1505 in England
Events from the year 1505 in England.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Henry VII
- Lord Chancellor – William Warham
- Lord Privy Seal – Richard Foxe
- Secretary of State – Thomas Ruthall
Events
- 28 June – planned marriage of Henry Tudor and Catherine of Aragon postponed when the dowry fails to arrive from Spain.
- Christ's College, Cambridge is granted a royal charter at the instigation of Lady Margaret Beaufort, the King's mother, refounding it under its present name.
Births
- William Cavendish, courtier
- Philip Hoby, politician
- Thomas Wriothesley, 1st Earl of Southampton, politician
- Thomas Tallis, composer
- Christopher Tye, composer and organist
Deaths
- George Grey, 2nd Earl of Kent, nobleman and soldier
- Robert Wydow, poet and church musician
- Sir Richard Pole, courtier
- William Boleyn, Lord Mayor of London