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| 1528 |
| | | Discussion of Henry VIII's proposed divorce hinges on rival verses from the Old Testament, in Deuteronomy and Leviticus | |
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| 1528 |
| | | 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 | |
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| 1529 |
| | | After the fall of Wolsey, Henry VIII appoints Thomas More as his Lord Chancellor | |
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| 1533 |
| | | Thomas Cranmer, the archbishop of Canterbury, declares Henry VIII's marriage to Catherine of Aragon null and void | |
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| 1533 |
| | | Anne Boleyn has a child (the future Elizabeth I) but not of the sex her husband wants | |
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| 1534 |
| | | 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 | |
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| 1535 |
| | | Thomas More refuses to take the oath accepting the Act of Supremacy and is beheaded | |
|  | Interrogations for the trial of Sir Thomas More
National Archives, Kew
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| 1536 |
| | | Henry VIII begins the process of gathering in the wealth of England's monasteries | |
|  | Valor Ecclesiasticus, or valuation of church property in 1536
National Archives, Kew
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| 1536 |
| | | Wales is merged within the English kingdom as a principality | |
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| 1536 |
| | | Henry VIII's queen, Anne Boleyn, is beheaded in the Tower of London on unsubstantiated charges of adultery | |
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