January
| 1 1540 Henry VIII met Anne of Cleves 1511 Birth of Henry, Duke of Cornwall, a son to Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. He died on 22nd February at just 52 days old. |
2 | 3 | 4 | 5 1558 The French took Calais 1589 Death of Catherine de Medici |
6 1540 Henry VIII married Anne of Cleves |
7 1536 Death of Catherine of Aragon |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 1559 Coronation of Elizabeth I |
16 1549 Arrest of Thomas Seymour was ordered |
17 | 18 1486 – Henry VII married Elizabeth of York |
19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 1552 Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, was executed 1561 Birth of Francis Bacon |
23 1571 – Opening of the Royal Exchange in London |
24 1536 Henry VIII’s jousting accident 1586 Earl of Leicester accepted title of Governor of the Provinces |
25 1533 Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn |
26 | 27 | 28 1457 Henry VII was born 1547 Death of Henry VIII 1596 Death of Sir Francis Drake |
| 29 1536 Funeral of Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn miscarried a 15 week male foetus |
30 | 31 1574 Birth of Ben Jonson 1510 Catherine of Aragon gave birth to stillborn daughter, 3 months premature. |