1457
28 January
Henry Tudor is born
1485
7 August
Henry Tudor defeats Richard III at Bosworth Field.
1486
18 January
Henry VII marries Elizabeth of York
1486
September
Prince Arthur is born
1491
Prince Henry is Born
1501
November
Prince Arthur and Katherine of Aragon are married
1502
April
Prince Arthur dies just six months after his marriage to Katherine
1503
February
Elizabeth dies giving birth to her eighth child, Katherine, who also dies just days after her mother
1509
April
Henry VII dies "of a consuming sickness" at 52
1509
June
Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon are married
1516
February
Katherine of Aragon gives birth to a daughter Mary
1532
Henry VIII makes himself the head of the English church, severing times with Rome.
1533
January
Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn are married, even though Henry is still technically married to Katherine of Aragon
Katherine of Aragon told to renounce her title as Queen.
Katherine refuses.
May
Henry VIII marriage toKatherine of Aragon is proclaimed invalid
Anne Boleyn is crowned queen.
7 September
Anne Boleyn gives birth to Elizabeth I
1536
7 January
Katherine of Aragon dies
27 January
Anne Boleyn miscarries a baby boy
May
Anne Boleyn is arrested on charges of adultery and incest.
19 May
8:00 A.M.
Anne Boleyn becomes the first English queen to be executed by her own country.
20 May
Henry VIII and Jane Seymour are betrothed.
30 May Henry VIII and Jane Seymour are married.
1537
12 October
Jane Seymour gives birth to Edward VI
24 October
Jane Seymour dies of puerperal sepsis, also known as child bed fever.
1539
December
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves are married.
1540
July
Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves are divorced.
December
Henry VIII and Katherine Howard are married.
1542
Katherine Howard is executed for treason and adultery
1543
12 July
Henry VIII and Katherine Parr are married.
1547
Henry VIII dies.
Edward VI succeeds to the throne at the age of nine
1548
Katherine Parr dies during childbirth
1553
Edward VI dies of consumption, probably tuberculosis.
Before he dies, he strikes Mary and Elizabeth from the line of succession, declaring the Lady Jane Grey as his successor.
July 10
Lady Jane Grey proclaimed Queen of England. She rules only nine days.
July 19
Mary I proclaimed Queen of England.
Lady Jane Grey imprisoned in the Tower of London.
1554
12 February
After her father-in-law's revolution against Mary I is crushed, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason.
25 July
Mary I and Prince Philip of Spain are married.
1555
February
The first heretics are burned at the stake under Mary I rule.
All together, three hundred people are burned alive during the reign of Mary I.
1558
17 November
Mary I dies of cancer.
Elizabeth I is proclaimed Queen of England
1587
The Spanish Armada is defeated by the British Navy.
1603
Elizabeth I dies.
