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Born the 28 of January Henry VII of England -
22 August: Henry Tudor defeats Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth.
30 October: Henry Vll crowned at Westminster Abbey -
January: Henry VII marries Elizabeth of York, uniting the two houses and ending the Wars of the Roses.
Born the September Arthur Tudor’s -
17 June: Henry VII defeats a pretender to his throne at the Battle of Stoke -
Born the 28 of June Henry VIII -
Ship John Cabot sailed from Bristol aboard the 'Matthew' and discovered North America -
2 April: Arthur, Prince of Wales dies, leaving his widow, Catherine of Aragon, With the heir to the throne now dead, the 11-year-old Henry, Duke of York, became first in line to the throne. -
8 August: James IV of Scotland marries Margaret, daughter of Henry VII of England. Although this meant peace between the two countries, the marriage also gives James IV's descendants a claim to the English throne. -
Henry VIII 21 April: Henry VII dies and is succeeded by his younger son Henry VIII
Two months after he became king, he married his brother's Spanish widow, Catherine of Aragon. -
17 October: The pope grants Henry VIII the title 'Defender of the Faith'
Pope Leo X conferred the title on Henry for his book 'Assertio Septem Sacramentorum' (Defence of the Seven Sacraments), which affirmed the supremacy of the pope. -
June: Henry VIII meets Francis I of France at the 'Field of the Cloth of Gold'
The first meeting of Henry VIII and Francis I of France took place just outside the English-held town of Guines near Calais, France. In a fortnight of ceremonies and entertainments, the English and French kings attempted to outshine each other with extravagant clothes and jewels, lavish tents and spectacular feasts, jousts and games -
Henry VIII appeals to the pope to annul his marriage so that he could marry Ann Boleyn instead -
January: Henry VIII commands Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer to declare the marriage to Catherine of Aragon void on the grounds that the union was illegitimate because Catherine was his brother's widow.
25 January: Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn, following divorce from Catherine of Aragon
September: Anne Boleyn gives birth to Elizabeth -
November: Act of Supremacy makes Henry head of the English church
Henry VIII formed the 'Church of England separating England from the Roman Catholic Church. -
Act of Union joined England and Wales
The Laws in Wales Acts of 1535 and 1542 attempted to regularise the relationship between the two nations, by introducing the English legal system in Wales. English became the official language of administration.
Henry VIII's second wife Anne Boleyn is executed
Eleven days after the execution of his second wife, Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour. -
12 October: A male heir, Edward, is born to Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
Henry was shattered by her death shortly after Edward's birth. -
MonastryDestruction or closure of 560 monasteries and religious houses -
Henry VIII changes his title from Lord of Ireland to King of Ireland
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28 January: Henry VIII dies and is succeeded by nine-year-old Edward VI -
6 July: Edward VI dies and is succeeded by Lady Jane Grey
Four days after Edward died, Jane was proclaimed queen, but widespread popular support for Mary ensured her reign lasted only a matter of days.
19 July: Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, becomes queen
Mary was the first woman to be crowned monarch of England in her own right. A devout Catholic, she was determined to halt the growth of Protestantism initiated by her father, and return England to Roman Catholicism. -
Elizabeth I 17 November Mary dies and Elizabeth I accedes to the throne -
The English defeats the Spanish Armada at the Battle of Gravelines