Anne Boleyn Victorious - A Collaborative Timeline

September 1533 - Introduction
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    September 1533: Queen Anne Boleyn gives birth to twin children, a boy and a girl. The children are christened Henry and Elizabeth in a grand ceremony in front of many of Henry VIII’s vassals. Henry VIII also announced he has negotiated an alliance with the French. This greatly pleases Queen Anne. The babies’ births enrage Henry’s daughter by his first wife, Mary, who has been declared illegitimate. Regardless Mary puts on a smile and attends the christening of the infants as Elizabeth’s godmother. Mary’s own mother, Catherine of Aragon, Dowager Princess of Wales, refuses to believe that her rival had given birth to a healthy son.

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    October 1533-May 1534
  • October 1533: Jane Parker, Wife of George Boleyn falls ill and dies a week later.
    May 1534: George Boleyn marries Lady Mary Tudor, the King's natural(Bastard) daughter.
     
    November 1533-June 1534
  • October 1533: Jane Parker, Wife of George Boleyn falls ill and dies a week later.
    May 1534: George Boleyn marries Lady Mary Tudor, the King's natural(Bastard) daughter.
    November 1533: Henry and Elizabeth are sent to Ashridge in Hertfordshire under the guidance of Lady Bryan and Anne's sister, the widowed Lady Carey. They will be raised there together until Henry is old enough to be sent to Wales.

    June 1534: George is created Earl of Buckingham in honour of his marriage to Lady Mary. Meanwhile, the Protestant state of Denmark is eager to capitalise on Henry's newfound love for anything anti-Papal and sends envoys suggesting a match between baby Elizabeth and their own infant Crown Prince, Frederick. Moreover, Anne finds herself pregnant again.
     
    July-August 1534
  • July 1534: Mary Tudor, new wife of George Boleyn, stays constantly in her bedroom and refuses to speak to anyone. Katherine of Aragon, Dowager Princess of Wales dies of suspicious causes and suspicion instantly falls on the Boleyns.
    August 1534: Anne miscarries, but since she has a son already, she stays in Henry's good graces.
     
    March 1535
  • March 1535: Mary , wife of George Boleyn, gives birth to a healthy son who will be named Owen(After Owen Tudor) and who will show such a physical resemblance to George Boleyn that no one will doubt his paternity.
     
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    July-September 1534
  • July 1534: Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk and his fourth wife, Catherine Willoughby, 12th Baroness Willoughby de Eresby are blessed with a healthy baby boy, Henry Brandon.

    August 1534: The population of English land in France, increase as Huguenots pledge their allegiance to the true King of France, Henry of England.

    September 1534: Following Anne’s miscarriage, Martin Luther's sends over a copy of his Bible, translated to English as a condolence gift and hopes of keeping the faith through these trying times.
     
    October 1534
  • October 1534: A wild, uncontrollable fire breaks out at the Palace of Placentia, reducing it to rubble. Mary Tudor is arrested for this and sent to the Tower to be watched under heavy guard by order of her stepmother, even though she is heavily pregnant. Katherine Willoughby is pregnant again.
     
    November 1534
  • November, 1534: Francis I of France sends a ambassador to King Sigismund of Poland, to ask for marriage of Isabella Jagiellon to Francis, Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France.
     
    December 1534
  • 1st December, 1534: Over 200 Spanish settlers and conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar, are lost at sea, when their ships are caught in a storm.

    25th December, 1534: To King Henry’s delight, the court physicians, informs him that Queen Anne Boleyn, is pregnant again. The physician recommends that Anne must take it easy, cutting out stress and travelling.
    During this time, Henry takes a lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour as his new mistress.
     
    January-April 1535
  • January 1535: Having spent Christmas at Court with their parents, the fifteen-month-old Henry and Elizabeth are sent back to Ashridge. With them goes their nine-month-old cousin Owen, who has been taken from his mother due to the suspicion she is under.

    March 1535: Katherine, Duchess of Suffolk and her stepdaughter, the Marchioness of Dorset, give birth within days of each other - Katherine to a boy named Charles for his father, and Frances to a girl named for the Queen.

    April 1535: The Queen's sister, Lady Carey, surprises everyone by marrying Sir William Herbert, one of the King's Esquires of the Body. The groom is created Baron Herbert of Cardiff as a wedding present, and the marriage appears to be happy - the new Baroness is declared to be pregnant within weeks.

    Henry VIII also sends Ambassadors to Paris, seeking the hand of King Francis's niece, the seven-year-old heiress to Navarre, Jeanne, for the Prince of Wales. He does this at Anne's urging, for she has always been fond of Jeanne's mother, Queen Marguerite, and is keen to join their families.
     
    May 1535
  • May 1535: Isabella Jagiellon arrives in France and is welcomed by her future in-laws. Mary Tudor, still in the tower, gives birth to a healthy daughter whom she names Katherine. Mother and daughter are separated by the order of the queen.
     
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    October-December 1535
  • October 1535: Mary Tudor is proved innocent at court after her husband, George Boleyn testifies that she couldn't have been the one to burn down the Palace of Placentia as the two of them had both been confined in their houses, far away from the palace in question, due to sweating sickness that ran rampant throughout England at the time. Released from all charges, she chooses still to confine herself and refuses to acknowledge her stepmother, half-siblings or father.
    November 1535: Katherine Parr, Lady Latimer establishes herself as part of Mary's household by using her mother's friendship with Katherine of Aragon. The two become close friends and she catches the king's eye, which infuriates Queen Anne. Mary, secretly delighted by this, encourages Katherine to get on her father's good side though she would only ever state that it would benefit the Latimers. The marriage between George and Mary is still tense and distrustful, and he takes lovers frequently. But she is pregnant again, and he prays for a son, though she secretly hopes for another daughter.
    December 1535: Neither George nor Mary are invited to court for Christmas. The king and queen refuse to give any reason, though.
     
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    July 1535-March 1536
  • July 1535: Mary FitzRoy, Duchess of Richmond and Somerset announces that she is pregnant, with her first child for Henry Fitzroy. The news came following a physician visiting their household, due to Henry’s heavy coughing.

    September 1536: During the celebration of the twins of thrid birthday, King Henry announces the bethrothal between Prince Fredrick of Denmark and Norway with Princess Elizabeth. The neogitations for the match between Henry and Princess Jeanne of Navarre are still ongoing.
    October 1536: Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor begins his own secret negotiations with Francis, stating that if England was to marry their heir to the heiress of Navarre, France and Spain will have an English strong hold threatening their border.
    Charles proposes either between Jeanne and his own son, Philip, Prince of Gerona and Asturias or or his nephew, Archduke Ferdinand of Austria, second son of Ferdinand of Austria and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary.
    February 1536: Emperor Isabella of the Holy Roman Empire announces her pregnancy. Emperor Charles offers King Henry, his niece, Catherine for Prince Henry of Wales. Cromwell urges the king to accept which brings him into conflict with Queen Anne who is already angry at him for she believes his greed is to blame for the ongoing rebellion.
    February 1536: Henry is put off the idea of having another “Queen Catherine” instead he has Cromwell, suggest a marriage to a younger niece, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria.
    March 1536: Jane Seymour discovers her pregnancy. King Henry searches for a husband for his mistress.
    March 1536: Queen Anne suggests marrying Jane off to Thomas Howard, the youngest son of Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk and Lady Elizabeth Stafford.
    Although not titled, King Henry, thinks this is a reasonable match and could easily raise the young noble to the title of Earl of Northampton.
     
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    June 1536
  • June 1537: Isabella Jagiellon announces her first pregnancy. At the same time, her husband, severely weakened by his imprisonment in Spain, falls dangerously ill.
     
    July 1536
  • July 1536: The dauphin recovers after hearing the news of his wife's pregnancy, but the illness has spread to his younger brother who had also been a Spanish prisoner. In England, George Boleyn dies and leaves all he owns to his now widow.
     
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    August 1536-January 1537
  • August 1536: Mary Tudor gives birth to a posthumous daughter named Elizabeth Boleyn. Anne Boleyn announces she is pregnant again. Henri, Duke of Orleans dies.

    September 1536: The King’s mistress, Lady Jane Seymour, gives birth to a daughter, Jane Fitzroy. She is acknowledged by the King.

    November 1536: Isabella of Portugal, Queen of Castile and Aragon, dies after giving birth to a third daughter, Infanta Catalina. Charles V is distraught, but takes comfort in his son, Philip, and three daughters, Maria, Juana, and Catalina.

    January 1537: Dauphine Isabella gives birth to a daughter, Elisabeth de Valois. Catherine de Medici gives birth to a posthumous daughter, Henrietta.
     
    February 1537
  • February 1537: Isabella Jagiellon is pregnant again, despite having just given birth. Mary Tudor requests and is allowed to enter a convent, keeping her daughter with her. Anne Boleyn prematurely gives birth to a stillborn son, which strains relations between herself and Henry. Jane Seymour is pregnant again, to make things worse. Charles V betroths his daughter, Catalina, to young Henry. He also begins negotiations for a second bride - though he doesn't really want to remarry, he only has one son.
     
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    March-July 1537
  • February 1537: Isabella Jagiellon is pregnant again, despite having just given birth. Mary Tudor requests and is allowed to enter a convent, keeping her daughter with her. Anne Boleyn prematurely gives birth to a stillborn son, which strains relations between herself and Henry. Jane Seymour is pregnant again, to make things worse. Charles V betroths his daughter, Catalina, to young Henry. He also begins negotiations for a second bride - though he doesn't really want to remarry, he only has one son.
    March 1537: Having given birth to a stillborn son a month earlier, Anne is stunned to still feel a baby moving inside her. Realising she must have been carrying twins, Dr Linacre orders her to remain on bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy.

    April 1537: Anne gives birth to a healthy, if small, second son, whom she names George after her beloved brother. She surrenders her Welsh manors to him and he is created Duke of Pembroke at his baptism. His godparents include the Duchess of Ferrara and the Marquis and Marchioness of Dorset.

    July 1537: Charles V marries the 15-year-old Anna of Lorraine in Aachen Cathedral.
     
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    May 1537-February 1538
  • March 1537: Having given birth to a stillborn son a month earlier, Anne is stunned to still feel a baby moving inside her. Realising she must have been carrying twins, Dr Linacre orders her to remain on bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy.

    April 1537: Anne gives birth to a healthy, if small, second son, whom she names George after her beloved brother. She surrenders her Welsh manors to him and he is created Duke of Pembroke at his baptism. His godparents include the Duchess of Ferrara and the Marquis and Marchioness of Dorset.

    May 1537: James V and Madeline de Valois wed. By the end of the month she is pregnant.

    July 1537: Charles V marries the 15-year-old Anna of Lorraine in Aachen Cathedral.
    August 1537: Negotiations for the betrothal young Prince Henry to Jeanne of Navarre fizzle. Henry VIII just can’t get over the age difference. Instead he turns his attention to young Elizabeth de Valois.

    The birth of young George has brought Henry and Anne back together. A very pregnant Jane is sent away from court, though Jane FitzRoy is sent to join her half siblings.

    September 1537: Jane Seymour goes into labor, after 28 hours of labor gives birth to a daughter that will be named Dorothy FitzRoy. Jane falls into a fevered sleep and never wakes again.

    December 1537: around Christmas, inspired by the celebration of the birth of Christ, and from reading the selections of the Bible in English Martin Luther sent (I changed it to selections since full translations take forever), Anne persuades Henry advocate on behalf of William Tyndale, and after some political machinations, Tyndale is sent back to England where he resumes his bible translation in luxury.

    February 1538: Madeleine de Valois, Queen of Scotland gives birth to a little girl. The new Scottish princess is named Madelyn in her mother’s honor.
     
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