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 Henry (VII, King of England 1485-1509)
1500 Pinzon sails coast of Brazil
 Apr 17 Louis XII enters Milan
 Aug Francisco de Bobadilla
 Oct Columbus returns in chains
1501 Tournament at the Tower of London
 Oct 2 Catherine of Aragon arrives
 Nov 14 Prince Arthur marries Catherine of Aragon
1502Jan Prince Arthur moves to Ludlow
 Apr Prince Arthur dies
 May 9 Columbus starts his fourth voyage
 May 25 Columbus leaves the Canary Islands
 Jun 15 Columbus lands at Mantinino
 Jun 29 Columbus predicts a hurricane
 Jul 30 Columbus heads west
 Aug Columbus explores the mainland coast
 Sep Columbus at Costa Rico
 Oct Henry becomes Duke of Cornwall
 Oct Veragua
 Nov Columbus shelters from the storms
 Nov 2 Columbus arrives at Portobelo
1503 William Wareham becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
  Construction of Henry VII Lady chapel
 Jan Columbus founds a colony
 Feb Elizabeth of York dies
 Jun Henry VII escorts Margaret to Scotland
 Jun Columbus is stranded for a year
 Jun 23 Henry and Catherine's marriage arranged
 Aug 8 Marriage of James IV and Margaret
1504Jan Mutiny in Jamaica
 Feb 29 A Lunar Eclipse saves Columbus
 Mar No rescue for Columbus
 Jun 29 Columbus is rescued
 Nov Death of Isabella of Castile
 Nov 7 Columbus returns to Spain
1505 Papal dispensation
1506May 20 Death of Columbus
1507 Thomas Wolsey becomes royal chaplain
  Carew Castle hosts a celebration
1508Sep 19 Earthquake
1509 Thomas Wolsey becomes royal almoner
  Norwich Cathedral fire
 Apr 21 Death of Henry VII
 Jun 11 Henry marries Catherine of Aragon
 Jun 24 The coronation of Henry VIII

 HENRY (VIII, King of England 1509-1547)
1509 Thomas Wolsey becomes royal almoner
  Norwich Cathedral fire
 Apr 21 Death of Henry VII
 Jun 11 Henry marries Catherine of Aragon
 Jun 24 The coronation of Henry VIII
Other Key People 
 Louis (XII, King of France)
 Columbus, Christopher
 Arthur (Son of Henry VII)
 Catherine (of Aragon)
 Wareham, William (Archbishop of Canterbury)
 Elizabeth (of York)
 James (IV King of Scotland 1488-1513)
 Margaret (Tudor, Daughter of Henry VII)
 Isabella (of Castile, Wife of Ferdinand II)
 Ferdinand (II, King of Aragon 1479-1516)
 Julius (II, Pope 1503-1513)
 Wolsey, Thomas (Lord Chancellor and Archbishop of York)
Episodes 
 Henry VIII and his Six Wives
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1501 Oct 2 Catherine of Aragon arrives
  Nov 14 Prince Arthur marries Catherine of Aragon
1502 Jan Prince Arthur moves to Ludlow
  Apr Prince Arthur dies
1503 Jun 23 Henry and Catherine's marriage arranged
1509 Jun 11 Henry marries Catherine of Aragon
  Jun 24 The coronation of Henry VIII

 The Great Explorers
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1506 May 20 Death of Columbus
1500 Pinzon sails coast of Brazil
  Aug Francisco de Bobadilla
  Oct Columbus returns in chains
1502 May 9 Columbus starts his fourth voyage
  May 25 Columbus leaves the Canary Islands
  Jun 15 Columbus lands at Mantinino
  Jun 29 Columbus predicts a hurricane
  Jul 30 Columbus heads west
  Aug Columbus explores the mainland coast
  Sep Columbus at Costa Rico
  Nov 2 Columbus arrives at Portobelo
  Oct Veragua
  Nov Columbus shelters from the storms
1503 Jan Columbus founds a colony
  Jun Columbus is stranded for a year
1504 Jan Mutiny in Jamaica
  Feb 29 A Lunar Eclipse saves Columbus
  Mar No rescue for Columbus
  Jun 29 Columbus is rescued
  Nov 7 Columbus returns to Spain
Religious Building Construction 
1503 Construction of Henry VII Lady chapel
1509 Norwich Cathedral fire
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