Pilgrimage of Grace Timeline

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1509 CE - 1547 CE

Reign of Henry VIII of England.
1532 CE

Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor over Henry VIII of England's plans to remarry.
25 Jan 1533 CE

Henry VIII of England marries his second wife, Anne Boleyn, in secret.
23 May 1533 CE

Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury formally annuls Henry VIII of England’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
1 Jun 1533 CE

Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, is crowned Queen of England.
28 Nov 1534 CE

The Act of Supremacy declares Herny VIII of England the head of the Church in England and not the Pope.
6 Jul 1535 CE

Sir Thomas More is executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII of England as the head of the Church in England.
1536 CE

Henry VIII of England and Thomas Cromwell push a bill through Parliament which begins the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales.
Oct 1536 CE - Dec 1536 CE

The Pilgrimage of Grace, a popular uprising against religious changes made by Henry VIII of England, marches in the north of England.
Jun 1537 CE

Henry VIII of England executes 178 of the protestors involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace.

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1509 CE - 1547 CE: Reign of Henry VIII of England.

1532 CE: Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor over Henry VIII of England's plans to remarry.

1533 CE: Henry VIII of England marries his second wife, Anne Boleyn, in secret.

1533 CE: Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury formally annuls Henry VIII of England’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon.

1533 CE: Anne Boleyn, second wife of Henry VIII of England, is crowned Queen of England.

1534 CE: The Act of Supremacy declares Herny VIII of England the head of the Church in England and not the Pope.

1535 CE: Sir Thomas More is executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII of England as the head of the Church in England.

1536 CE: Henry VIII of England and Thomas Cromwell push a bill through Parliament which begins the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales.

1536 CE: The Pilgrimage of Grace, a popular uprising against religious changes made by Henry VIII of England, marches in the north of England.

1537 CE: Henry VIII of England executes 178 of the protestors involved in the Pilgrimage of Grace.