Tudor naval expansion and English privateering (1485-1603)

1. Henry VII orders Portsmouth dry dock built

   Jan 1, 1495Labels: Portsmouth Dockyard, Henry VII

   • HMNB Portsmouth
   • Portsmouth Dockyard

2. Henry VIII begins major naval buildup

   Apr 22, 1509Labels: Henry VIII, Royal Navy

   • Portsmouth Dockyard
   • Britannica Solent

3. Mary Rose sinks at Battle of the Solent

   Jul 19, 1545Labels: Mary Rose, Battle of

   • Britannica Solent
   • Mary Rose Timeline

4. Navy Board created for naval administration

   Apr 24, 1546Labels: Navy Board, Henry VIII

   • Navy Board

5. Hawkins begins English slave-trading voyages

   Jan 1, 1562Labels: John Hawkins, Atlantic slave

   • Hawkins Bio

6. Drake raids Nombre de Dios in Panama

   Jul 29, 1572Labels: Francis Drake, Nombre de

   • Library of Congress
   • Drake Expedition

7. Drake’s circumnavigation challenges Spanish power

   Sep 26, 1580Labels: Francis Drake, Circumnavigation

   • Drake Voyage
   • Golden Hinde

8. Anglo-Spanish War begins and privateering expands

   Jan 1, 1585Labels: Anglo-Spanish War, Privateers

   • Anglo Spanish War

9. Treaty of Nonsuch commits England to Dutch war

   Aug 10, 1585Labels: Treaty of, Elizabeth I

   • Treaty Nonsuch
   • Britannica Nonsuch

10. Spanish Armada defeated in Channel campaign

    Aug 8, 1588Labels: Spanish Armada, Channel Campaign

    • Britannica Armada
    • Spanish Armada

11. Drake and Hawkins’s last voyage fails

    Jan 20, 1596Labels: Drake, Hawkins

    • Wernham OUP
    • Drake Panama 1596

12. Cádiz raid captures and burns Spanish shipping

    Jun 30, 1596Labels: C diz, English-Dutch fleet

    • Capture of C
    • Wernham OUP

13. Islands Voyage tries to seize Azores advantage

    Jun 1, 1597Labels: Islands Voyage, Azores

    • Islands Voyage
    • Wernham OUP

14. Treaty of London ends Anglo-Spanish War

    Aug 28, 1604Labels: Treaty of, James I

    • Treaty of London
    • Anglo Spanish War