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| Accession Henry VIII |  |
| 21st April Accedes to the throne on the day of the death of his father Henry VII |
| Alliance Catherine of Aragon | |
| 11th June Greenwich Marries Henry VIII at Grey Friars Church, re-allying England with Spain |
| Alliance Henry VIII | |
| 11th June Greenwich Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon re-allies England with Spain |
| Almoner Wolsey, Thomas | |
| London Appointed Almoner to Henry VIII |
| Nov London Appointed Almoner to Henry VIII |
| Arrest Dudley, Edmund | |
| Tower of London Imprisoned in the Tower of London |
| 25th April Tower of London Empson & Dudley are scapegoats for the extortion of Henry VII's ministers |
| Arrest Empson, Richard | |
| 25th April London Richard Empson & Edmund Dudley are scapegoats for Henry VII's ministers' extortion |
| Arrest Henry VIII | |
| 25th April Richard Empson & Edmund Dudley are scapegoats for Henry VII's ministers' extortion |
| 25th April Tower of London Empson & Dudley are scapegoats for the extortion of Henry VII's ministers |
| Arrest Almeida, Francisco de |  |
| Cochin Afonso de Albuquerque arrives at Cochin to supersede him, Almeida refuses to recognize Albuquerque's credentials & arrests him |
| Cochin Death of Francis co de Almeida, killed in a skirmish with the Khoikhoi at Table Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope |
| Assizes Henry VIII | |
| Nov London Special assizes to redress grievances are abolished |
| Battle of Agnadello Louis XII |  |
| Agnadello Defeats the Venetians |
| Agnadello The League of Cambrai overwhelms Venice |
| Battle of Agnadello Julius II |  |
| Agnadello The League of Cambrai destroys much of the Venetian Army |
| Battle of Diu Almeida, Francisco de | |
| 3rd Feb Diu Between Portugal & a joint fleet of Maml–k Burji Sultanate of Egypt, Ottoman Empire, Calicut & the Sultan of Gujarat |
| 3rd Feb Diu Marks the spillover of the Chris tian-Islamic power struggle in Europe & the Middle East, into the Indian Ocean which was a dominant trading area |
| 3rd Feb Diu The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| 3rd Feb Diu The Portuguese sea monopoly lasts until the advent of the British East India Company and the battle of Swally in 1612 |
| Battle of Table Bay Almeida, Francisco de | |
| Table Bay Death of Francis co de Almeida, killed in a skirmish with the Khoikhoi at Table Bay, near the Cape of Good Hope |
| Bencher More More, Thomas | |
| London Appointed Bencher at Lincoln's Inn |
| Birth Seymour, Jane | |
| Wentworth Birth of Jane Seymour eldest child of Sir John Seymour, descendent of Edward I |
| Birth James IV |  |
| Birth of Arthur, James IV's son |
| Canon Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Hereford Appointed Canon of Hereford Cathedral |
| Captain Pizarro, Ferdinand |  |
| 26th July Appointed Captain General of Peru |
| Capture of Goa Almeida, Francisco de | |
| 3rd Feb Goa The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| Capture of Malacca Almeida, Francisco de | |
| 3rd Feb Malacca The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| Capture of Mombasa Almeida, Francisco de | |
| 3rd Feb Mombasa The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| Capture of Oran Cisneros | |
| Oran Captures Oran |
| Capture of Oran Navarro, Pedro | |
| Oran Helps Cardinal Cisneros capture Oran |
| Capture of Ormuz Almeida, Francisco de | |
| 3rd Feb Ormuz The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| Capture of Puerto Rico Leon, Ponce de | |
| Puerto Rico Seizes control of Puerto Rico & makes himself Governor |
| Capture of Socotora Almeida, Francisco de | |
| 3rd Feb Socotora The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| Capture of Sri Lanka Almeida, Francisco de | |
| 3rd Feb The Portuguese follow the battle of Diu by capturing key areas such as Mombasa, Socotora, Muscat, Ormuz, Goa, SriLanka & Malacca |
| Colonization Correa, Diego Alvors | |
| Puerto Seguro Founds the 1st European settlement in Brazil, Puerto Seguro |
| Coronation Catherine of Aragon | |
| 24th June Westminster Abbey Crowned Queen of England |
| Coronation Henry VIII | |
| 24th April Tower of London Rides to the Tower with an escort led John de Vere with fears of unrest |
| 24th June Westminster Abbey Crowned at Westminster |
| 24th June Westminster Abbey Followed by a banquet in Westminster hall, "greater than any Caesar had known" |
| Coronation Stafford, Edward | |
| Carries the crown during Henry VIII's coronation |
| Coronation Warham, William | |
| Westminster Abbey Crowns Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon |
| Council Wolsey Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Nov London Appointed Member of the Council |
| Dean Wolsey, Thomas | |
| 2nd Feb Lincoln Appointed Dean of Lincoln |
| Death Henry VII | |
| 22nd April Richmond Death of Henry VII |
| 23rd April Richmond Henry's death is announced at his court at Richmond Palace |
| Death Margaret of Richmond | |
| Death of Margaret of Richmond, Henry VII's mother |
| Diplomacy Henry VIII | |
| 1st Nov London Informs Ferdinand that Queen Catherine is pregnant |
| Doctor Linacre Linacre, Thomas | |
| London Appointed Doctor to Henry VIII |
| Governor Colombus, Diego | |
| Appointed Governor of Hispaniola, son of Chris topher Colombus |
| League of Cambrai Alliance Maximilian I |  |
| Cambrai Joins the League of Cambrai against Venice but fails to capture Padua |
| Lord High Steward Stafford, Edward | |
| Appointed Lord High Steward |
| Marriage Catherine of Aragon | |
| 11th June Greenwich Marries Henry VIII at Grey Friars Church, re-allying England with Spain |
| Marriage Henry VIII | |
| 11th June Greenwich Marries Catherine of Aragon, his dead brother's widow, daughter of Ferdinand II |
| Peerage Henry VIII | |
| Warwick Created Earl of Warwick |
| Privy Council Stafford, Edward | |
| London Appointed Privy Councillor |
| Puerto Seguro Correa, Diego Alvors | |
| Puerto Seguro Founds the 1st European settlement in Brazil, Puerto Seguro |
| Regency Louis |  |
| Bohemia Appointed Regent |
| Siege of Padua Maximilian I | |
| Cambrai Joins the League of Cambrai against Venice but fails to capture Padua |
| Siege of Venice Louis XII | |
| Agnadello The League of Cambrai overwhelms Venice |
| Succession Henry VIII | |
| 23rd June London Succeeds as King of England |
| 23rd June London The Irish Parliament makes Henry VIII "King of Ireland" & head of the Irish Church |
| Succession Maximilian I | |
| Permission from the Pope to call himsel "Imperator Electus", now the official title |
| Trial Dudley, Edmund | |
| London Sentenced to death for for treason but acquitted |
| Unification Maximilian I | |
| Calls himself Germaniae Rex", King of Germany, historically called the "First Reich" |
