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This former water tower was the site of the original public library, exterior view. 1873: Chicago Public Library established. [6] 1875: Holy Name Cathedral dedicated. [6] 1877 Bohemian National Cemetery was founded. Railroad strike. [12] 1876 Chicago White Stockings Art Institute of Chicago As seen from Michigan Ave. 1878 Art Institute of ...
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
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
For a full timeline overview, see timeline of British history. There was no concept of "British history" in the 1500s, except that the word "British" was used to refer to the ancient Britons and the Welsh. This page presents a timeline of events in the history of England and Scotland from 1500 until 1599. 1509 England – Henry VIII crowned and married to Catherine of Aragon 1513 England and ...
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 ...
January 15 – The third session of the Reformation Parliament of King Henry VIII of England is opened. January 26 – 1531 Lisbon earthquake: More than 30,000 people are killed in Portugal in an earthquake and subsequent tsunami. [26] February 27 – Lutheran princes in the Holy Roman Empire form an alliance known as the Schmalkaldic League ...
1853 Bird's eye view of Chicago 1857 Bird's eye view of Chicago. In 1848, the opening of the Illinois and Michigan Canal allowed shipping from the Great Lakes through Chicago to the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The first rail line to Chicago, the Galena & Chicago Union Railroad, was completed the same year. Chicago would go on to ...
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) [11]