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Timeline ~ 1533; 1534 to 1607; 1608 to 1662; ... John Cabot reaches the island of Newfoundland, which he claims for England. 16th century
1535 - Cartier's expedition sails along the St. Lawrence River and stops in a little bay he names Baie Saint-Laurent on August 10. 1535 - On September 6, Cartier is the first European to discover L'Isle-aux-Coudres, Quebec. 1535 - Cartier continues to sail up the St. Lawrence to the village of Hochelaga on October 2.
Phillip II, the future king of England (r. 1554-1558), is born to parents Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and Isabella of Portugal. 1526: Lord Chancellor Cardinal Thomas Wolsey ordered the burning of Lutheran books. 1533: King Henry VIII severs ties with the Catholic Church and declared himself head of the church in England. 7 September
January 25 – King Henry VIII of England formally but secretly marries Anne Boleyn, who becomes his second queen consort. [1] January 26 – Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, is appointed Lord Chancellor of England. [2] [3] February 4 – The Reformation Parliament is summoned into session by King Henry VIII of England, and meets ...
1534 – Jacques Cartier explores the Gulf of St. Lawrence, discovering Anticosti Island and Prince Edward Island. [7] 1535 – Fray Tomás de Berlanga explores the Galapagos Islands. [40] 1535 – Cartier ascends "La Grande Rivière" or "La Rivière de Hochelaga" (the St. Lawrence River) to the village of Hochelaga (present-day Montreal). [7]
There are three major periods of expansion of the territory of Canada, mostly as a result of exploration efforts. First, the 1534–1603 period, in which Canada's territory comprised the coasts of Newfoundland, the entirety of Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and the coasts of New Brunswick, the Saint Lawrence River and the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.
Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England: 1532, December Anne Boleyn becomes pregnant 1533, January Thomas Cranmer appointed Archbishop of Canterbury: 1533, 25 January Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn at Whitehall : 1533, March Statute in Restraint of Appeals: 1533, May Cranmer declares Henry's marriage null and void 1533, 4 July
July 7 – The first known exchange between Europeans and the natives of the Gulf of St. Lawrence occurs in what is now New Brunswick. July 20 – Cambridge University Press is given a Royal Charter by Henry VIII of England, and becomes the first of the privileged presses. [109]