1525 Timeline Henry VIII,the Reign

Henry VIII,the Reign

Timeline 1525

Francis I King of France Captured at Pavia

24 February 1525
Francis, King of France, was captured during the Battle of Pavia and held prisoner in Madrid by Catherine of Aragon's nephew, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. His mother, Louise, became regent until
he was released.

Henry Celebrates French Defeat

Celebrations at the French defeat accompany Henry’s plans to invade and divide France

Amicable Grant for Invasion of France

21 March 1525
Amicable GrantCommissioners sent out to collect taxes to pay for invasion of France.

Charles had No Intention of Invading France;
Insults Flew

It was soon established that Charles, in Spain, was to have no share in Henry’s dream to divide France.
Charles knew about Joachim and his secret negotiations on behalf of the French king’s mother. Charles knew about Wolsey’s interceptions of imperial ambassador Louis de Prate’s diplomatic bags and his arrest. He knew about Wolsey’s vulgar tirades when he had called the emperor a liar, Lady Margaret a ribald, Archduke Ferdinand a child and Bourbon a traitor. Charles was already preparing to shun Princess Mary and take a Portuguese wife.
Charles said that Wolsey was selfish and avaricious and that the Cardinal held a grudge against the Habsburgs because they had not got him the papacy.

Amicable Grant Rebellion

April 1525
Amicable Grant commissioners sent out to collect taxes to pay for invasion of France.

Amicable Grant Pardon

April 1525
The ringleaders of the amicable grant rebellion were ceremonially pardoned by the king .

Mary Jilted by Charles

Spring and summer 1525
Breakdown of agreements for Charles to marry Mary. Instead he will marry the King of Portugal’s sister Isabel. This was the formal beginning of the abandonment of the alliance with England.

Garter for Henry VIII's Son

7 June 1525
Henry's illegitimate son, Henry Fitzroy, was installed as Knight of the Garter.

Two Dukedoms for Henry VIII's Son

18 June 1525
Henry Fitzroy was created Duke of Richmond and Somerset (after his Tudor and Beaufort ancestors) and Lieutenant General of the North.

England Changed Sides
John Joachim de Vaulx & Jean Brinon

27 July 1525
Agreement reached with Louise d’Angouleme’s envoys Brinon and Vaulx at Richmond, where Wolsey had
gone to escape the plague in London.

Princess Mary Moved to Ludlow Castle

1525
Mary moved to Ludlow with a magnificent household.

Henry VIII's Son Moved to Yorkshire

29 August 1525
Henry Fitzroy left York and travelled the eleven miles to Sheriff Hutton to take up his appointment as
Lord President of the Council of the North.

Treaty of the More with France

30 August 1525
Peace treaty between England and France signed at The More in Hertfordshire. John Joachim de Vaulx
and John Brinon, Lord of Villaines, signed for France.

For England, the treaty was signed by William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, Henry Courtenay, first Marquis of Exeter, Charles Somerset, first Earl of Worcester, Nicholas West, Bishop of Ely and Sir Thomas More.