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1534
Act of Succession
The Act of Succession made Anne Boleyn (1501-1536) a legitimate Queen. She was the second wife of the king of England Henry VIII. -
Period: 1534 to
Timeline
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Nov 3, 1534
Act of Supremacy
In 1534 Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy which defined the right of Henry VIII to be supreme head on earth of the Church of England. This first Act was revoked during the reign of the Catholic Queen Mary I. -
1536
Pilgrimage of Grace
The Pilgrimage of Grace was a popular revolt beginning in Yorkshire in October 1536 until 1537. It was a protest against Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church and the dissolution of the lesser monasteries, -
1536
Act of Union
In Henry VIII's Act of Union in 1536, Wales was legally incorporated into England, with English as its sole official language. -
1537
English Bible
In 1537, an English bible is produced and made mandatory in churches. She was first published by John Rogers, under the pseudonym "Thomas Matthew". -
1538
The disparition of English monasteries
By the establishment of the Church of England, Henry VIII decided to disband the monasteries. And in 1538, every monasteries in England had disappeared -
1547
Edward VI’s reign (1547-1553)
He was the son of Henry VIII, and was nine when his father died and became king. He was the first monarch to be raised as a protestant.
During his reign he tried to make the Church of England more protestant. achievement of this process is the publication of the Book of Common Prayer in 1549, that replaced every latin mass books in every churches -
1553
The Catholic Restoration under Mary I
Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She immediately repealed the protestant legislation of her half-brother. She married Phillip II of Spain and engaged England, allied with Spain. further to that changement, protestants were forced to leave the country -
1553
Poor laws were voted
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1558
The Elizabethan Settlement
Elizabeth is the half sister of Mary I and became the queen after her death in 1558. She was a protestant -
1558
The first speech of Elizabeth I
In her first speech, Elizabeth (known as the Virgin Queen) I presented the two bodies theory : she has a natural body, and a political body which represents the divine authority of the monarch. -
1559
1559 Act of Supremacy
Elizabeth declared herself Supreme Governor of the Church of England, and instituted an Oath of Supremacy. For instance, any person taking public or church office in England has to swear allegiance to the monarch as Supreme Governor of the Church of England. -
1559
1559 Act of Uniformity
The act was part of the Elizabethan Religious Settlement in England instituted by Elizabeth I, who wanted to unify the church.
The act set the order of prayer to be used in the Book of Common Prayer. All persons had to attend Anglican services once a week. -
1560
The Presbyterian Kirk was established
Calvinist ideas were adopted by many Scots.
In 1560s, The Presbyterian Kirk was established. In 1560, Presbyterianism progressively became the confession of the Scottish nation -
1567
Welsh New Testament and Book of Common Prayer
Under Elizabeth, Welsh New Testament appeared with the book of common prayer -
1568
Civil, War in Scotland
The Civil War appeared in Scotland and Mary Queen of Scott had to escape in England, where she was imprisoned for 19 years -
1569
Northern Rebellion
Animated by the Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland.
Their aim was to replace Elizabeth by Mary, Queen of Scots.
But the rebellion failed, it was an unsuccessful attempt by Catholic nobles from Northern England. -
1570
the excommunication of Elizabeth
The Pope supported Mary, Queen of Scots.
And right after the rebellion, the pope Pius V, decided to excommunicate Elizabeth. -
1572
Vagabond Act
In 1572 a Vagabond Act was voted. This established the idea that central and local government had a responsibility for helping the poor. This is one of the most important heritage of the Elizabethan era. -
The death of Mary Queen of Scots
After 19 years of imprisonment, Mary, Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her complicity in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I.
Her son, King James VI of Scotland, accepted his mother’s execution, and upon Queen Elizabeth’s death in 1603 he became king of England, Scotland and Ireland. -
Bible in Welsh
Apparition of the Bible in Welsh, translated by bishop William Morgan in 1588. -
Tilbury Speech
Elizabeth said before the battle against the Spanish Armada : “I know I have the body of a weak woman but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and a King of England too”. -
The poor laws were voted
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The poor laws were voted
In 1601, Elizabeth I's Government tried to fill the gap with the Poor Relief Act, which obliged each parish to collect taxes to support people who could not work. -
James I reign
James I succeeded to Elizabeth in 1603. Her mother was Mary Queen of Scots killed by Elizabeth herself. Raised as a prostestant, he also belived in the divine right of King.
He made a book in 1599: Basilikon Doron.
James also decided to preserve the statut quo of the Elizabethan settlement.