Mary I: All key events

Birth of Mary I

Feb 18, 1516

The daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon

The Act of Succession passed

Apr 30, 1534

This declared Mary I illegitimate

The First Statute of Repeal

1553

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

Reign of Mary I of England

Period: 1553 to 1558

Death of Edward VI of England from pulmonary tuberculosis

Jul 6, 1553

Northumberland declares Lady Jane Grey the Queen of England

Jul 10, 1553

Mary declares herself Queen of England

Jul 19, 1553

She denounces her rival for that position (LJG)

Northumberland is arrested for Mary I of England

Jul 21, 1553

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

Jul 29, 1553

Northumberland is executed for treason against Mary I

Aug 22, 1553

Coronation of Mary I of England in Westminster Abbey

Oct 1, 1553

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

Oct 10, 1553

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

Oct 20, 1553

Mary informed the council that she was planning on marrying Philip

Oct 27, 1553

There was lots of concern

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

Oct 29, 1553

This was VERY unpopular

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

Oct 29, 1553

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

Nov 16, 1553

The Royal Injunctions

1554

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.

Arrival of Cardinal Pole

1554

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

The Wyatts Rebellion

Period: 1554 to 1554

A rebellion led by Thomas Wyatt against Mary I, caused by the marriage

Lady Jane Grey is executed in the Tower of London

Feb 12, 1554

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

Mar 17, 1554

Thomas Wyatt is executed in the Tower of London

Apr 11, 1554

Mary I of England marries Philip

Jul 25, 1554

Mary begins her burning of protestants

1555

287 of them are burnt at the stake

The Second Act of Repeal is passed

1555

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

Restoration of heresy laws (second attempt)

1555

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

Reign of Philip II of Spain

Period: 1556 to 1598

Thomas Cranmer is burnt at the stake in Oxford for heresy

Mar 21, 1556

England and Spain join forces to attack France

1557

England loses control of Calais to France

1558

Death of Mary I from cancer

Nov 17, 1558