1500s in England

Events from the 1500s in England.

Incumbents

Monarch - Henry VII of England (to 21 April 1509), Henry VIII of England

Events

* 1500
* 1501
** 27 January - Archbishop of Canterbury-elect Thomas Langton dies before his consecration.
** March - First royal court held at the new Richmond Palace.
** 26 April - Henry Deane elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.
** 14 November - marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales to Catherine of Aragon.
* 1502
** 2 April - Death of Arthur, Prince of Wales, at Ludlow.
** 6 May - James Tyrrell executed for allegedly murdering the Princes in the Tower.
** 19 June - Treaty of Aachen between England the Holy Roman Empire.cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=192–197]
** The Treaty of Perpetual Peace between Scotland and England is signed. [cite web|url=http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/News-Extras/64|title=Treaty of Perpetual Peace, Scottish Government website|accessdate=2007-11-07]
* 1503
** 24 January - Construction of Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey begins.
** 8 August - Marriage of James IV of Scotland and Henry VII's daughter, Margaret Tudor.
** 19 November - William Warham enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
* 1504
** 18 February - Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales. [cite web|url=http://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/personalprofiles/theprinceofwales/abouttheprince/previousprincesofwales/index.html|title=The Prince of Wales|accessdate=2007-11-07]
** March - Private liveried retainers banned.
** Silver shilling is the first English coin to be minted bearing a recognisable portrait of the King.
* 1505
** 28 June - Planned marriage of Henry Tudor and Catherine of Aragon postponed when the dowry fails to arrive from Spain.
** Christ's College, Cambridge founded.
* 1506
** 9 February and 20 March - Treaties of Windsor ally England, Burgundy, and the Habsburgs against France.
** 24 April - Edmund de la Pole imprisoned as a rival claimant to the throne.
* 1507
** 21 December - Henry VII arranged a marriage between his younger daughter, Mary Tudor and Habsburg Archduke Charles.
* 1508
** December - Formation of the League of Cambrai between France and the Habsburgs results in the wedding between Mary Tudor and Archduke Charles being called off.
* 1509
** 22 April - Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.
** 11 June - Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon.
** 24 June - Coronation of Henry VIII.cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-141-02715-0|year=2006]
** November - Court chaplain Thomas Wolsey becomes royal almoner.cite book |last=Palmer |first=Alan & Veronica |year=1992 |title= The Chronology of British History|publisher= Century Ltd|location=London|pages= 137-140|isbn= 0-7126-5616-2]
** Desiderius Erasmus publishes "In Praise of Folly".
** St John's College, Cambridge and Brasenose College, Oxford founded.

Births

* 1500
** Reginald Cardinal Pole, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1558)
* 1501
** 16 January - Anthony Denny, confidant of Henry VIII of England (died 1559)
** John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Tudor nobleman and politician (died 1553)
** Nicholas Heath, archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor (approximate date; died 1578)
* 1502
** 13 September - John Leland, antiquarian (died 1552)
** Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, courtier (died 1537)
** Elizabeth Blount, mistress of King Henry VIII (died 1540)
** Stephen Hawes, poet (died c. 1521)
* 1503
** John Frith, Protestant priest and martyr (died 1533)
* 1504
** 6 August - Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1574)
** Nicholas Udall, playwright and schoolmaster (died 1556)
* 1505
** William Cavendish, courtier (died 1557)
** Philip Hoby, politician (died 1558)
** Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, politician (died 1550)
** Thomas Tallis, composer (died 1585)
** Christopher Tye, composer and organist (died 1572)
* 1506
** William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, statesman (died 1563)
** Elizabeth Barton, nun (died 1534)
** Margaret Lee, confidante of Queen Anne Boleyn (died 1543)
* 1507
** Ralph Sadler, statesman (died 1587)
* 1509
** Nicholas Bacon, politician (died 1579)

Deaths

* 1500
** 29 May - Thomas Rotherham, cleric and minister (born 1423)
** 19 June - Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset (born 1499)
** 15 September - John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 1420)
** 1 October - John Alcock, English churchman (born c. 1430)
* 1501
** Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, stepson of Edward IV of England (born 1457)
** John Doget, diplomat (year of birth unknown)
* 1502
** 2 April - Arthur, Prince of Wales, eldest son of Henry VII of England (born 1486)
** 6 May - James Tyrrell, alleged murderer of the princes in the Tower (executed) (born c. 1450)
* 1503
** 11 February - Elizabeth of York, queen of Henry VII of England (born 1466)
** 15 February - Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 1440)
** 23 November - Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (b. 1446)
** Richard Amerike, merchant and patron of John Cabot (born 1445)
** Reginald Bray, courtier (born 1440)
** Edward Story, Bishop of Carlisle and Chichester (year of birth unknown)
* 1504
** 29 July - Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (born 1435)
* 1507
** 24 August - Cecily of York, princess (born 1469)
* 1508
** 13 October - Edmund de Ros, 11th Baron de Ros, politician (born 1446)
* 1509
** 21 April - King Henry VII of England (born 1457)
** 29 June - Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII (born 1443)

References

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