January - Catherine of Aragon gives birth to her first child, a stillborn daughter.
January 23 - Henry VIII of England, then 18 years old, appears incognito in the lists at Richmond, and is applauded for his jousting before he reveals himself.
Sir Thomas More becomes undersheriff of the City of London.
Paolo Cortese publishes De Cardinalatu, a manual for cardinals, including advice on palatial architecture - which inspired Thomas Wolsey in his construction work at Hampton Court Palace.