What Happened In July 1540 In History

Historical Events for July, 1540

• 9th » King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
• 28th » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.

Famous Deaths for July 1540

• 22nd » John Zápolya, Hungarian king (b. 1487)
• 28th » Thomas Cromwell, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1495)
• 30th » Thomas Abel, English priest and martyr (b. 1497)
• 30th » Robert Barnes (martyr) called Robert Barnes, English martyr and reformer (b. 1495)

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