1503 Henry VII's chapel in Westminister Abbey is begun. 1509 Henry VII dies and is succeeded by his son, Henry, Prince of Wales. Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon , his brother's widow. 1520 Martin Luther is excommunicated. France and England meet at the Field of the Cloth of Gold.
Peace is signed between England and France.
Hans Holbein the Younger visits England for the first time. Rome is sacked . There are severe outbreaks of the plague in England. Castiglione writes Il Cortegiano , the 1st treatise on manners with a code of behavior for gentlemen. 1533 Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn , setting aside Catherine of Aragon.