1510s in England
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Events from the1510sinEngland.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch–Henry VIII
- Regent–Catherine, Queen Consort(starting 30 June, until 22 October 1513)[1]
Events
[edit]- 1510
- c. January –Erasmusbegins his period of residence inCambridge.[2]
- 21 January – Parliament grantsHenry VIIIgenerous tax subsidies.[3]
- 31 January –Catherine of Aragonmiscarries her first child, a daughter, at about six months gestation; told she is still carrying a twin, she prepares for a birth in March–April but there is no child.[4]
- 17 August –Richard EmpsonandEdmund Dudleyexecuted for "constructive treason".[3]
- 1511
- 1 January – Catherine of Aragon gives birth to Henry VIII's eldest son,Henry, Duke of Cornwall,atRichmond Palacebut he dies on 22 February.
- 9 April –St John's College, Cambridge,receives its charter.
- July –Henry VIII's flagship theMary Roselaunched atPortsmouth.
- 13 November –War of the League of Cambrai:Henry joins the Holy League against France.[5]
- 17 November – theTreaty of Westminstersigned between England and Spain forming an alliance against France.[5]
- Archery Act 1511(3 Hen. 8.c. 3) attempts to ensure competence in use of theEnglish longbowby most adult males.
- Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham,begins reconstruction ofThornbury CastleinSouth Gloucestershireas a residence.
- Major fire atSherston, Wiltshire.
- 1512
- February – followingStrode's case– that ofMember of ParliamentRichard Strodeimprisoned by astannary courtdue to his attempts to introduce abillalleviating the harsh conditions of tin miners – Parliament passes an act granting MPs immunity from such prosecutions.[6]
- March – Parliament authorises a newpoll taxto pay for the War of the League of Cambrai.[3]
- 10 August –War of the League of Cambrai:the English fleet, commanded by Admiral SirEdward Howard,secures victory at theBattle of Saint-Mathieuover the French-Bretonfleet, though with loss of its flagship, theRegent,through explosion.
- Woolwich Dockyardestablished for theRoyal Navy.
- Boys aged from 7 upwards are required to be instructed in archery.[7]
- Wolverhampton Grammar Schoolis founded by SirStephen Jenyns.
- 1513
- 5 April –Treaty of Mechlinsigned by Henry,Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor,Ferdinand II of AragonandPope Leo Xagainst France.[5]
- 30 April – execution ofEdmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk.
- 11 June – Henry appoints Catherine of Aragon as Regent, Governor and Captain General in England while he campaigns in France.[8]
- July –War of the League of Cambrai:Scotlanddeclares war on England,[5]in breach of theTreaty of Perpetual Peace.
- 16 August – War of the League of Cambrai: Henry VIII leads his troops to victory over French cavalry at theBattle of the Spurs(Second Battle of Guinegate) in Artois.[5]
- 9 September – War of the League of Cambrai: at theBattle of Flodden,KingJames IV of Scotlandis defeated and killed by an English army underThomas Howard, Earl of Surrey.[5]Catherine of Aragon learns of this victory while nearBuckingham,having ridden north from London to address a speech of encouragement to troops gathering to march to Scotland.
- c. 17 September – Catherine of Aragon delivers a son who either miscarries, is stillborn or lives only a few hours.[9]
- 24 September – War of the League of Cambrai: the city ofTournaisurrenders to England.[5]
- Deptford Dockyardestablished for the Royal Navy.
- 1514
- April – Henry VIII declares a truce with France in theWar of the League of Cambrai.[5]
- 20 May –Trinity Houseis established as a guild of mariners atDeptfordto regulatepilotage.[5]
- June –Battle of Hornsholein theScottish Borders:young men fromHawickdefeat a raiding party from England.[10]
- 13 June –Henry Grace à Dieu,at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the newWoolwich Dockyard,is dedicated atErith.[3][11][12]
- 7 August – Henry VIII concludes an independent peace treaty with France in theWar of the League of Cambrai,negotiated byThomas Wolsey.
- 15 September –Thomas Wolseyis appointedArchbishop of York[5]and begins to buildYork Housein London.[3]
- 9 October – marriage ofLouis XII of FranceandMary Tudor(sister of Henry VIII) as part of the peace with France.[5]
- November/December – Catherine of Aragon delivers a stillborn son of Henry VIII.[13]
- 1515
- 2 July –Manchester Grammar Schoolendowed byHugh Oldham,the first freegrammar schoolin England.
- 10 September –Thomas Wolseyis invested as aCardinal (Catholic Church).[5]
- 24 December – Wolsey is named theLord Chancellor.[5]
- Wolsey commissions the rebuilding ofHampton Court Palace.[5]
- Structural completion ofKing's College Chapel, Cambridge.[14]
- 1516
- Gillingham Schoolfounded inDorset.
- c. December –Thomas More'sUtopiais first published (inLatinatLeuven).[3]
- 1517
- 1 March –Corpus Christi College, Oxford,established byRichard Foxe.[5]
- 1 May –Evil May Dayriots in London against foreigners.[5]
- A thirdepidemicofsweating sicknesshitsOxfordandCambridge.
- 1516
- 18 February – Catherine of Aragon gives birth to the King's daughter, who will become queen regnantMary I of England,at thePalace of Placentia,Greenwich.[15]
- August – construction of theManchester Grammar Schoolis completed.
- 23 September –Royal College of Physiciansfounded in London.[5]
- 3 October – Cardinal Wolsey'sTreaty of Londonis signed by France, England, theHoly Roman Empire,thePapacy,Spain,Burgundyand the Netherlands allying the European powers against theOttoman Empire.[5]
- 1519
- May – Henry VIII stands as a candidate in the election of theHoly Roman Emperor.[5]
- 15 May – official opening of Saint George's Chapel atWindsor Castle.[3]
- Henry VII's Chapel atWestminster Abbeycompleted.[3]
Births
[edit]- 1510
- 6 October
- John Caius,physician (died1573)
- Rowland Taylor,Protestant martyr (died1555)
- 28 December –Nicholas Bacon,Lord Keeper (died1579)
- 6 October
- 1511
- 1 January –Henry, Duke of Cornwall,eldest son ofHenry VIII of England(died 22 February)
- 1512
- August? –Catherine Parr,queen consort (died1548)
- Edward Clinton, 1st Earl of Lincoln,admiral (died1585)
- 1513
- 23 December –Thomas Smith,scholar and diplomat (died1577)
- Elizabeth Seymour,sister-in-law of Henry VIII (died1563)
- Thomas Watson,Catholic bishop (died1584)
- 1514
- 16 June –John Cheke,classical scholar and statesman (died1557)
- 1515
- 15 June –Anne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke,born Anne Parr (died1552)
- 22 September –Anne of Cleves,German-born fourth queen of Henry VIII (died1557)
- 8 October –Margaret Douglas,member of the royal family, diplomat (died1578)
- approx. date
- Roger Ascham,scholar and didactic writer (died1568)
- William Baldwin,writer, editor and theatrical director (died c.1563)
- Leonard Digges,mathematician and surveyor (died c.1559)
- Thomas Seckford,lawyer and royal court official (died1587)
- 1516
- 18 February – QueenMary I of England(died1558)[15]
- approx. date–Laurence Nowell,antiquarian (died1571)
- 1517
- 17 January –Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk,politician and courtier (executed1554)
- 16 July –Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk,granddaughter ofHenry VII(died1559)
- approx. date–Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey,aristocrat and poet (executed1547)
- 1518
- approx. date–Edmund Plowden,legal scholar (died1585)
- 1519
- c. 15 June –Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset,illegitimate son of Henry VIII (died1536)
- approx. date
- Thomas Gresham,merchant and financier (died1579)
- Nicholas Grimald,poet (died1562)
- Edwin Sandys,bishop (died1588)
Deaths
[edit]- 1510
- 17 August
- Edmund Dudley,statesman, executed (born c.1462or 1471/2)
- Richard Empson,statesman, executed (year of birth unknown)
- 17 August
- 1511
- 11 February –Henry, Duke of Cornwall,eldest son ofHenry VIII of England(born 1 January)
- 1513
- 10 March –John de Vere, 13th Earl of Oxford,general (born1443)
- 30 April –Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk,executed (born c.1471)
- 27 October –George Manners, 11th Baron Ros,nobleman (year of birth unknown)
- Robert Fabyan,chronicler (year of birth unknown)
- 1514
- 2 January –William Smyth,bishop and statesman (born1460)
- December –Henry, Duke of Cornwall,third son ofHenry VIII of England(stillborn)
- 1516
- 25 April –John Yonge,diplomat (born1467)
- 1518
- 20 November –Marmaduke Constable,soldier (born c.1455)
- 1519
- 10 September –John Colet,churchman and educator (born1467)
- William Grocyn,scholar (born1446)
References
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- ^The Statutes of the Realm.3:2-3.
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