1500s in England

Events from the 1500s in England.

Incumbents

 * Monarch – Henry VII (until 21 April 1509), then Henry VIII
 * Regent – Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (starting 21 April, until 28 June 1509)

Events

 * 1500
 * Publication of This is the Boke of Cokery, the first known printed cookbook in English.
 * 1501
 * 27 January – Archbishop of Canterbury-elect Thomas Langton dies before his consecration.
 * March – first royal court held at the new Richmond Palace.
 * 26 April – Henry Deane elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury.
 * 2 October – Catherine of Aragon first sets foot in England, at Plymouth; on 4 November she meets her intended spouse, Arthur, Prince of Wales, for the first time, at Dogmersfield in Hampshire.
 * 14 November – Marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales to Catherine of Aragon at St Paul's Cathedral in London by the Archbishop of Canterbury, followed by a public bedding.
 * 1502
 * 24 January – Treaty of Perpetual Peace between Scotland and England is signed at Richmond Palace.
 * 2 April – death of Arthur, Prince of Wales of fever, at Ludlow Castle, aged 15. He is buried in Worcester Cathedral.
 * 6 May – James Tyrrell executed for allegedly murdering the Princes in the Tower.
 * 19 June – Treaty between England and the Holy Roman Empire signed at Aachen.
 * 26 December – Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, is proclaimed an outlaw at Ipswich on suspicion of plotting against the King.
 * Bristol merchants return from Newfoundland carrying three native people and cod from the Grand Banks.
 * Macclesfield Grammar School is founded by Sir John Percyvale.
 * 1503
 * 24 January – construction of Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey begins.
 * 8 August – marriage of James IV of Scotland and Henry VII's daughter, Margaret Tudor.
 * 19 November – William Warham enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury.
 * 1504
 * 18 February – Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales.
 * March – private liveried retainers banned.
 * Silver shilling is the first English coin to be minted bearing a recognisable portrait of the King.
 * 1505
 * 28 June – planned marriage of Henry Tudor and Catherine of Aragon postponed when the dowry fails to arrive from Spain.
 * Christ's College, Cambridge is granted a royal charter at the instigation of Lady Margaret Beaufort, the King's mother, refounding it under its present name.
 * 1506
 * 16 January – Duke Philip IV of Burgundy lands at Melcombe Regis after the fleet carrying him to Castile (where he is to take the crown) runs into a violent storm.
 * 9 February and 20 March – Treaties of Windsor ally England, Burgundy, and the Habsburgs against France.
 * 24 April – Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, imprisoned as a rival claimant to the throne.
 * 30 April – Malus Intercursus, a treaty between Henry VII and Philip of Burgundy, is signed at Melcombe Regis.
 * 1507
 * 21 December – Henry VII arranges a marriage between his younger daughter, Mary Tudor and Habsburg Archduke Charles.
 * 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.
 * 1509
 * 22 April – the 17-year-old Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry VII; he will reign for 38 years. His grandmother Lady Margaret Beaufort serves as regent until her death on 29 June.
 * 11 June – Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon, his brother's widow.
 * 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.
 * 29 June – death of Lady Margaret Beaufort initiates foundation of St John's College, Cambridge (charter 1511).
 * November – Court chaplain Thomas Wolsey becomes royal almoner.
 * Formation of the Troop of Gentlemen as a royal escort, origin of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.
 * Desiderius Erasmus writes The Praise of Folly while staying with Thomas More.
 * St Paul's School, London, is founded by John Colet, Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral.
 * Royal Grammar School, Guildford, is founded under the will of Robert Beckingham.
 * Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, is founded.

Births

 * 1500
 * 12 March – Reginald Pole, Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1558)
 * 1501
 * 16 January – Anthony Denny, confidant of Henry VIII of England (died 1559)
 * 21 March – Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, born Anne Braye (died 1558)
 * 18 September – Henry Stafford, nobleman (died 1563)
 * approximate date
 * Anne Boleyn, second queen consort of Henry VIII of England (executed 1536)
 * Nicholas Heath, archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor (died 1578)
 * 1502 – approximate date
 * Elizabeth Blount, mistress of King Henry VIII of England (died 1540)
 * Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, courtier (died 1537)
 * 1503
 * 13 September (?) – John Leland, antiquarian (died 1552)
 * John Frith, Protestant priest and martyr (died 1533)
 * Approximate date – Thomas Wyatt, lyric poet and diplomat (died 1542)
 * 1504
 * 6 August – Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1574)
 * c. December – Nicholas Udall, playwright and schoolmaster (died 1556)
 * John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Tudor nobleman and politician (executed 1553)
 * 1505
 * William Cavendish, courtier (died 1557)
 * Philip Hoby, politician (died 1558)
 * Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, politician (died 1550)
 * Thomas Tallis, composer (died 1585)
 * Christopher Tye, composer and organist (died 1572)
 * 1506
 * Elizabeth Barton, nun (died 1534)
 * Margaret Lee, confidante of Queen Anne Boleyn (died 1543)
 * William Paget, 1st Baron Paget, statesman (died 1563)
 * 1507
 * Ralph Sadler, statesman (died 1587)

Deaths

 * 1500
 * 29 May – Thomas Rotherham, Archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor (born 1423)
 * 19 June – Edmund Tudor, Duke of Somerset, son of Henry VII (born 1499)
 * 15 September – John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 1420)
 * 1 October – John Alcock, Bishop of Ely (born c. 1430)
 * 1501
 * April – John Doget, diplomat (year of birth unknown)
 * 20 September – Thomas Grey, 1st Marquess of Dorset, stepson of Edward IV of England (born c. 1453)
 * 1502
 * 2 April – Arthur, Prince of Wales (born 1486)
 * 6 May – James Tyrrell, knight, alleged murderer of the princes in the Tower (executed) (born c. 1450)
 * 1503
 * 11 February – Elizabeth of York, queen of Henry VII of England (born 1466)
 * 15 February – Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (born c. 1440)
 * 16 March – Edward Story, Bishop of Carlisle and Chichester (year of birth unknown)
 * 24 June – Reginald Bray, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and architect (born 1440)
 * 23 November – Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (born 1446)
 * Richard Amerike, merchant and patron of John Cabot (born 1445)
 * 1504
 * 29 July – Thomas Stanley, 1st Earl of Derby (born 1435)
 * 1507
 * 24 August – Cecily of York, princess (born 1469)
 * 1508
 * 13 October – Edmund de Ros, 10th Baron de Ros, politician (born 1446)
 * 1509
 * 29 April – King Henry VII of England (born 1457)
 * 29 June – Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII (born 1443)