– George Boleyn is appointed chief steward of Beaulieu.
– Princess Mary remains legitimate, “in good faith”, after signing a Succession Act that leaves her as inheritix of England in the event that her father dies without legitimate male issue.
– Katherine of Aragon accepts her new title as Dowager Princess and signs the Succession Act, after being offered a generous annual income, lands, and estates in exchange for her cooperation; along with the unusual stipulation that she has veto-power for any potential betrothal for her daughter that she finds unsuitable.
– Anne Boleyn is titled the Marquess of Pembroke. Henry and Anne wed after receiving the necessary papal dispensations for the marriage. Henry begins preparations for her coronation.
– Thomas Cromwell secures a seat in Parliament.
1530:
– Displeased by the rise of the evangelical-leaning members of the Boleyn faction (particularly with Anne, George, and Thomas Boleyn); Thomas More does not attend the coronation of Anne Boleyn. His absence is noted.
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Cuthbert Tunstall (one of Katherine’s supporters during the Great Matter), the Bishop of Durham, is relieved of his office of Lord Privy Seal. Thomas Boleyn is appointed to Lord Privy Seal in his stead.
– On September 20th, Anne gives birth to a son. He is named in honor of his uncle, with the same birthday, 44 years to the day– Arthur Tudor, Prince of Wales.
– Henry VIII appoints Thomas Cromwell to the Privy Council.
– Thomas Wolsey dies. Thomas Audley is invested as the new Lord Chancellor.
– Betrothal negotiations for Princess Mary take place.
Contenders include Phillip of Spain and Ferdinand of Portugal, Duke of Guarda.
1531:
– Primarily motivated by the arguments and counsel of the Boleyn faction and Cromwell, Henry grants permission for the financial practices of certain monasteries to be examined. [The results are not as far reaching as the historic Dissolution of the Monasteries. By the end of Henry’s reign, thirty monasteries are dissolved]
– Bishop Fisher begins secret communications with foreign diplomats. Behind the scenes, a conservative faction that doubts the legitimacy of the Boleyn marriage and its issue, forms, including: the Poles, Thomas More, Bishop Fisher, Nicholas Carew, Henry Guildford, and Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk.
– Betrothal negotiations for both Prince Arthur and Princess Mary continue. Contenders for the former include Maria of Austria, Dona Maria Manuela, and Margaret of France.
1532:
– Anne Boleyn’s second pregnancy results in a miscarriage.
1533:
– Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
– Princess Mary is officially betrothed to Ferdinand of Portugal.
– On September 7, Anne gives birth to a daughter, Elizabeth.
I can’t believe I have to live in a world where I’m not told I’m adored, loved, every 50 min; showered in gifts, and introduced by cherry blossom petals spontaneously manifesting when my name is mentioned
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