Arrest of Rebel leaders
Orders the arrest of the rebel leaders
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Articles of Pontefract
The rebels set out demands including restoration of monasteries and removal of Cromwell and other royal councillors.
Articles of Pontefract
The rebels set out demands including restoration of monasteries and removal of Thomas Cromwell.
Aske Invited to Royal Court
Aske travels to meet Henry VIII and explains the rebels' grievances while believing the king intends a genuine reconciliation.
Negotiations
The Duke of Norfolk negotiates with the Pilgrimage of Grace rebels and offers a royal pardon.
Negotiations
The Duke of Norfolk negotiates with the rebels after their forces confront royal troops near Doncaster.
Pardon
The Pilgrimage of Grace disperses after promises of pardon and a future parliament in the north.
Pardon
The rebels disperse after promises of a royal pardon and a parliament to consider their grievances.
Pregnancy
Jane Seymour announces that she is pregnant
Pregnancy
Jane Seymour announces that she is pregnant
Other events (month unknown)
Act Against the Popes Authority
Parliament passes the Act against the Popes Authority, which removes the last part of papal authority still legal
Act of Succession
Audley is a witness to the Queens execution, and recommends to Parliament the new Act of Succession, which made Jane Seymours issue legitimate
Adultery
Cromwell convinces Henry Anne had committed incest with her brother
Adultery
Cromwell convinces Henry Anne had committed incest with her brother
Arrest of George Boleyn
Lord George Rochford is arrested for adultery with Anne Boleyn, Anne's brother
Birth of Charles Howard
Birth of Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham
Birth of Edward VI
Birth of Edward VI, gives birth to Edward VI but dies 12 days later
Birth of Thomas Sackville
Thomas Sackville is born and later becomes a poet, diplomat, Lord High Treasurer and senior statesman during Elizabeth I's reign.
Constitution of England
The Privy Council replaces the King's Council
Coronation
To pacify the rebels Jane joins Henry VIII on a tour of the north & is crowned in York
Coronation
Jane Seymour is crowned in York Minster as the nths Catholic Queen
Coronation
To pacify the rebels Jane joins Henry VIII on a tour of the north & is crowned in York
Court of Augmentations Established
Parliament establishes the Court of Augmentations to administer property and income transferred to the Crown through monastic dissolution.
Death of Thomas Boleyn
Death of Thomas Boleyn, executed
Dissolution
The wealth of the Church goes to the crown & Church lands are sold to the new nobility. Cromwell directs the dissolution of the monasteries
Dissolution
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales. Decides to dissolve or nationalize the smaller monasteries
Divorce
Criticizes Henrys divorce & warns of punishment if he defies the Pope
Execution
Audley is a witness to the Queens execution, and recommends to Parliament the new Act of Succession, which made Jane Seymours issue legitimate
Execution
Death of Thomas Boleyn, executed
Execution
Witnesses the execution of his niece, Anne Boleyn
First Laws in Wales Act Passed
Parliament integrates Wales more fully into English administration and law, abolishing many marcher jurisdictions.
Legisation
Parliament passes the Act against the Popes Authority, which removes the last part of papal authority still legal
Legislation
Audley is a witness to the Queens execution, and recommends to Parliament the new Act of Succession, which made Jane Seymours issue legitimate
Legislation
The Act of Succession is passed. Section IX allows Henry to bestow the crown on one of his daughters. Allowed to appoint his successor if he does not sire a male heir
Legitimacy
Coerced into signing an agreement that her parents marriage was invalid
Marriage
Offers to marry Madeleine the daughter of Francis I but is refused
Marriage
Parliament approves the marriage to Anne Boleyn & the break with Rome
Offences at Sea Act Establishes Jury Trials
Parliament changes procedures for serious maritime offences by providing common-law style jury trials for piracy and related crimes.
Parliament completes the break with Rome
Parliament completes the break with Rome
Peerage
Created Lord Cromwell of Wimbledon
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