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| Archbishop of Canterbury Cranmer, Thomas |  |
| 30th Mar Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Archbishop of Canterbury Henry VIII | |
| 30th Mar Canterbury Appoints Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Arrest of Barton Henry VIII | |
| 23rd Nov Tower of London Elizabet Barton, the "Holy Maid of Kent", is arrested for treason |
| Arrest of Smeaton Henry VIII | |
| Tower of London Mark Smeaton is arrested for adultery with Anne Boleyn |
| Arrest of Wyatt Henry VIII | |
| Tower of London Thomas Wyatt is arrested for adultery with Anne Boleyn |
| Birth of Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Anne | |
| 7th Sep Greenwich Birth of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, in Greenwich Palace |
| Birth of Dudley Dudley, Robert | |
| 7th Sep Birth of Robert Dudley, same date as Elizabeth I |
| Birth of Elizabeth I Elizabeth I | |
| 7th Sep Greenwich Birth of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, in Greenwich Palace |
| Christening Elizabeth I Boleyn, Anne | |
| Sep Greenwich Henry VIII is so disappointed that he has a girl that he cannot attend the christening |
| Christening Elizabeth I Boleyn, Thomas | |
| Greenwich Takes charge of the christening of the infant Elizabeth I |
| Christening Elizabeth I Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Canterbury Becomes Godfather to Elizabeth I |
| Christening Elizabeth I Elizabeth I | |
| 10th Sep London Chris tened & confirmed in a single ceremony at Greenwich in the Friar's Church |
| Coronation of Boleyn Boleyn, Anne | |
| 29th May Westminster Abbey Goes from Greenwich to the Tower of London by the River Thames escorted by 50 barges |
| 1st June Westminster Abbey Crowned on Whit Sunday, the last Queen Consort to be accorded a separate coronation |
| Coronation of Cranmer Cranmer, Thomas | |
| 1st June Westminster Abbey Crowns Anne Boleyn Queen of England |
| Coronation of Henry VIII Henry VIII | |
| 1st June Westminster Abbey Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen |
| Coronation of More More, Thomas | |
| 1st Jan Westminster Abbey Refuses to attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn |
| Coronation of Seymour Seymour, Edward | |
| 1st June Carver to the Archbishop of Canterbury at the Coronation of Anne Boleyn |
| Death of Mary Mary | |
| 25th June Westhorpe Death of Mary |
| Diplomacy Boleyn, Thomas | |
| 1st Sep Boulougne Arranges a meeting between Henry VIII & Francis I at Boulougne |
| Diplomacy Cranmer, Thomas | |
| 30th Mar Canterbury Cranmer is recognized by the Pope to placate Henry VIII but will not grant a divorce |
| Diplomacy Henry VIII | |
| London Pope Clement VII threatens excommunication, Henry recalls his envoys from Rome |
| London The Venetian Ambassador is not replaced for 50 yrs |
| London The Venetian Ambassador speaks "in a lewd fashion" about Henry, Council & is recalled |
| Earl Marshal Howard, Thomas | |
| Appointed Earl Marshal |
| Education of Mary I Mary I | |
| London Mary is placed in the Household of the infant Elizabeth I |
| Election Wingfield, Humphrey | |
| 9th Feb Great Yarmouth Elected Member of Parliament for Great Yarmouth |
| Excommunication of Elizabeth I Elizabeth I | |
| 11th July Clement VII declares Anne & Henry's children illegitimate |
| Excommunication of Henry VIII Henry VIII | |
| 11th July Clement VII declares Anne & Henry's children illegitimate |
| 11th July Clement VII declares the divorce from Catherine illegal |
| 11th July Excommunicated by Pope Clement VII |
| Legislation Church Cranmer, Thomas | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| Legislation Church Cromwell | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| Legislation Church Cromwell, Thomas | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| Legislation Church Henry VII | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| Lord Chancellor Walden | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| Marriage of Boleyn, Anne Boleyn, Anne | |
| 25th Jan London Marries Henry VIII, secret wedding while pregnant with the future Elizabeth I |
| 28th May London The marriage between Anne & Henry is declared valid by Parliament & the Church |
| Marriage of Catherine Catherine of Aragon | |
| 23rd May Cranmer declares Henry's marriage to Catherine null & void |
| Marriage of Cranmer, Thomas Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Canterbury Cranmer presides over a tribunal created by Henry VIII |
| Canterbury Presides over a tribunal which grants the divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| Canterbury Seeks the divorce from Catherine & to legalize Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn |
| 23rd May Canterbury Declares Henry's marriage to Catherine null & void |
| 23rd May Canterbury Declares Henry VIII's marriage to Anne vaild |
| 23rd May Canterbury Declares the marriage between Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon null & void |
| 28th May Cranmer pronounces Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn married |
| Marriage of Fitzroy Fitzroy | |
| Nov London Marries Mary Howard, the marriage is never consummated |
| Marriage of Henry VIII Henry VIII | |
| 25th Jan London Marries Anne Boleyn in secret |
| 23rd May Cranmer declares Henry's marriage to Catherine null & void |
| Marriage of Howard, Mary Howard, Mary | |
| Nov London Marries Henry Fitzroy, illegitimate son of Henry VIII, never consummated |
| Marriage of Lee, Rowland Lee, Rowland | |
| London Marries Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn |
| Publication of Elizabeth I Henry VIII | |
| 7th Sep Anne Boleyn gives birth in Greenwich to the future Elizabeth I |
| Publication of More More, Thomas | |
| "Confutation of Tyndale's Answer", critical of John Tyndale |
| Reform of Church Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Act in Restraint of Appeals |
| Rome cannot reverse legal decisions made by the Archdiocese of Canterbury |
| Reform of Church Cromwell | |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| Reform of Church Cromwell, Thomas | |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| Reform of Church Henry VIII | |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| Solicitor General Rich | |
| Appointed Solicitor General |
| Speaker House of Commons Wingfield, Humphrey | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession of Elizabeth I Elizabeth I | |
| 11th July Clement VII declares Anne & Henry's children illegitimate |
| Succession of Mary I Mary I | |
| London No longer heir presumptive after the birth of Elizabeth I |
| Treaty of Westminster Boleyn, Thomas | |
| 1st Sep Westminster Concludes the Treaty of Westminster |
