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| Accession of Henry VIII 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 of Dudley 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 of Dudley Henry VIII | |
| 25th April Tower of London Empson & Dudley are scapegoats for the extortion of Henry VII's ministers |
| Arrest of Empson Empson, Richard | |
| 25th April London Richard Empson & Edmund Dudley are scapegoats for Henry VII's ministers' extortion |
| Arrest of Empson Henry VIII | |
| 25th April Richard Empson & Edmund Dudley are scapegoats for Henry VII's ministers' extortion |
| Assizes Henry VIII | |
| Nov London Special assizes to redress grievances are abolished |
| Bencher More More, Thomas | |
| London Appointed Bencher at Lincoln's Inn |
| Birth of Seymour, Jane Seymour, Jane | |
| Wentworth Birth of Jane Seymour eldest child of Sir John Seymour, descendent of Edward I |
| Canon Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Hereford Appointed Canon of Hereford Cathedral |
| Coronation of Catherine of Aragon Catherine of Aragon | |
| 24th June Westminster Abbey Crowned Queen of England |
| Coronation of Henry VIII 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 of Stafford Stafford, Edward | |
| Carries the crown during Henry VIII's coronation |
| Coronation of Warham 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 of Henry VII Henry VII | |
| 22nd April Richmond Death of Henry VII |
| 23rd April Richmond Henry's death is announced at his court at Richmond Palace |
| Death of Margaret 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 |
| Lord High Steward Stafford, Edward | |
| Appointed Lord High Steward |
| Marriage of Catherine Catherine of Aragon | |
| 11th June Greenwich Marries Henry VIII at Grey Friars Church, re-allying England with Spain |
| Marriage of Henry VIII 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 |
| Succession of Henry VIII 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 |
| Trial of Dudley Dudley, Edmund | |
| London Sentenced to death for for treason but acquitted |
