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   Arrest of Cromwell   Cromwell, Thomas
 10th June Tower of London   Henry VIII has Cromwell arrested for his part played in the marriage to Anne of Cleves
   Arrest of Cromwell   Henry VIII
 10th June Tower of London   Henry VIII has Cromwell arrested for his part played in the marriage to Anne of Cleves
   Arrest of Cromwell   Howard, Thomas
    Arrests Thomas Cromwell
   Death of Bourchier, Henry   Bourchier, Henry
    Death of Henry Bourchier, executed
   Diplomacy   Cromwell, Thomas
  London   Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves is used to protect England from France & Spain
   Diplomacy   Henry VIII
 6th Jan London   Cromwell recommends an Alliance with German Protestants against the Holy Roman Empire
   Execution of Bourchier   Bourchier, Henry
    Death of Henry Bourchier, executed
   Execution of Cromwell   Henry VIII
 28th July Tower of London   Largely for organizing the King's Marriage to Anne of Cleves
   Lord Great Chamberlain   Cromwell
 21st Mar   Appointed Lord Great Chamberlain
   Lord Great Chamberlain   Cromwell, Thomas
 21st Mar   Appointed Lord Great Chamberlain
   Marriage of Anne of Cleves   Anne of Cleves
 1st Jan Rochester   Meets Henry VIII for the first time
 6th Jan Greenwich   Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves are married at the royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
 6th Jan London   Arranged by Cromwell to seek an Alliance with a foreign royal house
 6th Jan London   Henry calls her "the Flanders mare" & the marriage is never consumated
 6th Jan London   Marries Henry VIII, his 4th wife
 9th Jan Hever Castle   Receives a generous settlement, including Hever Castle, home of Henry's former in-laws, the Boleyns
 9th Jan   Anulled because of Anne's contract to the son of the Duke of Lorraine
 9th Jan London   Henry VIII annuls the marriage because it was without his consent
 24th Jan London   Anne was commanded to leave the court of Henry VIII
 29th June London   A formal trial into the marriage between Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves begins
 29th June London   Anne's betrothal to Lorraine & the non-consumation of the marriage are investigated
 29th June London   Claims that her marriage to Henry VIII had been consumated
 6th July London   Henry VIII asks for Anne of Cleves ' formal consent for the trial of their marriage
 8th July London   Sends a message to Henry VIII saying that only God can part them
 8th July London   The Church marriage tribunal finds Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves is invalid
 9th July London   Court decrees that Anne is not Queen & will be known as the sister of the King
 9th July London   The marriage between Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves is anulled on the grounds that it had never been consummated, Henry claimed that he had found his bride so unattractive that he could not bear to sleep with her
   Marriage of Catherine   Howard
 28th July Oatlands   Marries Henry VIII, Henry VIII's 5th wife
   Marriage of Cromwell, Thomas   Cromwell, Thomas
  London   Arranges for the selection of Anne of Cleves as Henry's new wife
  London   Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves is used to protect England from France & Spain
   Marriage of Henry VIII   Cranmer, Thomas
 6th Jan Greenwich   Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves are married at the royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer
   Marriage of Henry VIII   Henry VIII
 1st Jan Rochester   Feels he has been tricked by Cromwell into marrying Anne of Cleves
 1st Jan Rochester   Meets Anne of Cleves for the 1st time
 6th Jan   Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves , fourth wife of Henry VIII of England from 6 January 1540 to 9 July 1540
 6th Jan London   Cromwell recommends an Alliance with German Protestants against the Holy Roman Empire
 6th Jan London   Marries Anne of Cleves , the daughter of the Duke of Cleves
 12th June London   Anne of Cleves is ordered to leave court
 29th June London   A formal trial into the marriage between Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves begins
 29th June London   Anne's betrothal to Lorraine & the non-consumation of the marriage are investigated
 6th July London   Henry VIII asks for Anne of Cleves ' formal consent for the trial of their marriage
 8th July London   The Church marriage tribunal finds Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves invalid
 9th July London   Court decrees that Anne is not Queen & will be known as the sister of the King
 9th July London   Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves is annulled after six months of marriage
 9th July London   The marriage between Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves is anulled on the grounds that it had never been consummated, Henry claimed that he had found his bride so unattractive that he could not bear to sleep with her
 28th July Oatlands   Marries Catherine Howard, 5th wife
   Marriage of Henry VIII   Walden
  London   Passes the dissolution of Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves through Parliament
   Marriage of Holbein, Hans   Holbein, Hans
    Henry's court painter paints the image which Henry first sees of Anne of Cleves
   Parliament Attainders   Walden
  London   Instigated by Thomas Cromwell
   Parliament Dissolution   Henry VIII
 24th July London   Henry VIII's 7th Parliament closes
   Peerage   Bourchier, Henry
  Essex   Created Earl of Essex, 2nd
   Peerage   Cromwell
 21st Mar Essex   Created Earl of Essex
   Peerage   Cromwell, Thomas
 21st Mar Essex   Created Earl of Essex
   Peerage   Vere
  Oxford   Created Earl Oxford, 16th
   Pension Anne of Cleves   Anne of Cleves
  Lewes   After the annulment, pensioned off to Lewes & given the title of King's "sister"
   Reform of Church   Henry VIII
 28th July   The English Bible is ordered in every parish church
   Reform of Succession   Henry VIII
  July   The Statute of Wills is passed
   Trial of Cromwell   Cromwell
 19th June London   Accused of treason in the House of Lords
   Trial of Cromwell   Cromwell, Thomas
 19th June London   Accused of treason in the House of Lords

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