William Tyndale studies in the university at Wittenberg and plans to translate the Bible into English

Hans Holbein the Younger pays his first visit to England, and stays with Thomas More in Chelsea

Discussion of Henry VIII's proposed divorce hinges on rival verses from the Old Testament, in Deuteronomy and Leviticus

Henry VIII orders Wolsey to vacate Hampton Court after Wolsey has opposed the King's divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon

In a desperate attempt to retain royal favour, when suspected by the king of opposing his divorce, Cardinal Wolsey gives his spectacular Hampton Court Palace to Henry VIII

After the fall of Wolsey, Henry VIII appoints Thomas More as his Lord Chancellor

Henry's first phase of building at Hampton Court includes the construction of all the rooms required for operations of the kitchens, a Council Chamber and private rooms for himself

Plans are laid for the King's new gardens at Hampton Court including the Privy Garden, Pond Yard and Mount Garden

King Henry VIII’s barge moors in the creek leading from the River Thames to Kew Pond

Henry rebuilds the Great Hall at Hampton Court, the first in a sequence of rooms leading towards his private lodgings

The Privy Garden at Hampton Court is completed and is divided up into squares by 180 posts topped with heraldic beasts and is said to resemble a chess board in red, white and green

Thomas Cranmer, the archbishop of Canterbury, declares Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon null and void

Anne Boleyn has a child (the future Elizabeth I) but not of the sex her husband wants

Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy forces prominent figures in English public life to accept him on oath as head of the Church of England

Thomas More refuses to take the oath accepting the Act of Supremacy and is beheaded

Henry modernises the Chapel at Hampton Court and adds the magnificent ceiling

Henry VIII begins the process of gathering in the wealth of England's monasteries

Wales is merged within the English kingdom as a principality

A Water Gallery, over 170ft long, is constructed and incorporates a landing stage for the King's Barge at Hampton Court with a Pleasure Gallery above

Henry VIII's queen, Anne Boleyn, is beheaded in the Tower of London on unsubstantiated charges of adultery

Henry VIII encloses land to the north of Hampton Court Palace as a deer park, and plants it with acorns to provide oak for the navy

Jane Seymour gives birth to Henry VIII's long-awaited male heir (the future Edward VI)

Nicolas Oursian creates an astronomical clock for Henry VIII at Hampton Court

A one-week-old Scottish infant, daughter of James V, inherits the throne as Mary Queen of Scots

David Beaton, the archbishop of St Andrews, burns a leading Protestant, George Wishart, as a heretic and is murdered in retaliation