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HENRY (VIII, King of England 1509-1547)

1540		Construction of Pendennis and St. Mawes Castles
		Waltham Abbey Dissolved
	Jan	Abbey at Gloucester surrenders
	Jan 6	Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
	Jul 9	Marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled
	Jul 28	Marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine Howard
1541		Gloucester given Cathedral status
1542	Feb 13	Catherine Howard executed
	Aug	Battle of Haddon Rig
	Nov 24	Battle of Solway Moss
	Dec 8	Birth of Mary, Queen of Scots
	Dec 14	Death of James V of Scotland
1543		Succession to the Crown Act
	Jul	Treaties at Greenwich
	Jul 12	Marriage of Henry and Catherine Parr
	Sep 9	Queen Mary's Coronation
1544		Construction of Southsea Castle
1545	Jul 19	Sinking of the Mary Rose
1547	Jan 28	Death of Henry VIII
	Feb 20	Edward VI crowned
	Mar 31	Death of Francis I
	Apr	Catherine Parr marries Thomas Seymour
	Jul	Capture of the castle at St. Andrews
	Sep 10	Battle of Pinkie Cleugh

Edward (VI, King of England 1547-1553)

1547	Jan 28	Death of Henry VIII
	Feb 20	Edward VI crowned
	Mar 31	Death of Francis I
	Apr	Catherine Parr marries Thomas Seymour
	Jul	Capture of the castle at St. Andrews
	Sep 10	Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
1548	Qtr 1	Queen Mary moved to Dumbarton Castle
	Jul	The French arrive in Scotland
	Aug 13	Queen Mary arrives in France

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Henry VIII and his Six Wives

1540	Jan 6	Marriage of Henry VIII and Anne of Cleves
	Jul 9	Marriage to Anne of Cleves annulled
	Jul 28	Marriage of Henry VIII and Catherine Howard
1542	Feb 13	Catherine Howard executed
1543	Jul 12	Marriage of Henry and Catherine Parr