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| Arrest Cromwell, Thomas |  |
| April Orders the imprisonment of the Clergy preaching Papal supremacy |
| Arrest Henry VIII | |
| April Cromwell orders the imprisonment of the Clergy preaching Papal supremacy |
| Birth Frobisher, Martin | |
| Birth of Martin Frobisher |
| Birth Henry VIII | |
| 6th July Birth of a stillborn child |
| Birth Hepburn, James |  |
| Birth of James Hepburn, son of Patrich, 3rd Earl of Bothwell |
| Bishop of Worcester Latimer, Hugh | |
| Worcester Appointed Bishop of Worcester |
| Capture of Gujarat Humayun |  |
| Gujarat Captures Gujarat |
| Capture of Tabriz Suleyman I the Magnificent |  |
| Tabriz Captures Tabriz after failing to force the Shah of Persia to do battle |
| Census Cromwell | |
| Organizes a census to assess the wealth of the Church for dissolution & taxation |
| Chaplain Anne Boleyn Parker Parker, Matthew | |
| London Appointed Chaplain to Anne Boleyn |
| Chief Justice Baldwin, John | |
| Appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas |
| Constitution Henry VIII | |
| 22nd June Appointed Supreme Head of the Church |
| Courtship Henry VIII Henry VIII | |
| 10th Sep Savernake Henry VIII visits John Seymour & meets his daughter Jane |
| Courtship Henry VIII Seymour, Jane | |
| 10th Sep Savernake Henry VIII visits John Seymour & meets his daughter Jane |
| Death Fisher, John | |
| 22nd June Tower of London Death of John Fisher, executed |
| Death More, Thomas | |
| 6th July London Death of Thomas More |
| Dissolution Church Cromwell | |
| Organizes a census to assess the wealth of the Church for dissolution & taxation |
| Dissolution Church Cromwell, Thomas | |
| Organizes a census to assess the wealth of the Church for dissolution & taxation |
| Dissolution Monasteries Cromwell | |
| London The valor ecclesiasticus book is drawn up by Cromwell containing wealth of the Church |
| Dissolution Monasteries Cromwell, Thomas | |
| London The valor ecclesiasticus book is drawn up by Cromwell containing wealth of the Church |
| Divorce Walden | |
| Supports the divorce of Henry from Catherine & presides over the trial of Thomas Moore |
| Elector Brandenburg Joachim II |  |
| Brandenburg Appointed Elector of Brandenburg |
| Elector Brandenburg John | |
| Brandenburg Appointed Elector of Brandenburg |
| Execution of Fisher Fisher, John | |
| 22nd June Tower of London Executed for refusing to acknowledge the King as Head of the Church |
| Execution of Fisher Henry VIII | |
| London Henry VIII commutes Fisher's sentence of treason to beheading |
| 22nd June Tower of London John Fisher, Bishop of Roches ter, is executed |
| Execution of More Henry VIII | |
| London Commutes More's sentence of treason to beheading & permits More's family to attend |
| 6th July Tower of London Sir Thomas More is executed |
| Execution of More More, Thomas | |
| London Henry VIII commutes More's sentence to beheading & permits More's family to attend |
| 6th July London Executed for refusing to acknowledge the act of supremacy |
| Governor Pizarro, Gonzalo |  |
| Cuzco Appointed Governor of Cuzco |
| Quito Appointed Governor of Quito |
| Invasion of Poland Sigismund I the Elder |  |
| Defends the eastern front against the Russians |
| Legislation Cromwell | |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| Legislation Cromwell, Thomas | |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| Lima Pizarro, Francisco | |
| Lima Founds the new capital of Lima |
| Massacre Tabriz Suleyman I the Magnificent | |
| Tabriz Captures Tabriz after failing to force the Shah of Persia to do battle |
| Montreal Cartier, Jacques |  |
| Montreal First to visit the site where Montreal will be founded |
| Publication Calvin, John | |
| Publication of, "The Institutes of the Chris tian Religion" |
| Rebellion Henry VIII | |
| 23rd Mar Maynooth Castle Kildare is defeated at Maynooth Castle, County Kildare |
| 23rd Mar Maynooth Kildare is defeated at Maynooth Castle, County Kildare |
| Aug Kildare surrenders to Skeffington |
| Reform Cromwell | |
| Writes to JPs, bishops & nobility to imprison clergy who preach papal authority |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| Reform Cromwell, Thomas | |
| Writes to JPs, bishops & nobility to imprison clergy who preach papal authority |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| Rule of Ecuador Pizarro, Gonzalo | |
| Quito Appointed Governor of Quito |
| Succession Christian III |  |
| Succeeds as King of Denmark |
| Succession Christian III |  |
| Succeeds as King of Norway |
| Supreme Head Henry VIII | |
| 22nd June Appointed Supreme Head of the Church |
| Trial Fisher, John | |
| 17th June Tower of London Found guilty of treason & sentenced to death |
| Trial More, Thomas | |
| London More had not expressly denied the royal supremacy but refuses to assent to it |
| 1st July London Indicted of High Treason at Westminster Hall & condemned to death |
| Trial Rich | |
| Perjures himself during the trial of Thomas More |
| Trial Walden | |
| London Supports Henry's divorce from Catherine & presides over the trial Thomas More |
| Viceroy Mendoza, Antonio de | |
| Appointed Viceroy of Mexico, New Spain |
