1500s in England
Events from the 1500s in England.
Incumbents
Monarch – Henry VII of England (to 21 April 1509), Henry VIII of England
Events
- 1500
- Publication of This is the Boke of Cokery, the first known printed cookbook in English.
- 1501
- 1502
- 1503
- 1504
- 1505
- 1506
- 1507
- 1508
- December – Formation of the League of Cambrai between France and the Habsburgs results in the wedding between Mary Tudor and Archduke Charles being called off.[1]
- 1509
- 22 April – Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry VII.[2]
- 11 June – Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon.[2]
- 19 June – Brasenose College, University of Oxford, is founded by Sir Richard Sutton (lawyer), of Prestbury, Cheshire, and the Bishop of Lincoln, William Smyth.
- 24 June – Coronation of Henry VIII.[5]
- November – Court chaplain Thomas Wolsey becomes royal almoner.[1]
- Desiderius Erasmus writes The Praise of Folly.[1]
- St John's College, Cambridge is founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort.[1]
- St Paul's School (London) is founded by John Colet, Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral.[1]
- Royal Grammar School, Guildford, is founded by Robert Beckingham.
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, is founded.
Births
- 1500
- 1501
- 1502
- 1503
- 1504
- 1505
- 1506
- 1507
- 1509
Deaths
- 1500
- 1501
- 1502
- 1503
- 1504
- 1507
- 1508
- 1509
References
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