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| Thomas Tallis
(1505 - 1585)
| Timeline |
| 1532 |
Appointed organist of Dover Priory |
| 1539 |
Appointed lay-clerk of Canterbury cathedral |
| 1540 |
After about 10 years of monastic employment culminating in the great Abbey at Waltham, he is pensioned off at the Dissolution of monasteries |
| 1543 |
Becomes a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal |
| 1552 |
Marries a Joan (family name unknown) |
| 1555 |
Moves household to Greenwich |
| 1574 |
Together with William Byrd, granted an exclusive licence for printing and selling of music. |
| 1585 |
Dies 23 November in Greenwich, and is buried beneath the chancel of St Alfege |
| ~1505 |
Born, unknown date, probably in Leicestershire, England |
| ~1560 |
Tallis holds a position of the great eminence in the country; a position which later would have been called Master of the King's/ Queen's Music. |
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