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11th October 1521: Henry VIII becomes ‘Defender of the Faith’

  • 11th October 2020
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Church of England, Defender of the Faith, Divorce, Excommunication, Henry VIII, Leo X, Marriage, Martin Luther, Pope, Protestantism, Tudor

On the 11th October 1521, Pope Leo X granted the title “Defender of the Faith” to King Henry VIII of England.

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7th June 1520: Henry VIII and Francis I meet at the Field of Cloth of Gold

  • 7th June 2020
  • Tagged as: England, Europe, Field of Cloth of Gold, France, Francis I, Henry VIII, Monarchy, Wolsey

In 1518 the English Cardinal Wolsey had negotiated the Treaty of London, a non-aggression pact that was signed by the twenty major European powers of the time.

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19th May 1536: Execution of Anne Boleyn in the Tower of London

  • 19th May 2020
  • Tagged as: Beheading, England, Execution, Henry VIII, London, Queen, Tower of London, Tudor

On the 19th May 1536, Anne Boleyn – Henry VIII’s second wife and mother of the future Elizabeth I – was beheaded in the Tower of London, having been found guilty of adultery, treason, and incest.

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23rd March 1540: Waltham Abbey last to be dissolved by Henry VIII

  • 23rd March 2020
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Christianity, Henry VIII, Pope, Religion, Tudor

On the 23rd March 1540, Waltham Abbey in Essex became the last abbey to be dissolved by Henry VIII.

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21st March 1556: Thomas Cranmer executed for heresy

  • 21st March 2020
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Edward VI, Henry VIII, Heresy, Mary I, Protestantism, Reformation, Thomas Cranmer, Tudor

On the 21st March 1556, Thomas Cranmer was executed for heresy.

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17th November 1558: Queen Elizabeth I’s reign begins after the death of Mary I

  • 17th November 2019
  • Tagged as: Armada, Catholicism, Elizabeth I, Elizabethan, England, Henry VIII, James I and VI, Monarchy, Parliament, Protes, Shakespeare, Spain

On the 17th November 1558, Elizabeth I succeeded her half-sister Mary to become queen of England.

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13th February 1542: The execution of Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII

  • 13th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Beheading, Catherine Howard, Execution, Henry VIII, Tudor

Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of King Henry VIII of England, was executed in the Tower of London.

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8th February 1587: Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

  • 8th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Elizabeth I, England, Execution, Henry VIII, Mary, Monarchy, Politics, Protestantism, Queen of Scots, Scotland

On the 8th February 1587 Mary Stuart, more commonly known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed in the great hall of Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire.

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3rd November 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy

  • 3rd November 2018
  • Tagged as: Act of Supremacy, Catholicism, Church, Church of England, England, Henry VIII, Papacy, Parliament, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion

The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England.

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10th July 1553: Lady Jane Grey becomes queen of England

  • 10th July 2018
  • Tagged as: Britain, Catholicism, England, Execution, Henry VIII, Monarchy, Protestantism

On the 10th July 1553, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen of England after her first cousin once removed, the 15-year-old King Edward VI, died of an unknown respiratory problem.

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