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Thomas Gaynesford

Thomas Gaynesford

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   Date  Event(s)
1517 
  • 31 Oct 1517—31 Oct 1517: Martin Luther fixes his 95 theses on church door at Wittenburg - regarded as start of the Reformation
1518 
  • 1518—1518: Treaty of London, a non-aggression pact between the major European nations: France, England, Holy Roman Empire, the Papacy, Spain, Burgundy and the Netherlands - sponsored by Cardinal Wolsey
1520 
  • Nov 1520—Nov 1520: Three ships under the command of Ferdinand Magellan negotiate the Strait of Magellan, becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific
1521 
  • 17 Apr 1521—17 Apr 1521: Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings
  • 17 May 1521—17 May 1521: Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, executed for treason
  • 25 May 1521—25 May 1521: Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw
1522 
  • 6 Sep 1522—6 Sep 1522: The Victoria, one of the surviving ships of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, becomes the first ship known to circumnavigate the world
1525 
  • 1525—1525: New Testament translated into English by William Tyndale
1527 
  • 1527—1527: Bishop Vesey's Grammar School founded in Sutton Coldfield
1528 
  • 1528—1528: St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle completed
1531 
  • 11 Feb 1531—11 Feb 1531: Henry VIII recognised as Supreme Head of the Church of England
10 1532 
  • 1532—1532: Foundation of the Court of Session in Scotland
11 1533 
  • 25 Jan 1533—25 Jan 1533: Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn secretly, wife #2 (she was crowned as Queen on 1st June)
  • 30 Mar 1533—30 Mar 1533: Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 23 May 1533—23 May 1533: Henry VIII's marriage with Catherine of Aragon officially declared annulled
  • 11 Jul 1533—11 Jul 1533: Henry VIII excommunicated by Pope Clement VII
  • 17 Sep 1533—17 Sep 1533: Anne Boleyn gives birth to a daughter Elizabeth, to become Queen Elizabeth I
12 1534 
  • 1534—1534: Reformation of the Catholic Church in England church (Henry VIII)
13 1535 
  • 1535—1535: Sir Thomas More executed
14 1536 
  • 1536—1536: Wales and England legally united by the Laws in Wales Act of 1535
  • 1536—1536: Dissolution of monasteries starts in England (to 1540)
  • 19 May 1536—19 May 1536: Anne Boleyn executed
  • 30 May 1536—30 May 1536: Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour, wife #3 (she was crowned as Queen on 29th October)
  • 18 Jul 1536—18 Jul 1536: The authority of the Pope is declared void in England
15 1537 
  • 24 Oct 1537—24 Oct 1537: Jane Seymour dies from complications in giving birth to a son, the future Edward VI
16 1538 
  • 1538—1538: Henry VIII issues English Bible
  • 1538—1538: English and Welsh parish registers start
  • 17 Dec 1538—17 Dec 1538: Henry VIII excommunicated by Pope Paul III
17 1540 
  • 1540—1540: Statute of Wills allows freehold land to be bequeathed
  • 6 Jan 1540—6 Jan 1540: Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves, the 'Flanders Mare', wife #4
  • 9 Feb 1540—9 Feb 1540: First recorded horse racing event in Britain, at Chester
  • 9 Jul 1540—9 Jul 1540: Henry VIII divorces Anne of Cleves
  • 28 Jul 1540—28 Jul 1540: Thomas Cromwell executed; Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard the same day, wife #5
18 1541 
  • 1541—1541: Henry VIII proclaimed king (rather than feudal lord) of Ireland
19 1542 
  • 13 Feb 1542—13 Feb 1542: Catherine Howard executed
  • 14 Dec 1542—14 Dec 1542: Death of King James V of Scots; his baby daughter Mary ?Queen of Scots' succeeds him just 6 days old
20 1543 
  • 12 Jul 1543—12 Jul 1543: Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr, wife #6, who survives him
  • 9 Sep 1543—9 Sep 1543: Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is officially crowned Queen of Scots' in Stirling (spelling of the royal house changes from Stewart to Stuart)
21 1544 
  • 1544—1544: Henry's VIII's Rough Wooing' of the Scottish Borders
  • 1544—1544: Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland
22 1545 
  • 20 Jul 1545—20 Jul 1545: Mary Rose, flagship of Henry VIII, sinks in the Solent - raised in 1982
23 1546 
  • 1546—1546: Trinity College, Cambridge founded by Henry VIII
24 1547 
  • 1547—1547: Ivan the Terrible takes title 'Tsar of all the Russias'
  • 1547—1547: Vagrants Act passed (able-bodied tramps can be detained as slaves)
  • 1547—1547: English replaced Latin in church services in England and Wales
  • 28 Jan 1547—28 Jan 1547: Death of Henry VIII (succeeded by Edward VI, aged 9, to 1553)
  • 20 Feb 1547—20 Feb 1547: Coronation of Edward VI in Westminster Abbey
  • 10 Sep 1547—10 Sep 1547: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, said to be the first 'modern' battle to be fought in the British Isles
25 1548 
  • 1548—1548: Priests in England allowed to marry (about a third then did so) - but see 1554
26 1549 
  • 1549—1549: English Parliament declares enclosures legal
  • 1549—1549: First Act of Uniformity in England made Catholic Mass illegal
  • 1549—1549: Wedding ring finger changed from right to left hand
  • 9 Jun 1549—9 Jun 1549: First Book of Common Prayer sanctioned by English Parliament
27 1550 
  • 1550—1550: Walloon Protestants arrive as refugees from the Low Countries
28 1551 
  • 1551—1551: Scotland: General Provincial Council orders each parish to keep a register of baptisms and banns of marriage