| Term | Definition |
| 1491 | HVIII born named after HVI |
| 1502 | death of his brother Prince Arthur |
| 1509 | King Henry VII dies, marriage HVIII marries C of A and their crowned |
| 1472 | Wolsey born |
| 1487 | Wolsey graduates Magdalen college oxford age 15 |
| 1497 | Wolsey bursar and fellow of Magdalen college |
| 1498 | Wolsey ordained Priest |
| 1500 | Wolsey resigns after over spending on Tower |
| 1501 | Wolsey chaplain to Arch Bishop of Cantebury |
| 1507 | Wolsey - royal chaplain |
| 1509 | Wolsey royal almoner |
| 1510 | Wolsey joined the council |
| 1513 | wolsey organizes French campaign, made Dean of York and Bishop of Tournai |
| 1514 | Wolsey Bishop of Lincoln, the Arch Bishop of York |
| 1515 | Wolsey Cardinal and Lord Chancellor |
| 1516 | Wolsey Lord Privy Seal |
| 1518 | Wolsey papal legate |
| 1520 | Wolsey organizes field of the cloth of Gold |
| 1523 | Wolsey blamed for heavy taxation after invasion of France |
| 1525 | Amicable Grant and Henry infatuated with Anne Boleyn |
| 1527 | Sack of Rome making annulment very difficult |
| 1528 | failure of trade embargo |
| 1529 | Peace of Cambrai |
| 1523 | parliament vote subsidy of 2/£ instead of 4/£ (higher tax) less 400 K was collected |
| 1517 | Wolsey makes inquiries about enclosure |