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1485	Henry VII founded the Yeomen of the Guard
1487	Battle of the Field of Stoke
1492	Siege and Capture of Boulogne
1497	Siege of Blackheath
1509	Henry VIII appoints 12 Yeomen to be Yeomen of the Tower, or Yeoman Warders
1513-1519	Capture and Garrisoning of Tournai. This is the First Battle Honor awarded to the Yeomen of the Guard and it may been seen on the Battle Standard (TOURNAI 1514)
1520	Field of the Cloth of Gold
1544-1546	War in France. This is the Second Battle Honor awarded to the Yeomen of the Guard and it may also be seen on the Battle Standard (BOULOGNE 1544)
1570	The reigning monarch's initials are added to the uniform.
1603	Dieu et mon Droit added to the uniform.
1605	The Gunpowder Plot
1642-1649	The English Civil War
1649-1660	The Commonwealth - Charles II takes the Yeomen into exile with him.
1660	The Restoration
1690	The Battle of the Boyne
1707	The Thistle of Scotland added to the uniform.
1743	The Battle of Dettingen - End of the continuous escort of the Monarch.
1801	The Shamrock of Ireland added to the uniform.
1809	Fire at St. James Palace destroys the Records and the Standard (flag).
1813	The Yeomen of the Guard cease living at court.
1830	The Guard begins to be made up exclusively of retired military men with distinguished service.
1938	King George VI presents the Yeomen with a new Standard (flag).
1985	500th anniversary of the founding of the Yeomen of the Guard.