Father – Robert Fisher
Mother – Agnes Fisher
Spouses – None
Children – None
Reformation
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey 1473 – 1530
Father – Robert Wolsey
Mother – Joan Daundy
Spouse – Joan Larke
Children – Thomas Wynter, Dorothy
Thomas More 1478 – 1535
Father – Sir John More
Mother – Agnes Graunger
Spouses – Jane Colt, Alice Middleton
Children – Margaret, Elizabeth, Cicely, John
Martin Luther 1483 – 1546
Father – Hans Luther
Mother – Margarethe Lindemann
Spouse – Katharina von Bora
Children – Johannes, Elisabeth, Magdalena, Martin, Paul, Margarethe
The Tudor Period 1485 – 1603
This timeline details the main events of the Tudor period from the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 to the accession of James I in 1603
See also: Tudor Executions 1485 – 1603
Thomas Cromwell 1485 – 1540
Father – Walter Cromwell
Mother – Katherine Maverell
Spouse – Elizabeth Wyckes
Children – Gregory, Anne, Grace, Jane
Tudor Executions 1485 – 1603
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
Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1489 – 1556
Father – Thomas Cranmer
Mother – Agnes Hatfield
Spouse – Joan, Margarete Hetzel
Children – Margaret, Thomas
Read moreThomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1489 – 1556
King Henry VIII of England, Wales and Ireland 1491 – 1547
Father – King Henry VII
Mother – Elizabeth of York
Spouses – Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Kathryn Howard, Katherine Parr
Children – Mary, Elizabeth, Edward
King of England – 1509 – 1547
Predecessor – Henry VII
Successor – Edward VI
Read moreKing Henry VIII of England, Wales and Ireland 1491 – 1547
Anne Boleyn c1501 – 1536
Father – Thomas Boleyn
Mother – Elizabeth Howard
Spouse – King Henry VIII
Children – Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Mary I of England, Wales and Ireland 1516 – 1558
Father – King Henry VIII
Mother – Catherine of Aragon
Spouse – Philip II of Spain
Children – No children
Queen of England – 1553 – 1558
Preceded by – Lady Jane Grey – 1553
Succeeded by – Queen Elizabeth I – 1558 – 1603
Read moreQueen Mary I of England, Wales and Ireland 1516 – 1558
The Reformation 1517 – 1648
This timeline details the main events of the Reformation and Counter Reformation in Europe 1517 – 1648
English History 1530 – 1539
This timeline gives a chronological listing of the main events in English history for the years 1530 – 1539
The monarch for this period was Henry VIII
The Spanish Armada Causes and Events 1534 – 1588
This timeline details the main causes and events of the Spanish Armada
Please note: the dates used in this timeline are those that were in use in England in 1588. In Spain the change from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar occurred in 1582, in England the change did not take place until 1752. The change in calendar meant that the following day jumped forward by 10 days and explains why some sources date the events of the Armada 10 days later than those used here.
Guildford Dudley 1535 – 1554
Father – John Dudley
Mother – Jane Guildford
Spouse – Jane Grey
Children – No children
English History 1540 – 1549
This timeline gives a chronological listing of the main events in English history for the years 1540 – 1549
The monarchs for this period were:
Henry VIII to Jan 1547
Edward VI from Jan 1547
