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 Audley, Thomas
 Babur
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   Arrest   Henry VIII
   London   Has Wolsey arrested & sent to the Tower but he dies en route at Leicester Abbey
   Arrest   Palsgrave, John
   Dec London   Attacks Wolsey in the House of Lords for arrogance & misrule
   Arrest   Wolsey, Thomas
   London   Convicted of praemunire & exercising the powers of a papal legate
   Dec London   Attacked in the House of Lords by John Palsgrave for arrogance & misrule
   Battle of Ghagra   Babur
  6th May Ghagra   Babur defeats the AfghanChiefs in the Battle of Ghagra
   Battle of Landriano   Henry VIII
  21st June Landriano   France is defeated & the Pope is forced to come to terms with Emperor Charles
   Battle of Pressburg   Suleyman I the Magnificent
   Nov Pressburg   The Turkish flotilla carrying artilery after the siege of Vienna suffers severe damage
   Captain   Cortez, Hernan del
     Appointed Captain General of New Spain
   Capture of Algeria   Barbarossa, Khey Ad-Din
  27th May   Completes the capture of Algeria in the name of the Turkish Sultan
   Capture of Buda   Suleyman I the Magnificent
   Buda   The Turks capture Buda
   Capture of Hungary   Suleyman I the Magnificent
  8th Sep   Establishes John Zapolyai as his puppet King of Hungary
   Capture of Mazovia   Sigismund I the Elder
   Mazovia   Captures the Duchy of Mazovia
   Chancellor   Henry VIII
  26th Oct London   Henry VIII appoints Thomas More Chancellor to unite his Council
   Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer   Lyster, Richard
     Appointed Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer
   Christian Civic League   Zwingli, Ulrich
     Zwingli founds the Chris tian Civic League
   Constitution   Henry VIII
  4th Nov London   Parliament meets to begin a programme of Church reform that lasts until 1536
   Death   Parr, James
  20th May   Death of Maud Green Parr, mother of Catherine Parr
   Death   Wolsey, Thomas
   London   Dies en route to the Tower at Leicester Abbey
   Defeat   Zwingli, Ulrich
     The Chris tian Civic League defeats the Catholic Cantons in a war
   Diet Speyer, 2nd   Charles V
  16th April Speyer   At the 2nd Diet of Speyer the Imperial decree of the 1st Diet is repealed
  16th April Speyer   Princes are not allowed to decide the religious allegiance of their states
   Dismissal   Henry VIII
   London   Has Wolsey dismissed
   Dismissal   Wolsey, Thomas
   London   Dismissed for failing to secure Henry's divorce from Catherine
  17th Oct London   Charged with treason & dismissed, he dies before his trial
  17th Oct London   Fails to persuade Pope Clement VII to grant Henry a divorce from Catherine of Aragon
   Divorce   Cranmer, Thomas
     Helps Henry VIII in his "great matter" of divorce, reform & succession
   Divorce   Foxe, Edward
     Helps Henry VIII in his "great matter" of divorce, reform & succession
   Divorce   Henry VIII
     Appoints Thomas More Chancellor to get Parliament to grant him a divorce
   Edict Worms   Luther, Martin
     The Edict of Worms is temporarily suspended at the Diet of Speyer in 1526 but then reinstated in 1529
   Invasion of Austria   Suleyman I the Magnificent
  10th Sep River Danube   Begins an invasion of Austria up the River Danube
   Invasion of Hungary   Suleyman I the Magnificent
     In 1528 Francis I made war on Charles V who found himself in difficulties & appeals to the Ottomans who re-entered Hungary
  6th Aug Essek   Joins up with Zapolya who is at the head of an army of 6000 Hungarians
  6th Aug   Invades Hungary with a force of 80,000 men
  6th Aug   Joins up with Zapolya who is at the head of an army of 6000 Hungarians
   Lord Chancellor   More, Thomas
  25th Oct   Appointed Lord Chancellor
   Maid of Honor Seymour   Seymour, Jane
   London   Appears at Court for the 1st time when appointed as a maid to Queen Catherine
   London   Appointed Maid to Queen Catherine
   Marriage   Boleyn, Thomas
     Envoy to a meeting of Charles , Holy Roman Emperor & Clement VII, to seek support for the divorce of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
   Marriage   Catherine of Aragon
  18th June London   Appears at the divorce tribunal
  18th June London   Swears Arthur had not consummated their marriage & was a virgin when she married Henry
  20th June London   Tells the tribunal it cannot preside over the divorce, it should be heard by the Pope
   Marriage   Fisher, John
  28th June London   Appears at the divorce tribunal on Catherine's behalf, she refuses to attend
   Marriage   Henry VIII
   London   Despite a hearing presided over by Wolsey & Campeggio the Pope denies the annulment
   London   Pope Clement VII is a prisoner of Catherine's nephew Emperor Charles
  21st June Blackfriars   Catherine pleads with Henry in public at the Parliament Chamber at Blackfriars
  21st June Blackfriars   Henry claims he would Catherine back if the marriage was valid
  23rd July London   Attends the divorce tribunal on final day but papal legates refer the divorce to Rome
   Marriage   Wolsey, Thomas
  31st May London   A tribunal opens to deliberate over the divorce of King Henry from Catherine of Aragon
   Marriage   Charles V
  16th July   Influences his nephew Clement VII in refusing to annul Henry VIII's marriage
   Marshal   Wyatt, Thomas
   Calais   Appointed Marshal of Calais
   Parliament   Henry VIII
  3rd Nov London   Opening of Henry VIII's 5th Parliament
  3rd Nov London   Opening of the Reformation Parliament
  4th Nov London   Parliament meets to begin a programme of Church reform that lasts until 1536
   Parliament   Walden
   London   Speaker of the House of Commons in the "Black Parliament"
   Peace   Charles V
  29th June   Makes peace with Pope Clement VII
   Peerage   Boleyn, Thomas
   Ormond   Created Earl of Ormond
  8th Dec Wiltshire   Created Earl of Wiltshire
   Peerage   Henry VIII
  8th Dec   Creates Thomas Boleyn Earl of Wiltshire
   Peerage   Cortez, Hernan del
     Created Marques del Valle de Oaxaca by Charles V
   President   Howard, Thomas
     Appointed President of the Privy Council
   Publication   Fish, Simon
     Publication of, "A Supplication for the Beggars", a satire of the wealth of the clergy
   Publication   More, Thomas
     "Dialogue Concerning Heresies", critizes many of the reformers
   Reform   Henry VIII
  4th Nov   Parliament meets to begin a programme of Church reform that lasts until 1536
   Reform   More, Thomas
  25th Oct London   Replaces Thomas Wolsey as Lord Chancellor, 1st layman to hold this office
   Rule of Cervia   Clematises VII
   Sep Cervia   Clement absolves the participants of the sack of Rome and promises to crown Charles , in return, he receives Ravenna and Cervia; cities which the Republic of Venice are forced to surrender
   Rule of Ravenna   Clematises VII
   Sep Ravenna   Clement absolves the participants of the sack of Rome and promises to crown Charles , in return, he receives Ravenna and Cervia; cities which the Republic of Venice are forced to surrender
   Siege of Rome   Clematises VII
   Sep Rome   Clement absolves the participants of the sack of Rome and promises to crown Charles , in return, he receives Ravenna and Cervia; cities which the Republic of Venice are forced to surrender
   Siege of Vienna   Nicholas of Salm
  15th Oct Vienna   Helps force the Turks to withdraw from their siege of Vienna
   Siege of Vienna   Philip of Austria
  10th Sep Vienna   Heads a garrison of 17,000 defending Vienna from the Turks
   Siege of Vienna   Roggendorf, William von
  15th Oct Vienna   Helps force the Turks to withdraw from their siege of Vienna
   Siege of Vienna   Suleyman I the Magnificent
   Vienna   Advances West against Archduke Ferdinand & besieges Vienna for the 1st time then withdraws after 3 weeks leaving a garrison of Janissaries in Buda
  23rd Sep Vienna   Skirmishing between Austrian & Turkish patrols
  27th Sep Vienna   The Turks cut off the lines of communication to Bavaria & Bohemia
  15th Oct Vienna   Forced to withdraw from Vienna
   Speaker House of Commons   Audley, Thomas
     Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
   Speaker House of Commons   Walden
     Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
   Succession   Burgo, Nicholas de
   London   Assists Henry VIII in his "great matter" of divorce, reform & succession
   Think Tank   Cranmer, Thomas
   London   Appointed Member of Henry VIII's "think tank"
   Think Tank   Foxe, Edward
   London   Appointed Member of Henry VIII's "think tank"
   Think Tank   Lee, Edward
   London   Appointed Member of Henry VIII's "think tank"
   Think Tank   Burgo, Nicholas de
   London   Appointed Member of Henry VIII's "think tank"
   Treaty of Barcelona   Clematises VII
  29th June Barcelona   Signs a treaty with Emperor Charles V settling their differences
  5th Aug Barcelona   The final treaty, signed on August 5, removes France from the war, leaving Venice, Florence, and the Pope alone against Charles
   Treaty of Barcelona   Charles V
  29th June Barcelona    Francis surrenders his rights to Artois , Flanders , and Tournai, and is obliged to pay a ransom of two million golden ‚cus before his sons were to be released
  29th June Barcelona   Signs a treaty with Pope Clement VII settling their differences
  5th Aug Barcelona   The final treaty, signed on August 5, removes France from the war, leaving Venice, Florence, and the Pope alone against Charles
   Treaty of Cambrai   Henry VIII
  3rd Aug Cambrai   France & Spain make peace with Charles V, Henry is now totally isolated
  27th Aug Cambrai   Accedes to the treaty of Cambrai
   Treaty of Cambrai   Francis I
   Cambrai   Wages a war against the Empire for a 2nd time, loses & signs the treaty of Cambrrai
   Treaty of Saragossa   Charles I
  22nd April Saragossa   Fixes line between the Portugal & Spain in the Pacific 17 degrees east of the Moluccas
   Virginity Catherine   Catherine of Aragon
  18th June London   Swears Arthur had not consummated their marriage & was a virgin when she married Henry

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