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Key Events 

1491	Birth of Prince Henry, Future Henry VIII
1491	King Henry VIII of England (d. 1547) is born
1501	Catherine of Aragon (later Henry VIII's wife) meets Arthur Tudor, Henry VIII's older brother - they would later marry.
1501	Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1559) is born
1509	Death of Henry VII - accession of Henry VIII
1509	Henry VIII ascends the throne of England (unofficially) at the death of his father, Henry VII.
1509	Henry VIII accedes to the throne of England after the death of his father.
1509	Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon are crowned King and Queen of England.
1509	The marriage of King Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon takes place.
1510	Henry VIII of England, then 18 years old, appears incognito in the lists at Richmond, and is applauded for his jousting before he reveals his identity.
1511	Henry, Duke of Cornwall, son of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon dies
1513	Battle of Guinegate (Battle of the Spurs) - King Henry VIII of England defeats French Forces who were forced to retreat.
1515	Anne of Cleves, wife of Henry VIII of England (d. 1557) is born
1519	Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, illegitimate son of King Henry VIII of England (d. 1536 is born
1531	Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
1532	Henry VIII and François I sign a secret treaty against Emperor Charles V.
1532	Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marchioness of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.
1533	Secret marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn
1533	Archbishop Cranmer declares the marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon to be invalid
1533	Mary Tudor, younger sister of Henry VIII, dies at Westhorpe, Suffolk.
1533	Pope Clement VII excommunicates Henry VIII.
1533	Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, discovers herself pregnant.
1533	Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn.
1533	The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.
1533	The Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid.
1534	Pope pronounces Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon valid
1534	Henry VIII makes peace with James V of Scotland.
1535	Henry VIII assumes the title "Supreme Head of the Church."
1535	Henry VIII visits Sir John Seymour at Wolf Hall, Savernake, Wiltshire. He meets his daughter, Jane
1535	Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII.
1536	King Henry VIII of England marries Jane Seymour, a lady-in-waiting to his first two wives.
1536	King Henry VIII orders English language Bibles be placed in every church.
1536	Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
1536	Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England dies
1536	Henry Fitzroy, (b. 1519) bastard son of Henry VIII dies
1536	Henry VIII betrothed to Jane Seymour
1536	Henry VIII and Jane Seymour married
1536	Henry VIII meets with his daughter Mary at Hackney for the first time since his divorce from Catherine of Aragon at the instigation of Jane Seymour.
1536	Lady Margaret Douglas, niece of Henry VIII, is arrested and sent to the Tower after her betrothal to Thomas Howard without permission.
1536	Henry Fitzroy, illegitimate son of Henry VIII, dies of tuberculosis.
1536	Catherine of Aragon, consort of Henry VIII of England (b. 1485) dies
1537	Jane Seymour, third wife of Henry VIII of England (b. 1508) dies
1538	Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.
1539	Henry VIII betrothed to Anne of Cleves
1539	Marriage treaty between Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves signed.
1540	Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves married
1540	Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves is annulled
1540	Henry VIII and Katherine Howard married
1540	King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
1540	Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
1540	Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
1541	Margaret Tudor, older sister of Henry VIII, died at Methven Castle.
1541	Henry VIII informed of Catherine's adultery
1541	Thomas Culpeper and Francis Dereham are executed for having affairs with Catherine Howard, Queen of England and wife of Henry VIII.
1542	Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England, is executed for adultery.
1542	Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII of England (executed) (b. 1525) dies
1543	Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr
1543	King Henry VIII of England marries his sixth and last wife, Catherine Parr at Hampton Court Palace.
1543	Lady Mary Boleyn, mistress of King Henry VIII of England dies
1544	Catherine Parr is appointed Regent of England while Henry VIII is off to war in France.
1546	Henry VIII charters the English Navy.
1547	Henry VIII dies. His nine year old son, Edward VI becomes King, and the first Protestant ruler of England.
1547	King Henry VIII of England (b. 1491) dies
1547	Death of Henry VIII - accession of Edward VI, Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford becomes protector of England
1547	Henry VIII buried at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor next to Jane Seymour.
1548	Catherine Parr, Sixth wife of Henry VIII of England (b. c. 1512) dies
1553	Mary holds first Parliament to legitimize the marriage of her father Henry VIII and
1557	Anne of Cleves, fourth wife of Henry VIII of England (b. 1515) dies
1559	Anthony Denny, confidant of King Henry VIII of England (b. 1501) dies