Events from the 1510s in England. Incumbents Monarch – Henry VIII Regent – Catherine, Queen Consort (starting 30 June, until 22 October 1513) Parliament – 1st of King Henry VIII (starting 21 January, until 23 February 1510), 2nd of King Henry VIII (starting 4 February 1512, until 4 March 1514), 3rd of King Henry VIII (starting 5 February, until 22 December 1515) Events 1510 c. January – Erasmus begins his period of residence in Cambridge. 21 January – Parliament grants Henry VIII generous tax subsidies. 31 January – Catherine of Aragon gives birth to her first child, a stillborn daughter. 17 August – Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley executed for "constructive treason". 1511 9 April – St John's College, Cambridge, receives its charter. July – Henry VIII's flagship the Mary Rose launched at Portsmouth. 13 November – War of the League of Cambrai: Henry joins the Holy League against France. 17 November – the Treaty of Westminster signed between England and Spain forming an alliance against France. Archery Act attempts to ensure competence in use of the English longbow by most adult males. Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, begins reconstruction of Thornbury Castle in South Gloucestershire as a residence. Major fire at Sherston, Wiltshire. 1512 February – following Strode's case – that of Member of Parliament Richard Strode imprisoned by a stannary court due to his attempts to introduce a bill alleviating the harsh conditions of tin miners – Parliament passes an act granting MPs immunity from such prosecutions. March – Parliament authorises a new poll tax to pay for the War of the League of Cambrai. 10 August – War of the League of Cambrai: the English fleet, commanded by Admiral Sir Edward Howard, secures victory at the Battle of Saint-Mathieu over the French-Breton fleet, though with loss of its flagship, the Regent, through explosion. Woolwich Dockyard established for the Royal Navy. Boys aged from 7 upwards are required to be instructed in archery. Wolverhampton Grammar School is founded by Sir Stephen Jenyns. 1513 5 April – Treaty of Mechlin signed by Henry, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand II of Aragon and Pope Leo X against France. 30 April – execution of Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk. July – War of the League of Cambrai: Scotland declares war on England, in breach of the Treaty of Perpetual Peace. 16 August – War of the