| 1491 | Henry VIII is born. | ||
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| 1504 | Pope Julius II allows Henry VIII to marry Catharine of Aragon. | ||
| 1509 | Henry VIII marries Catharine of Aragon. | ||
| 1513 | Battle of the Spurs: Henry VIII's forces defeat the French, at Guinegate. | ||
| 1521 | Pope Leo X calls King Henry VIII ìDefender of the Faithî for his publication of an anti-Luther tract. | ||
| 1521 | Henry VIII publishes *Assertio Septem Sacramentorum* in defense of the seven sacraments. | ||
| 1526 | Henry VIII begins courting Anne Boleyn. | ||
| 1527 | Henry VIII appeals to Pope Clement VII for annulment for marriage to Catharine of Aragon. | ||
| 1533 | Henry VIII is excommunicated. | ||
| 1533 | The Buggery Act is adopted by Henry VIII. | The Buggery Act | |
| 1533 | May | Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn. | |
| 1536 | Henry VIII begins suppressing monasteries. | ||
| 1536 | Catharine of Aragon dies. | ||
| 1536 | Anne Boleyn executed. | ||
| 1536 | Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour. | ||
| 1536 | Pilgrimage of Grace begins. | Pilgrimage of Grace | |
| 1537 | Edward VI is born. | ||
| 1537 | Jane Seymour dies. | ||
| 1540 | Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves. | ||
| 1540 | Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves is annulled. | ||
| 1540 | Henry VIII marries Katherine Howard. | ||
| 1540 | July 28 | Henry VIII has Thomas Cromwell executed. | |
| 1542 | Katherine Howard executed for treason. | ||
| 1543 | Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr. | ||
| 1547 | Henry VIII dies. |