Mary I: All key events

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  • Feb 18, 1516

    Birth of Mary I

    The daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
  • Apr 30, 1534

    The Act of Succession passed

    This declared Mary I illegitimate
  • 1553

    The First Statute of Repeal

    Undid all the changes under Edward VI and restored the religious situation to that of 1547 under the act of six articles. By the end of the year Mary had give up her title of supreme head of the church. There was no sense of opposition really, the Wyatt's rebellion occurred but it is widely concluded this was caused by the marriage
  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Reign of Mary I of England

  • Jul 6, 1553

    Death of Edward VI of England from pulmonary tuberculosis

  • Jul 10, 1553

    Northumberland declares Lady Jane Grey the Queen of England

  • Jul 19, 1553

    Mary declares herself Queen of England

    She denounces her rival for that position (LJG)
  • Jul 21, 1553

    Northumberland is arrested for Mary I of England

  • Jul 29, 1553

    Simon Renard first raised the question of the Queen's marriage

  • Aug 22, 1553

    Northumberland is executed for treason against Mary I

  • Oct 1, 1553

    Coronation of Mary I of England in Westminster Abbey

  • Oct 10, 1553

    Simon Renard offered the hand of Prince Philip of Spain as Mary's husband

  • Oct 20, 1553

    Gardiner and a number of Mary's most trusted household servants approached her to speak of a possible union with Courtenay

  • Oct 27, 1553

    Mary informed the council that she was planning on marrying Philip

    There was lots of concern
  • Oct 29, 1553

    Mary I announces her betrothal to Prince Philip (Philip II of Spain)

    This was VERY unpopular
  • Oct 29, 1553

    Mary informed Simon Renard that she had chosen Philip of Spain to be her husband

  • Nov 16, 1553

    Mary faced a deputation of 20 members of the commons seeking to dissuade her from marrying Phillip

  • 1554

    The Royal Injunctions

    Protestant bishops were removed and bishops had to remove married clergy from office (this removed almost 1/4 of parish clergy
    It aimed to supress heresy and only ordain clergy who had been ordained under the English ordinal
    Catholic traditions e.g. holy days and attendant ceremonies were restored.
  • 1554

    Arrival of Cardinal Pole

    Cardinal Pole finally arrived in England to restore papal authority and remove the royal supremacy. The delay of his arrival suggested that there were concerns about his safety before this date
  • Period: 1554 to 1554

    The Wyatts Rebellion

    A rebellion led by Thomas Wyatt against Mary I, caused by the marriage
  • Feb 12, 1554

    Lady Jane Grey is executed in the Tower of London

  • Mar 17, 1554

    Elizabeth I is detained in the Tower of London on suspicious of treason

  • Apr 11, 1554

    Thomas Wyatt is executed in the Tower of London

  • Jul 25, 1554

    Mary I of England marries Philip

  • 1555

    Mary begins her burning of protestants

    287 of them are burnt at the stake
  • 1555

    The Second Act of Repeal is passed

    This abolishes all post-1529 legislation concerning religious matters in England
    This act protected with property rights of those who had brought church land since 1536. Not only did this demonstrate that Mary had to recognise the authority of parliament in religious matters but it would also prevent a full scale restoration of Catholicism as there could not be a large number of monasteries re-funded
  • 1555

    Restoration of heresy laws (second attempt)

    This resulted in leading protestants being tried for heresy being found guilty and executed. The first burning at the stake took place on February 4th 1555
  • Period: 1556 to

    Reign of Philip II of Spain

  • Mar 21, 1556

    Thomas Cranmer is burnt at the stake in Oxford for heresy

  • 1557

    England and Spain join forces to attack France

  • 1558

    England loses control of Calais to France

  • Nov 17, 1558

    Death of Mary I from cancer