Est 1518 - 1545 (~ 27 years)
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Date |
Event(s) |
| 1 | 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
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| 2 | 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
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| 3 | 1521 | - 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
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| 4 | 1525 | - 1525—1525: New Testament translated into English by William Tyndale
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| 5 | 1528 | - 1528—1528: St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle completed
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| 6 | 1531 | - 11 Feb 1531—11 Feb 1531: Henry VIII recognised as Supreme Head of the Church of England
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| 7 | 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
- 11 Jul 1533—11 Jul 1533: Henry VIII excommunicated by Pope Clement VII
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| 8 | 1534 | - 1534—1534: Reformation of the Catholic Church in England church (Henry VIII)
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| 9 | 1536 | - 1536—1536: Dissolution of monasteries starts in England (to 1540)
- 18 Jul 1536—18 Jul 1536: The authority of the Pope is declared void in England
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| 10 | 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
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| 11 | 1540 | - 1540—1540: Statute of Wills allows freehold land to be bequeathed
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| 12 | 1545 | - 20 Jul 1545—20 Jul 1545: Mary Rose, flagship of Henry VIII, sinks in the Solent - raised in 1982
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