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Henry VIII,the Reign Timeline 1535 Cromwell Continued to Rise Thomas Cromwell appointed vicar-general Refusers of Oath Arrested April Those arrested for refusing to sign the Oath of Supremacy included John Houghton, Prior of London Charter House, and Richard Reynolds. They were hung, drawn and quartered at Tyburn.  Valor Ecclesiasticus (Church Valuation) January 1535. A survey begins of the finances of the church to assess the clerical tenths (10% tax levy).Commissioners are appointed throughout the country. Clergymen, parish priests, abbots, priors, colleges, hospitals and other clerical institutions must give sworn testimony before the commissioners regarding their income. Bishop Fisher Executed 17 June 1535 John Fisher charged with treason and found guilty. The charge was that he denied that the king was the supreme head of the Church of England. He was sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered, but it was commuted to beheading. Mary & Madge Shelton Affair with Henry VIII Margaret/Madge Shelton and Mary Shelton were thought to be sisters, one of whom might have been a mistress of Henry VIII. It is possible they were in fact just one person. Fisher Executed 22 June. 1535 John Fisher executed on Tower Hill More Guilty 1 July 1535 The trial of Sir Thomas More begins and he is found guilty under the Treason Act 1534. The following is an extract from the Act: If any person or persons, after the first day of February next coming, do maliciously wish, will or desire, by words or writing, or by craft imagine, invent, practise, or attempt any bodily harm to be done or committed to the king's most royal person, the queen's, or their heirs apparent, or to deprive them or any of them of their dignity, title, or name of their royal estates. More Execution 6 July 1535 More sentenced to be hung, drawn and quartered but the King commutes it to beheading. Hailes Abbey July to October 1535 Progress in the West Country and southern counties. Anne Boleyn investigated and exposed the fake holy relic at Hailes Abbey. Gardiner for France 24 October 1535 Stephen Gardiner left for France to take up his duties as ambassador

Link to Quick Facts Timeline Thomas Cromwell John Houghton, Prior of London Charter House Madge or Mary Shelton John Fisher Thomas More Stephen Gardiner

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