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1491
BORN
He was born on June 28 in Greenwich. Henry VIII was the third son of Henry VII of England. -
1494
CHILDHOOD
On March 19 he was appointed Duke of York, later chief commissioner of England and Lord Lieutenat of Irland, while he was still a child. -
1501
DEATH OF HIS BROTHER
His brother Arthur dies due to an infection, which makes Henry the prince of Wales. -
1502
ALLIANCE
Henry VII is still interesed in sealing a marriage alliance between England and Spain, therefore he offers his son Henryn in marriage to the widow of Prince Arthur, Catherine of Aragon. -
1509
WEDDING AND CROWNING
Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon nine weeks before his coronation in Greenwich. They were crowned togheter in Westminster Abbey -
1511
WESTMINSTER TREATY
-He gave birth to his son Henry but he died in the same year.
-The king signed the Westminster treaty in wich he promise mutual help to Spain against France. -
1516
QUEEN CATHERINE
On March 27, Queen Catherine gave birth to a girl, María, despite previous failed pregnancies. -
1518
THE LONDON TREATY
October 1, Thomas Wolsey had designed the London Treaty with the Pope. His idea was to win a triumph for English diplomacy. -
1521
INCLITISSIMUS
He dedicated his "defense of the seven sacrament", wich earned him the title of "defender of the faith". Bassed on this, he is recognized with the title of Inclitissimus. -
1525
DIVORCE
Henry VII, needed a male heir. Due to fact that he had the impossibility of having a male offspring with his wife, he annulled his marriage to marry again. -
1526
ANNE BOLEYN
Mary Boleyn had a son called Henry. Was the son of the king, but she felt in lowe with Anne Boleyn. -
1528
ALLIANCE
Henry VII joined an alliance with France. Cimen VII won against Charies V. -
1529
ROYAL MARRIAGE
There was a faiture to reach an agreement on the amulment of the Royal marriage. The commission of cardinal Wolsey and cardinal Campeggio moved the case to Rome, the year in wich Wolsey lost that power. -
1530
ROYAL COVAL
Thomas Cromwel joined the Royal Coval. The "Collectoome satis caos". Henry VIII became the head of the church in England and Wales, in what the word of God allows. -
1547
DEAD
He died on January 28 at Whitehall Palace, London, because of syphilis.