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| Arrest Christian II |  |
| Arrested by the Norwegians for the rest of his life
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| Arrest Baker, John |  |
| June London Supporter of Catherine in the Lower House of Convocation
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| Arrest Clyff, Robert | |
| June Indicted for praemunire by Cromwell
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| June Supporter of Catherine in the Lower House of Convocation
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| Arrest Ligham, Peter | |
| June London Indicted for praemunire by Cromwell
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| June London Supporter of Catherine in the Lower House of Convocation
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| Arrest Pelles, Thomas | |
| June London Supporter of Catherine in the House of Convocation, indicted for praemutire
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| Arrest Philips, Rowland | |
| June London Supporter of Catherine in the House of Convocation, indicted for praemunire
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| Arrest Travers, Adam | |
| June London Indicted for praemunire by Cromwell
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| June London Supporter of Catherine in the Lower House of Convocation
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| Battle of Kappel Zwingli, Ulrich |  |
| 2nd Oct Kappel The Protestants are defeated by the Catholics & Zwingli is killed
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| Birth Stewart, James |  |
| Birth of James Stewart, son of James V, half-brother of Mary Queen of Scots, the illegitimate son of James V of Scotland and Lady Margaret Erskine, daughter of John Erskine, 4th Earl of Mar
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| Chancellor Petri, Olaus |  |
| Stockholm Appointed Chancellor of Sweden
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| Chief Justice Norwich, Robert | |
| Appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
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| College James V | |
| Given permission by the Pope to draw œ10,000 from the Church for a College of Justice
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| Convocation Clergy Henry VIII | |
| 24th Jan London The Convocation of clergy agree to pay extra taxation
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| Death Henry VIII | |
| 29th Nov Leicester Death of Thomas Wolsey, on the way to London to answer charges of treason
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| Death Wolsey, Thomas | |
| 29th Nov Leicester Death of Thomas Wolsey, on the way to London to answer charges of treason
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| Death Zwingli, Ulrich | |
| 2nd Oct Kappel Death of Ulrich Zwingli, killed at the Battle of Kappel
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| Defeat Zwingli, Ulrich | |
| The Christian Civic League is defeated by the Swiss Catholic Cantons
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| Divorce More, Thomas | |
| Does not resign because More still believes that Catherine can win her case in Council
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| Election Charles V |  |
| 5th Jan Secures the election of his younger brother Ferdinand as King of the Romans
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| Inquisition John III |  |
| Introduces the inquisition
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| Invasion of England Henry VIII | |
| Henry raises extra money from the clergy because of threats of invasion from Charles V
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| Invasion of Norway Christian II | |
| The exiled Danish King tries unsuccessfully to capture Norway
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| Invasion of Poland Sigismund I the Elder |  |
| Defends the eastern front against the Moldavians
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| Marriage Catherine of Aragon | |
| 14th July Henry VIII separates from Catherine & banishes her from court
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| Marriage Henry VIII | |
| 14th July Henry VIII separates from Catherine & banishes her from court
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| Marriage More, Thomas | |
| London Given the task by Henry VIII to present the divorce in both House of Parliament
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| Marriage Charles V | |
| Marries his daughter to Alessandro de Medici & makes him Duke of Florence
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| 11th Mar Writes Thomas More an appreciative letter for his support of Queen Catherine
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| Peerage Butler, Thomas | |
| Birth of Thomas Butler
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| Protestantism Charles V | |
| Prohibits the adoption of Protestantism in The Netherlands
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| Reform Henry VIII | |
| Act abolishing benefit of Clergy for those charged with murder or robbery
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| The Act of Appeals prevents the clergy from appealing to Rome
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| 7th Feb Henry wants to be, "sole protector & supreme head of the English Church & clergy"
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| 11th Feb Parliament makes Henry VIII Supreme Head of the Church in England
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| Reform More, Thomas | |
| Attempts to resign after being forced to take an oath declaring the king the Supreme Head of the English Church "as far as the law of Christ allows"
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| Siege of Buda Suleyman I the Magnificent |  |
| Buda The Austro-Hungarians besiege Buda but are unsuccessful
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| Succession Alessandro |  |
| Succeeds as Duke of Italy
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| Supreme Head of the English Church More, Thomas | |
| Attempts to resign after being forced to take an oath declaring the king the Supreme Head of the English Church "as far as the law of Christ allows"
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| Taxation Henry VIII | |
| Henry raises extra money from the clergy because of threats of invasion from Charles V
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| 24th Jan London The Convocation of clergy agree to pay extra taxation
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| Trial Cromwell | |
| London Revives the Commons' anticlerical grievance procedures of 1529
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| Trial Cromwell, Thomas | |
| London Revives the Commons' anticlerical grievance procedures of 1529
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