor General
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
Appointed Steward of Westminster Abbey
No longer heir presumptive after the birth of Elizabeth I
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