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Jan 28, 1547
Henry VIII's Death
Henry VIII dies, leaving his only son Edward IV to rule -
Period: Jan 28, 1547 to Jul 6, 1553
Edward VI Reign
This is slightly misleading because Edward VI was a minor at the time of his rule, so John Dudley, the Duke of Northumberland ruled for him, -
Jul 6, 1553
Edward VI Death
With the death of Edward VI, the power struggle began -
Period: Jul 24, 1553 to Nov 17, 1558
Mary I Reign
Originally Lady Jane was proclaimed queen because she protestant and the council that ruled in place of Edward VI was afraid of Mary's Catholicism. Mary deposes her. -
Oct 5, 1553
Mary I's claim to the throne cemented
Parliament reversed its previous decision and reinstated Henry and Catherine's marriage. Furthermore, parliament passed legislation that guaranteed that Mary, as queen, had all of the authority and privileges of any monarch to sit on the English throne. -
Period: Jan 1, 1554 to Feb 28, 1554
Wyatt's Rebellion
The nobles were mad because Mary I wanted to marry Phillip the II of spain because he was catholic. They attempted to rebel against her, and wanted to instate her sister Elizabeth as the ruler. It ultimately failed -
Jan 18, 1554
Wyatt's Rebellion
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Mar 1, 1554
Restored Papacy in England
Mary I repeals previous acts by her father Henry VIII, restoring the Pope's control in England. She also reinstated heresay laws that made it possible to punish with death any individual who failed to follow the religious practice of their sovereign. -
Nov 17, 1558
Mary I's Death
Mary's death came as a relief to many in England. Mary died believing she was an unloved monarch, distrustful of the Protestants and of the person they most rallied around, her successor Elizabeth. -
Period: Jan 15, 1559 to
Elizabeth I Reign
Her reign was much more stable than Mary's, and she was a much better liked than Mary as well. -
Sep 29, 1559
England's state religion changed
Now England was again Protestant, with Catholic Churches and masses were abolished. -
Mary Queen of Scots Death
Mary Stuart plotted to kill Elizabeth I, because her people turned against her, ultimately fails and gets killed in the tower of london -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Phillip II of Spain was mad at England because they were protestant and wanted to prevent the spread of protestantism. Sent the armada over with many more ships than the english and Dutch had. At the Battle of Gravelines the wind changed, the Armada was driven into the North Sea. they return to Spain by sailing around Scotland and Ireland. Many ships were lost, while the provisions on others were completely exhausted. By the time they reached Spain, one-third of the Armada's ships were lost. -
Nine Years War (Tyrone's Rebellion)
Elizabeth began to take away powers of Irish lords, Tyrone, plays both sides, by funding rebels but pretending to be ok with the english crown. Eventually attacks english, runs rampant in ireland till 1599, convinces Essex to a truce (that ultimately leads to essex demise). The rebellion is eventually crushed by england putting local garrisons in to disrupt irish economy and killing tyrone in 1601. -
Essex Rebellion
Robert Devereux lost favor with the queen for concluding an unauthorized truce with the Irish rebels. Essex began plotting against the queen in November 1600.Essex's followers paid the Lord Chamberlain's Men to performRichard II at the Globe Theatre. The play depicted the deposition of an English monarch, Blount and the other Essex supporters in the audience hoped the performance would make london more suceptable to the coup. Plot gets foiled and essex gets killed.
