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New Testament Published in French

Jacques Lefèvre d'Etaples, a protégé of Marguerite de Angouleme, published a translation of the New Testament in French, which was the second language of the English royal court.

Duke of Bourbon Defects from France

Spring
In a dispute with Francis's mother, Louise, over land inheritance, Charles, Duke of Bourbon, High Constable of France, betrays Francis and offers his services to Charles.
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Order to Henry Percy – Stay Away from Anne Boleyn
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Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, is now primarily remembered as the betrothed of Anne Boleyn, whom he was forced to give up before she became involved with King Henry VIII.

Money for French War

Parliament agrees funds to invade France

Duke of Suffolk, Brandon, Sails with Army to Invade France

24 August
After delays in preparations Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk eventually crossed the Channel to make ready to cross the border from English held Calais to attack and take Boulogne from Francis 

Three Sided Attack Planned

Under a new strategy devised by Bourbon, the original plan to attack Boulogne was abandoned. Instead, John Russell, future Earl of Bedford, French rebel the Duke of Bourbon and Charles V were to join forces and, with England, a three-sided attack on Paris was planned – the victors were to divide conquered France between them. In the plan, Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk would attack Paris.

But Only Suffolk Turned Up – No Charles or Bourbon 

Autumn 1523
Contrary to his promise Charles had not moved into Guienne, but had kept his Spanish armies camped on the frontier at Narbonne.
Bourbons rebellion had also gone wrong. A few days after Bourbons meeting with Russell, just before Suffolk's army left Calais,one of Bourbons pages had betrayed his plans to Francis.
Bourbon had fled in disguise to Charles's territories in northern Italy.

Pope Adrian is Dead

Rome 14 September 1523
Charles’s former tutor, Regent of Spain and Pope, died in Rome.

Suffolk is Near Paris

2 November 1523
After taking Braye and Montdidier, Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk, crossed the Somme and was but sixty miles from Paris.

Concern over Bourbon's Spirit

Wolsey and Henry are worried that if Bourbon were with Charles's armies in Genoa, he would more than ever be
Charles's man and not Henry's.

New Pope is Clement VII - Not Wolsey

19 November 1523 
Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici was new pope, Clement VII.

Another Albany Absence

23 November 1523
Scottish - French Albany ducks another battle with the English.

Francis Reinforces Paris

November – December 1523
Paris reinforced by Francis. Bad weather plague and withdrawal of Burgundian troops force English army to return home. 
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