Alison Weir - Six Wives of Henry VIII
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The tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) is one of the most fascinating in all history, not least for his marriage to six extraordinary women. In this accessible work of brilliant scholarship, Alison Weir draws on early biographies, letters, memoirs, account books, and diplomatic reports to bring these women to life. Catherine of Aragon emerges as a staunch though misguided woman of principle; Anne Boleyn, an ambitious adventuress with a penchant for vengeance; Jane Seymour, a strong-minded matriarch in the making; Anne of Cleves, a good-natured and innocent woman naively unaware of the court intrigues that determined her fate; Catherine Howard, an empty-headed wanton; and Catherine Parr, a warm-blooded bluestocking who survived King Henry to marry a fourth time.
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Chronology
22 August - Battle of Bosworth. Henry Tudor usurps the English throne as Henry VII and founds the Tudor dynasty.
16 December - Birth of Katherine of Aragon.
19/20 September - Birth of Prince Arthur, eldest son of Henry VII.
27 March - Treaty of Medina del Campo: Katherine and Arthur betrothed.
28 June - Birth of Prince Henry, second son of Henry VII.
19 May - Katherine and Arthur married by proxy.
19 May - Katherine and Arthur married for a second time by proxy.
27 September - Katherine arrives in England.
12 November - Katherine enters London in state.
14 November - Marriage of Katherine of Aragon and Arthur, Prince of Wales.
2 April - Death of Prince Arthur.
25 June - Katherine betrothed to Prince Henry.
8 February - Prince Henry created Prince of Wales.
26 November - Death of Isabella of Castile.
27 June - Prince Henry secretly repudiates his betrothal.
22 April - Death of Henry VII and accession of Henry VIII.
11 June - Marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
23 June - Henry and Katherine enter London in state.
24 June - Coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
31 January - Birth of a stillborn daughter to Katherine of Aragon.
1 January - Birth of Prince Henry, son of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
22 February - Death of Prince Henry.
c. 1512 - Birth of Katherine Parr.
30 June to 22 October - Katherine rules as regent while Henry VIII campaigns in France.
9 September - Battle of Flodden.
October - Birth of a son, who died soon after birth, to Katherine of Aragon.
November - Birth of a son, who died soon after birth, to Katherine of Aragon.
22 September - Birth of Anne of Cleves.
J anuary - Death of Ferdinand of Aragon.
18 February - Birth of the Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon.
10 November - Birth of a daughter, who died soon after birth, to Katherine of Aragon.
February - Death of the Holy Roman Emperor, Maximilian, followed by the election of Charles of Castile, Katherine of Aragon's nephew, in his stead.
June - Birth of Henry FitzRoy, bastard son of Henry VIII by Elizabeth Blount.
3-23 June - The Field of Cloth of Gold, summit meeting between Henry VIII and Francis I of France.
Katherine of Aragon known to be past the age for bearing children. Cessation of sexual relations between her and Henry VIII.
c. 1525 - Birth of Katherine Howard.
August - Princess Mary's household established at Ludlow.
February - First indication that Henry VIII courting Anne Boleyn.
6 May - Sack of Rome by the Emperor's troops.
17 May - Proceedings to annul Henry VIII's marriage to Katherine of Aragon instituted in an ecclesiastical court at Westminster.
22 June - Katherine informed by Henry of his doubts concerning the validity of their marriage.
September - Henry VIII asks the Pope to help him gain an annulment of his marriage.
29 September - Cardinal Campeggio, sent by the Pope to try the King's case, arrives in England.
31 May - The legatine court opens at Black Friars, London.
23 July - Campeggio adjourns the case indefinitely to Rome.
November - Death of Cardinal Wolsey
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11 February - The Reformation Parliament acknowledges Henry VIII as Supreme Head of the Church of England under Christ.
14 July - Henry separates from Katherine and she is banished from court.
1 September - Anne Boleyn created Lady Marquess of Pembroke.
25 January - Secret marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
12 April - Anne Boleyn first appears in public as Queen of England.
23 May - Archbishop Cranmer declares the marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon to be invalid and unlawful.
28 May - Archbishop Cranmer declares the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn to be good and valid.
31 May - Anne Boleyn enters London in state.
1 June - Coronation of Anne Boleyn.
7 September - Birth of the Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
23 March - Parliament passes the Act of Succession vesting the succession in Anne Boleyn's children by the King.
23 March - Pope Clement VII pronounces the marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon to be lawful and canonical.
c. July - Birth of a child, sex not known, either stillborn or dead soon after birth, to Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
22 June - Execution of John Fisher, Bishop of Rochester.
late June - Birth of a stillborn child to Anne Boleyn.
6 July - Execution of Sir Thomas More.
November - First mention of Henry VIII's courtship of Jane Seymour.
7 January - Death of Katherine of Aragon.
29 January - Birth of a stillborn son to Anne Boleyn.
2 May - Anne Boleyn arrested and taken to the Tower of London.
15 May - Trial of Anne Boleyn.
19 May - Execution of Anne Boleyn.
20 May - Henry VIII betrothed to Jane Seymour.
30 May - Marriage of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour.
7 June - Jane Seymour enters London in state.
June - Parliament passes the Act of Succession vesting the succession in Jane Seymour's children by the King.
13 June - Henry's daughter Mary offers him her submission.
September 1536 - March 1537 - Pilgrimage of Grace.
12 October - Birth of Prince Edward, son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour.
24 October - Death of Jane Seymour.
4 September - Henry VIII betrothed to Anne of Cleves.
27 December - Anne of Cleves arrives in England.
6 January - Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves.
4 February - Anne of Cleves enters London in state.
April - First mention of Henry VIII's courtship of Katherine Howard.
9 July - Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled.
28 July - Execution of Thomas Cromwell.
Marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine Howard.
1 November - Henry VIII informed by Archbishop Cranmer of Katherine Howard's misconduct.
7 February - Parliament passes the Act of Attainder condemning Katherine Howard to death.
13 February - Execution of Katherine Howard.
12 July - Marriage of Henry VIII and Katherine Parr.
1544
14 July - Katherine Parr rules as regent while Henry VIII campaigns in France.
28 January - Death of Henry VIII; accession of Edward VI.
c. April - Marriage of Katherine Parr and Thomas Seymour.
30 August - Birth of Mary, daughter of Katherine Parr and Thomas Seymour.
7 September - Death of Katherine Parr.
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