Events from the 1500s in England. Incumbents Monarch – Henry VII (until 21 April 1509), then Henry VIII Regent – Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond and Derby (starting 21 April, until 28 June 1509) Parliament – 7th of King Henry VII (starting 25 January, until c. 1 April 1504) Events 1500 Publication of This is the Boke of Cokery, the first known printed cookbook in English. 1501 27 January – Archbishop of Canterbury-elect Thomas Langton dies before his consecration. March – first royal court held at the new Richmond Palace. 26 April – Henry Deane elected to the Archbishopric of Canterbury. 2 October – Catherine of Aragon first sets foot in England, at Plymouth; on 4 November she meets her intended spouse, Arthur, Prince of Wales, for the first time, at Dogmersfield in Hampshire. 14 November – Marriage of Arthur, Prince of Wales to Catherine of Aragon at St Paul's Cathedral in London by the Archbishop of Canterbury, followed by a public bedding. 1502 24 January – Treaty of Perpetual Peace between Scotland and England is signed at Richmond Palace. 2 April – death of Arthur, Prince of Wales of fever, at Ludlow Castle, aged 15. He is buried in Worcester Cathedral. 6 May – James Tyrrell executed for allegedly murdering the Princes in the Tower. 19 June – Treaty between England and the Holy Roman Empire signed at Aachen. 26 December – Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, is proclaimed an outlaw at Ipswich on suspicion of plotting against the King. Bristol merchants return from Newfoundland carrying three native people and cod from the Grand Banks. Macclesfield Grammar School is founded by Sir John Percyvale. 1503 24 January – construction of Henry VII's Chapel at Westminster Abbey begins. 8 August – marriage of James IV of Scotland and Henry VII's daughter, Margaret Tudor. 19 November – William Warham enthroned as Archbishop of Canterbury. 1504 18 February – Henry Tudor created Prince of Wales. March – private liveried retainers banned. Silver shilling is the first English coin to be minted bearing a recognisable portrait of the King. 1505 28 June – planned marriage of Henry Tudor and Catherine of Aragon postponed when the dowry fails to arrive from Spain. Christ's College, Cambridge is granted a royal charter at the instigation of Lady Margaret Beaufort, the King's mother, refounding it under its present name. 1506 16 January – Duke