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1533
Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I born, daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn -
1534
Queen Elizabeth I
Treason Act changed to include written and spoken forms of treason -
1547
Queen Elizabeth I
Henry VIII is succeeded by Edward VI, who is devout Protestant -
1553
Queen Elizabeth I
Mary I is crowned queen an England becomes Catholic -
1558
Queen Elizabeth I
November 17, Elizabeth takes the thrown from her sister Mary I and re-establishes the Protestant Angelican Church -
1559
Queen Elizabeth I
Act of Uniformity, Catholic Mass becomes illegal -
1564
Queen Elizabeth I
April 23, William Shakespeare is born to John Shakespeare and Mary Arden, daughter of a prominent Catholic family. -
1570
Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I is excommunicated by the Catholic Church -
1571
Queen Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I updates the Treason Act to include written and spoken attacks on the Queen -
1572
Queen Elizabeth I
St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, where hundreds of French Protestants had gathered for the wedding of Marguerite de Valois and Henry of Navarre are slaughtered by French Catholics in Paris. Panic of a Catholic invasion in England. -
1581
Queen Elizabeth I
Medieval Mystery play's banned, suppressing most Catholic community. -
Queen Elizabeth I
The Queen's Company is formed in London -
Queen Elizabeth I
Mary I tried for treason by her sister -
Queen Elizabeth I
Mary I publicly beheaded -
Queen Elizabeth I
Defeat of the Spanish Armada by England -
Queen Elizabeth I
Richard III Probably first written and performed -
Queen Elizabeth I
Theaters close due to the plague -
Queen Elizabeth I
Lord Chamberlain's company formed -
Queen Elizabeth I
The first quarto edition of Richard III -
Queen Elizabeth I
The Globe is built on Bankside, London -
Queen Elizabeth I
Essex rebellion -
Queen Elizabeth I
March, Elizabeth I dies and is succeeded by James VI of Scottland
