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Important Tudor Events


© Wendy J. Dunn

I began 2002 with an overview of Tudor England, for this year, I thought I'd do something similar, only this time try to begin a chronological breakdown of all major Tudor England events, providing links if there is an article or story here at Suite101 that touches upon it.

Consider this my annual effort to help people around Suite101 and Tudor England, and I do hope my readers will find it useful. By the way - I know this list is a long, long way from finished, but I plan to keep adding to it until it lists all events that should be here.

2 October 1452, Birth of Richard III

Birth of Henry VII, 21st of January, 1457

1465, birth of Elizabeth of York

December 16th, 1485, birth of Catherine of Aragon.

22 August 1485: The Battle of Bosworth

22 August 1485:Death of Richard III Ascension of Henry VII

October 31, 1485, Coronation of Henry VII

18th of January, 1486: Marriage to Elizabeth of York

20th of September, 1486, birth of Arthur Tudor

November 29th, 1489: Birth of Margaret Tudor

28th of June, 1491: birth of Henry Tudor

March 18th, 1496: birth of Mary Rose Tudor

21th of December, 1498: Palace of Sheen burns down

14th of November, 1501: Wedding of Catherine of Aragon and Prince Arthur

1502: Death of Prince Arthur.

Anne Boleyn's birth year - unknown, but sometime in this period between 1501 and 1507.

23rd of June, 1503: Treaty signed with Spain agreeing to the marriage of Henry and Catherine of Aragon.

21st of April, 1509: death of Henry VII and ascension of Henry VIII

11th of June, 1509: marriage of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII

24th of June, 1509: Coronation of Henry and Catherine

29th of June, 1509: death of Margaret Beaufort

16th August, 1513: Battle of the Spurs

September 9th, 1513: Battle of Flodden and death of James IV.

Feburary 18, 1516, birth of Mary Tudor

1520: The Field of Cloth of Gold

1527, Dr. John Dee born.

1525:Henry VIII becomes serious about his relationship with Anne Boleyn

1532: Anne Boleyn and Henry go to Calais to get support for their marriage from François of France.

7 September, 1533: the birth of Elizabeth

1534: Henry VIII declares himself Head of the English Church - Act of Supremacy.

Nineteenth of May, 1536: Anne Boleyn's murder.

May 30th, 1536: King Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour

October, 1537, birth of Lady Jane Grey

October 12th, 1537, birth of Edward VI

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