The rebuilding of Henry VII's palace is largely completed, after an impressively short time

St Peter’s is rebuilt, retaining some Norman work in the chancel from the original ‘chapelry’

The newly crowned and recently married king, Henry VIII, spends his first Christmas with his wife, Catherine of Aragon, at Richmond

Thomas Wolsey leases Hampton Court from Henry Daubeney

Thomas Wolsey begins to build himself a palace at Hampton Court, but will later consider it politic to give it to Henry VIII

Wolsey's first phase of work at Hampton Court adds a whole new courtyard of accomodation, Base Court, and an imposing Great Gatehouse

Thomas Cromwell’s sister Katherine and her husband Morgan Williams move into the Mortlake house inherited from Morgan’s uncle John Williams

The second phase of Wolsey's work at Hampton Court includes the creation of three suites fit for Royal occupation, a suite of rooms for himself and a magnificant Chapel

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

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

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

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

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

The mathematician, astrologer and alchemist John Dee moves to a house in Mortlake on the site of the building now known as the Queen’s Head

John Dee brings back from Lorraine a cartload of special instruments for alchemy, to be installed in his laboratory at Mortlake

James Burbage builds London's first theatre and calls it the Theatre

Queen Elizabeth buys the lease of Barn Elms for her spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham

John Dee sets off for six years of travel in Europe, during which his laboratory and library in Mortlake is plundered by former associates and rivals