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| Time Period | Event which changed the succession | Presumed Succession Order |
| 1491 | Henry Tudor was born 28 June 1491 | Arthur, Henry, Margaret |
| 1492 | Elizabeth Tudor was born 2 Jul 1492 | Arthur, Henry, Margaret, Elizabeth |
| 1495 | Elizabeth Tudor (born 1492) died 14 Sep 1495 | Arthur, Henry, Margaret |
| 1496 | Mary Tudor was born 18 Mar 1496 | Arthur, Henry, Margaret, Mary |
| 1499 | Edmund Tudor was born 21 Feb 1499 | Arthur, Henry, Edmund, Margaret, Mary |
| 1500 | Edmund Tudor (born 1499) died 19 Jun 1500 | Arthur, Henry, Margaret, Mary |
| 1502 | Arthur Tudor died 2 Apr 1502. Their mother Elizabeth of York died 11 Feb 1503 from a post-partum infection, aged 37 | Henry, Margaret, Mary |
| 1507 | Margaret Tudor (born Nov 1489), who had been married to James IV, King of Scots, by proxy on 25 Jan 1502, left to travel to Scotland 27 Jun 1503. Their first child James Stewart, Duke of Rothesay was born 21 Feb 1507. | Henry, Margaret, James, Mary |
| 1508 | James Stewart (born 1507), Duke of Rothesay died 27 Feb 1508 | Henry, Margaret, Mary |
| 1509 | Henry become king as Henry VIII. Arthur Stewart, son of Margaret Tudor, was born 20 Oct 1509 | Margaret, Arthur, Mary |
| 1510 | Arthur Stewart (born 1509) died 14 Jul 1510 | Margaret, Mary |
| 1511 | Henry VIII married his brother Arthur's widow Catherine of Aragon June 1509. Their eldest child, a daughter born 31 Jan 1510 lived only three days. Their next child Henry, Duke of Cornwall was born 1 Jan 1511, but died 22 Feb 1511. He was second-in-line for only 52 days. | Henry, Margaret, Mary |
| 1512 | James V son of Margaret Tudor by James IV and therefore nephew of Henry VIII was born Apr 1512. James IV died Sep 1513, Margaret was named regent for her son James. | Margaret, James, Mary |
| 1516 | Mary Tudor, daughter of Henry VIII by Catherine of Aragon born 18 Feb 1516. Mary Tudor (b 1496) who had married Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk gives birth to Henry Brandon 11 Mar 1516 | Mary 1516, Margaret, James, Mary 1496, Henry 1516 |
| 1517 | Frances Brandon, daughter of Mary Tudor, born 16 Jul 1517 | Mary 1516, Margaret, James, Mary 1496, Henry 1516, Frances |
| 1519 | Catherine of Aragon gives birth to her last child, a daughter born 10 Nov 1518, who died within a week. Henry FitzRoy, illegitimate son of Henry VIII by his mistress Bessie Blount was born Jun 1519 | Mary 1516, Margaret, James, Mary 1496, Henry 1516, Frances |
| 1522 | Henry Brandon (b 1516) died 1522 | Mary 1516, Margaret, James, Mary 1496, Frances |
| 1523 | Henry Brandon (b abt 1523), son of Mary Tudor | Mary 1516, Margaret, James, Mary 1496, Henry 1523, Frances 1517 |
| 1525 | Henry FitzRoy, aged 6, is created on 18 Jun 1525 "Duke of Richmond and Somerset". Catherine of Aragon is now possibly past child-bearing years, being forty years old, and not delivering a child for seven years now. | Mary 1516, (Henry ?), Margaret, James, Mary 1496, Henry 1523, Frances 1517 |
| 1533 | The marriage with Catherine of Aragon is declared void. Anne Boleyn, evidently already pregnant, is married to Henry VIII on 25 Jan 1533. On 7 Sep 1533, their daughter Elizabeth is born. Mary Tudor (b 1496) died 25 Jun 1533. Henry FitzRoy is married 28 Nov 1533 to Mary Howard daughter of the Duke of Norfolk. Mary Tudor (b 1516) is removed from the succession as a bastard. | Elizabeth 1533, Henry 1519, Margaret, James, Henry 1523, Frances 1517 |
| 1534 | Henry Brandon (b abt 1523) died Mar 1534 | Elizabeth 1533, Henry 1519, Margaret, James, Frances 1517 |
| 1536 | Anne Boleyn was executed 19 May 1536. Elizabeth Tudor (b 1533) is removed from the succession. Second Succession Act is passed Jun 1536. | Henry, Margaret, James, Frances 1517 |
| 1536 | Henry FitzRoy died 23 Jul 1536 of tuberculosis. | Margaret, James, Frances 1517 |
| 1537 | Lady Jane Grey, daughter of Frances Brandon, is born in 1537. Edward, son of Henry VIII is born 12 Oct 1537. Mary (b. 1516) apparently restored to favor. | Edward, Mary, Margaret, James, Frances 1517, Jane |
| 1540 | James Stewart, son of James V is born 22 May 1540 | Edward, Mary, Margaret, James, James, Frances 1517, Jane |
| 1541 | James Stewart (b 1540) died 21 Apr 1541. Margaret Tudor (b 1489) died 18 October 1541 | Edward, Mary, James, Frances 1517, Jane |
| 1542 | James V died Dec 1542. Mary his daughter is born 8 Dec 1542 | Edward, Mary 1516, Mary 1542, Frances 1517, Jane |
| 1543 | Third Succession Act is passed Jul 1543 by which Elizabeth is restored to the line of succession. | Edward, Mary 1516, Elizabeth 1533, Mary 1542, Frances 1517, Jane |
| 1547 | Henry VIII died 28 January 1547. In his will he listed his chosen succession as "Edward, Mary, Elizabeth" then to the heirs of his younger sister Mary, leaving out the heirs of his elder sister Margaret in Scotland, since the two countries were then at war. | Edward, Mary 1516, Elizabeth 1533, Frances 1517, Jane |
| 1553 | Edward VI died 6 Jul 1553, excluding both Mary and Elizabeth by his will from the succession. Frances was made to renounce her right to the throne. Jane was queen for nine days, but deposed by a popular revolt and arrested, after which the protector and erstwhile kingmaker Dudley was executed. | Jane |
| 1553 | After Jane was arrested, Mary was made Queen 24 Jul 1553. Jane's execution followed Wyatt's rebellion a little later. Mary married Philip 25 Jul 1554 | Elizabeth, Mary 1542 |
| 1558 | Mary died 17 Nov 1558, Elizabeth proclaimed Queen | Mary 1542 |
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