Born – 6th January 1412 Died – 30th May 1431 (executed) Father – Jacques d’Arc (1380 – 1440) Mother – Isabelle Romée (1377 – 1458) Spouse – Not married Children – No children 1412 (6th January) Joan of Arc was born to Jacques d’Arc and Isabelle Romee in Domrémy, France. Domrémy was a small village close … Read more
Born – 17th January 1517 Died – Executed 23rd February 1554 Father – Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset (1477 – 1530) Mother – Margaret Wotton (1485 – 1535) Spouse – Frances Brandon (1517 – 1559) Children – Jane (1537 – 1554), Katherine (1540 – 1568), Mary (1545 – 1578); by Adrian Stokes – Elizabeth (1555 … Read more
Born – 1508 Died – 20th March 1549 (executed) Father – John Seymour (1474 – 1536) Mother – Margery Wentworth (1478 – 1550) Spouse – m. 1547 – Katherine Parr (1512 – 1548) Children – Mary (1548 – 1550) 1508 (around) Thomas Seymour was born to Sir John Seymour and Margery Wentworth at Wulfhall, Wiltshire. … Read more
Father – Henry Parker 10th Baron Morley
Mother – Alice St John
Spouse – George Boleyn
Children – None
Father – Sir Randle Brereton
Mother – Eleanor Dutton
Spouse – Elizabeth Somerset, Lady Savage
Children – Henry, Thomas
Born – 1511 Died – 17th May 1536 Father – Sir Richard Weston (1465 – 1541) Mother – Anne Sandys Spouse – m. 1530 – Anne Pickering Children – Henry (b. 1535) 1511 (around) Francis Weston was born to Sir Richard Weston and his wife, Anne Sandys in Surrey. Little is known of his early … Read more
Father – Sir Edward Norris
Mother – Frideswide Lovel
Spouse – Mary Fiennes
Children – Henry, Edward, Mary
This timeline is a chronology of the main events of the protest against religious changes and the closure of the monasteries known as the Pilgrimage of Grace. Background 1534 (Summer) The small order of Friars Observant in London was closed and their seven houses acquired by the crown. Father Forrest from the Greenwich Friars Observant was … Read more
Born – 2nd July 1489 Died – 21st March 1556 (executed) Father – Thomas Cranmer (d. 1501) Mother – Agnes Hatfield Spouses – m. 1515 – Joan (d.1516), m. 1532 – Margarete Hetzel (d. 1571) Children – Margaret (b. 1536), Thomas (b. 1538) Archbishop of Canterbury – 1533 – 1555 Preceded by – William Warham … Read more
Born – 1469 Died – 22nd June 1535 (executed) Father – Robert Fisher (d. 1477) Mother – Agnes Fisher Spouse – None Children – None Bishop of Rochester – 1504 – 1535 1469 (during) John Fisher was born the son of Robert Fisher and his wife Agnes in Beverley, Yorkshire. His father was a merchant. … Read more
It is estimated that around 85,000 people were executed during the reigns of the Tudor Monarchs. This timeline details the most notable Tudor executions. See also: The Tudor Period 1485 – 1603 Tudor executions during the reign of King Henry VII 1485 – 1509 1485 (25th August) William Catesby aged about 35 years William Catesby … Read more
Born – 7th February 1478 Died – 6th July 1535 Father – Sir John More (1451 – 1530) Mother – Agnes Graunger (d. 1499) Spouses – m. 1505 – Jane Colt (d. 1499), m. 1511 – Alice Middleton (1474 – 1551) Children – by Jane – Margaret (1505 – 1544), Elizabeth (1506 – 1564), Cicely … Read more
Born – 1485 Died – 28th July 1540 (executed) Father – Walter Cromwell Mother – Katherine Maverell Spouse – m c1515 – Elizabeth Wyckes (d. 1529) Children – by Elizabeth – Gregory (1520 – 1551), Anne (1522 – 1529), Grace (1523 – 1529), illegitimate – Jane (b. 1535) 1485 (around) Thomas Cromwell was born to … Read more
Born – 25th February 1475 Died – 28th November 1499 (executed) Father – George Plantagenet Mother – Isabel Neville Spouse – Unmarried Children – No Children 1475 (25th February) Edward Plantagenet, was born to George, Duke of Clarence (brother to Edward IV) and his wife, Isabel Neville, daughter of Warwick the Kingmaker. He was born at … Read more
Father – A dairy farmer
Mother – not known
Spouse – Zlata Lilina
Children – Stefan
See Also: Stalin’s Russia 1922 – 1953
Born – 862 Died – 21st March 867 Father – unknown Mother – unknown Spouse – unknown Children – unknown 862 (around) Aelle became King of Northumbria after deposing the ruler Osberht who may have been his brother. 864 (around) Aelle seized church lands in Billingham, Ileclif, Wigeclife and Crece. 865 (around) The legendary Viking, … Read more
Born – 19th November 1600 Died – 30th January 1649 (executed) Father – King James I of England, VI of Scotland (1566 – 1625) Mother – Anne of Denmark (1574 – 1619) Spouse – Henrietta Maria of France (1609 – 1669) Children – Charles (1629), King Charles II (1630 – 1685), Mary (1631 – 1660), … Read more
Born – October 1537 Died – 12th February 1554 (executed) Father – Henry Grey (1517 – 1554) Mother – Frances Brandon (1517 – 1559) Spouse – Guildford Dudley (1535 – 1554) Children – No children Queen of England – 1553, 10th – 19th July Preceded by – King Edward VI 1547 – 1553 Succeeded by … Read more
Born – 1521 Died – 13th February 1542 Father – Edmund Howard (1478 – 1539) Mother – Jocasta Culpeper (1480 – 1528) Spouse – King Henry VIII (1491 – 1547) Children – None Queen Consort of England – 1540 – 1542 1521 (around) Kathryn Howard (Catherine Howard) was born to Lord Edmund Howard (son of … Read more
Born – c1501 Died – 19th May 1536 (executed) Father – Thomas Boleyn (1477 – 1539) Mother – Elizabeth Howard (1480 – 1538) Spouse – m. 1533 – King Henry VIII (1491 – 1547) Children – Queen Elizabeth I (1533 – 1601) Queen Consort of England 1533 – 1536 Preceded by – Catherine of Aragon … Read more
Born – c.1474 Died – 23rd November 1499 (executed) Father – Jehan de Werbecque (dates unknown) Mother – Katherine Farou (dates unknown) Spouse – Catherine Gordon (c.1474 – 1537) Children – No children Known to History – Pretended to be Richard Duke of Shrewsbury, son of King Edward IV and challenged Henry VII’s place on … Read more
Born – 18th May 1868 Died – 17th July 1918 Royal House – Romanov Father – Tsar Alexander III of Russia (1845 – 1894) Mother – Maria Fyodorovna (1847 – 1928) Spouse – Alexandra Feodorovna – (1872 – 1918) Children – Olga (1895 – 1918), Tatiana (1897 – 1918), Maria (1899 – 1918), Anastasia (1901 … Read more
This timeline details the history of the Gunpowder Plot 1603 – 1606 1603 (24th March) King James VI of Scotland succeeded to the English throne as King James I after Elizabeth I died. James I was a committed Protestant but his mother was Catholic Mary Queen of Scots who had been executed in 1587. Catholics … Read more
This timeline details the main events that happened during the reign of the Tudors from the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 to the accession of James I in 1603 See also: Tudor Executions 1485 – 1603 22nd August 1485 Henry Tudor defeated Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. He was proclaimed King … Read more
This timeline details the main events of the Reformation and Counter Reformation in Europe 1517 – 1648 1516 (March) Erasmus published new Greek and Latin versions of the New Testament. 1517 (Autumn) Martin Luther was annoyed that a Dominican friar, Johann Tetzel, was preaching that the purchase of an indulgence would forgive sins. 1517 (31st … Read more
