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A naval commander, attended King Henry VIII as one of the knights in his body at the seige of Therouene and Tournay. As well as a knight of the king's body guard, he was a privy councillor and Vice Admiral of England.
1468
| 1468 • The Great Council of the Republic of Venice attempts to curb the power of the Council of Ten through legislation restricting them to acting on emergency matters. |
after
Age: 2y
1470
Age: 2y
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marriageEleanor Scrope 8 Sources ⇓ |
| 1470 • Johann Heynlin introduces the printing press into France and prints his first book that same year. |
about
Age: 37y
1505
Age: 37y
birth of childSir John Wyndham Estimate. |
| 1505 • Christ's College, Cambridge, is re-founded, receiving its charter from Lady Margaret Beaufort. |
1512
Age: 44y
knightedCroyton Bay, England ⇓ By his cousin Sir Edward Howard, Admiral of the Fleet. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1512 • Francisco Serrão reaches the Moluccas. |
1513
Age: 45y
eventAttended Henry VIII at the siege of Thérouanne. Later that year after Thérouanne fell, he attended the king at the siege of Tournai, which fell on the 23rd of September. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1513 • Battle of the Spurs (or Battle of Guinegate): English troops under Henry VIII defeat a French army under Marshal La Palice. |
1520
Jun
Age: 52y
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eventCalais, France ⇓ Attended King Henry at the meeting of the Field of the Cloth of Gold. It was a meeting between Henry and Francis I of France. For two weeks each king tried to outshine the other, with dazzling tents and clothes, huge feasts, music, jousting, and games. The tents and the costumes displayed so much cloth of gold, an expensive fabric woven with silk and gold thread, that the meeting site was named after it. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1520 • After navigating through the South American strait, three ships under the command of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan reach the Pacific Ocean, becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific (the strait was later named the Strait of Magellan). |
about
Age: 53y
1521
Age: 53y
deathHis will was dated at Felbrigg on the 22 October 1521 and he was buried in the Chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Norwich Cathedral, from which his body was later moved to the Jesus Chapel. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1521 • Ferdinand Magellan discovers Guam. |
burialNorwich Cathedral, Norfolk, England ⇓ Buried in the Lady Chapel. Inscription: Orate pro Animabus Thome Windham Militis, Eleanore & Domine Elizabethe uxorum ejus. Qui quidem Thomas suit unus consiliariorum Domini Regis Henrici octavi, ac unus militum pro corpore ejusdem Domini Regis, nec non vice admirallus..... Note: His monument was defaced to a great extent in 1630. 1 Source ⇓ |