Philip IV of Burgundy lands at Melcombe Regis after the fleet carrying him to Castile (where he is to take the crown) runs into a violent storm. 9 February and 20 March – Treaties of Windsor ally England, Burgundy, and the Habsburgs against France. 24 April – Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, imprisoned as a rival claimant to the throne. 30 April – Malus Intercursus, a treaty between Henry VII and Philip of Burgundy, is signed at Melcombe Regis. 1507 21 December – Henry VII arranges a marriage between his younger daughter, Mary Tudor and Habsburg Archduke Charles. 1508 December – formation of the League of Cambrai between France and the Habsburgs results in the wedding between Mary Tudor and Archduke Charles being called off. 1509 22 April – the 17-year-old Henry VIII becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry VII; he will reign for 38 years. His grandmother Lady Margaret Beaufort serves as regent until her death on 29 June. 11 June – Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon, his brother's widow. 19 June – Brasenose College, University of Oxford, is founded by Sir Richard Sutton (lawyer), of Prestbury, Cheshire, and the Bishop of Lincoln, William Smyth. 24 June – coronation of Henry VIII. 29 June – death of Lady Margaret Beaufort initiates foundation of St John's College, Cambridge (charter 1511). November – Court chaplain Thomas Wolsey becomes royal almoner. Formation of the Troop of Gentlemen as a royal escort, origin of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms. Desiderius Erasmus writes The Praise of Folly while staying with Thomas More. St Paul's School, London, is founded by John Colet, Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral. Royal Grammar School, Guildford, is founded under the will of Robert Beckingham. Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Blackburn, is founded. Births 1500 12 March – Reginald Pole, Cardinal Archbishop of Canterbury (died 1558) 1501 16 January – Anthony Denny, confidant of Henry VIII of England (died 1559) 21 March – Anne Brooke, Baroness Cobham, born Anne Braye (died 1558) 18 September – Henry Stafford, nobleman (died 1563) approximate date Anne Boleyn, second queen consort of Henry VIII of England (executed 1536) Nicholas Heath, archbishop of York and Lord Chancellor (died 1578) 1502 – approximate date Elizabeth Blount, mistress of King Henry VIII of England (died 1540) Henry Percy, 6th Earl of Northumberland, courtier (died 1537) 1503 13 September