Tudor Timeline (1547 - 1603)

Edward VI ascends to the Throne.

Jan 28, 1547

1547, after the death of Henry VIII, his only (and sickly) son was proclaimed the King of England at 9 yeards old. Duke of Somerset also becomes Lord Protector.

Scots defeated at the Battle of Pinkie by Somerset's army.

Sep 10, 1547

Mary of Scotland taken to saftey at Inchmahome.

Sep 11, 1547

Taken by her mother for saftey for a few weeks.

Destruction of images in church is ordered,

Feb 1, 1548

French Troops back up the Scottish army to prevent England from gaining control over the Lowlands.

Jun 1, 1548

Bishop Gardiner imprisoned in the Tower.

Jun 29, 1548

Very strongly Catholic and opposed t he Protestant doctrine.

Mary of Scotland flees to France.

Aug 7, 1548

First Book of Common Prayer introduced.

Jan 1, 1549

It was introduced to surpress Catholic mass, which lead to revolts.

Thomas Seymour is excuted.

Mar 1, 1549

Thomas Seymour, one of Edward's uncles, is executed for high treason.

Western Prayer Book rebellion, and Kett's rebellion.

May 1, 1549

These rebellions ran from May- August of 1549, when they were defeated.
Western Prayer Book rebellion - took place into south-west England and was opposing the changed to the traditional forms of worship.

Exeter is under siege from 'Prayer-Book rebels'

Jul 2, 1549

Somerset and family sent to the Tower.

Oct 14, 1549

French consprie with Tyrconnell.

Feb 1, 1550

Anglo-French treaty of Boulogne.

Jun 22, 1550

This requires England to leave Bouglogne and withdraw from Scotland.

Bishop Ridley orders replacement of altars with communion tables in London.

Nov 23, 1550

Princess Mary rebuked for continuing to be a devout Catholic.

Dec 25, 1550

Privy council orders the removlal of plates from churches across the country.

Mar 3, 1551

Mary defies Edward and continues to practice Catholicism at home.

Mar 18, 1551

Somerset sentenced to death.

Dec 1, 1551

basically set up by Northumberland, Initially meant to be executed for treason but this couldn't be proven but was found guilty on a lesser charge, though the punishment was still death.

Second book of common prayer introduced.

Jan 1, 1552

This second book introduced a more extreme form of Protestantism.

Edward diagnosed with Tuberculosis

Feb 1, 1553

Mary and Elizabeth are declared illegitimate.

Jun 21, 1553

King Edward VI dies of tuberculosis

Jul 6, 1553

Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England

Jul 10, 1553

Lady Jane Gray removed from throne by Mary I

Jul 19, 1553

Mary then goes to claim the throne.

Northumberland executed for treason.

Aug 1, 1553

Dissolves parliment after passing an act to make her legitimate again.

Dec 5, 1553

Marriage treaty created with Spain.

Jan 1, 1554

This meant that Mary would be wed with Philip of Spain

Wyatt's rebellion

Jan 1, 1554

A major rebellion against Mary's marriage treaty. Started in Kent and led by Sir Thomas Wyatt with 3000 men. Their aim was to get Mary to 'ditch' Philip, if this failed they planned to replace her with her sister, Elizabeth. This rebellion however, failed.

Lady Jane Grey executed, and Elizabeth is imprisioned in the Tower.

Feb 12, 1554

Elizabeth is freed.

May 22, 1554

Mary marries Philip of Spain

Jul 1, 1554

Bishops Katimer and Ridley are burnt at the stake at Balliol College, Oxford.

Oct 16, 1555

Known as the 'Oxford Marytrs'. They were both protestants, and remained strongly so under Mary's catholic reign, and so were consqeuently burnt at the stake.

Phillip of Spain becomes the ruler of the Netherlands.

Oct 25, 1555

CAadinal Pope made Archbishop of Canterbury.

Dec 1, 1555

Philip ascends to the throne of Spain.

Jan 1, 1556

Mary orders for sir Henery Dudley and the others in part of the plot to place Elizabeth on the Throne t ne arrested.

Mar 1, 1556

Prince James Stuart - Son of Mary, Queen of Scots is born.

Jun 19, 1556

Calais surrended to the French

Jan 7, 1558

Mary alters will so only her own children can ascend to the Throne.

Mar 30, 1558

Death of Mary Tudor, Elizabeth ascends to Throne.

Nov 17, 1558

Parliment assembles.

Jan 25, 1559

Elizabeth announces that she has no intenion of marrying for the forseeable future.

Feb 10, 1559

Elizabeth rejects a marriage proposal from Charles, Archduke of Austria.

Jun 5, 1559

Scottish Protestants occupy Edinburgh.

Jul 7, 1559

French troops leave Fife, Scotalnd.

Jan 23, 1560

Tresy of Edinburgh - French and English withdrawal.

Jul 16, 1560

First book of Discipline introduced by the Church of Scotland.

Jan 27, 1561

Elizabeth refuses to give Mary, Queen of Scots safe passage to Scotland.

Jul 13, 1561

Elizabeth falls ill with Smallpox.

Oct 1, 1562

New parliment assembles.

Jan 12, 1563

War between Protestants and Catholics in France worsens.

Mar 1, 1563

Elizabeth offers up Robert Dudley up as a husband Mary, Queen of Scots.

Mar 1, 1564

London Clergymen are suspended for refusing to wear vestments.

Mar 1, 1566

Darnley - Mary, Queen of Scots husband is murdered

Feb 10, 1567

Mary abdicates to allow her one year old son to ascend to the throne.

Jul 24, 1567

Prince James is crowned King James VI

Jul 29, 1567

Mary flees to Workington, Cumbria.

May 16, 1568

Plague breakout in Edinburgh,

Feb 1, 1569

Rebellion of Northern Earls.

Nov 1, 1569

It aimed to get Elizabeth to release her cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots and freedom to practice the Roman Catholic religion.

450 participants in the rebellion of the earls executed.

Jan 1, 1570

Duke of Norfolk under house arrest.

Aug 1, 1570

For participation in rebellion of North.

Execution of the Duke of Norfolk.

Jun 2, 1572

on Tower Hill for his participation in the Ridolfi Plot.

St. Bartholemew's day massacre.

Aug 24, 1572

Francis Drake seizes Spanish treasure in West Indies.

Aug 29, 1572

Queen gives colonisation rights to the Earl of Essex over the county of Antrim in Northern Island.

Jul 9, 1573

Drake brings a large amount of treasure to plymouth.

Aug 1, 1573

Elizabeth renews Treat of Blois but lends some money to the French Huguenots.

May 7, 1574

Essex orders execution of Brian O'Neill and sparks off rebellion.

Nov 1, 1574

Archbishop Parker dies.

May 17, 1575

Sir Henry Sidney sworn in as Lord Deputy of Ireland.

Sep 18, 1575

Peter Wentworth claims that freedom of speech should be allowed in parliament.

Feb 8, 1576

Peter Wentworth imprisioned in Tower.

Mar 15, 1576

Archbishop Grindal placed under house arrest.

May 1, 1577

Challenged Elizabeth on religion and the meetings between bishops called "Propheysings"

Duke of Alencon woos Elizabeth 1

Aug 1, 1579

Parliament dissolves after passing law, that makes it a treasonable offence to convert people to Catholicism.

Mar 18, 1581

Duke of Alencon arrives in London to finalise the marriage arrangements with Elizabeth.

Nov 2, 1581

Alencon leaves England after the marriage arrangements with Elizabeth fails.

Feb 1, 1582

Archbishop Grindal dies under house arrest.

Jul 6, 1583

Throckmorton under torture confesses about a Catholic plot to put Mary, Queen of Scots on the English Throne.

Nov 1, 1583

Scottish Parliament declares James VI head of the church.

May 1, 1584

Mary, Queen of Scots moved to Tutbury Castle.

Jan 1, 1585

Anglo-Spanish relations decline when Philip II orders seizure of English ships.

May 1, 1585

Philip of Spain assembles armarda.

Jun 1, 1586

Mary, Queen of Scots found guilty of treason.

Oct 14, 1586

Elizabeth signs death warrant of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Feb 1, 1587

Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.

Feb 8, 1587

Spain enters into peace talks with England.

Feb 27, 1588

Spanish armada sighted off Scilly isles.

Jul 19, 1588

Destructionn of a large amount of the Spanish Armada by English fire ships and Calais.

Jul 28, 1588

JAmes VI puts down Catholic rebellion near Aberdeen.

Apr 17, 1589

Robert Cecil knighted.

May 20, 1591

Plays and games banned from outbreak of plague.

Jan 21, 1592

Large Spanish invasion feared.

Sep 1, 1592

Spanish Catholic plot against James VI uncovered.

Jan 1, 1593

Christopher Marlowe stabbed to death in a tavern brawl.

May 30, 1593

Queen and Essex fall out over the Queen not promoting Francis Bacon.

Mar 26, 1594

Queen gives banquet to celebrate 30yrs on the throne.

Nov 1, 1594

Youths involved in tower hill riot are hanged and disembowelled on Tower Hill.

Jul 24, 1595

Fear of new Spanish armada.

Aug 7, 1595

Anglo-Scottish border commission created.

Jan 1, 1597

Spanish fleet headed for Ireland is wrecked in Bay of Biscay.

Oct 1, 1597

Essex leaves for Ireland.

Mar 27, 1599

Essex returns to England without permission from Elizabeth.

Sep 24, 1599

Essex placed under House arrest.

Oct 2, 1599

Queen refuses Essex's New Year's Gift.

Jan 1, 1600

Essex privately executed at the Tower,

Feb 25, 1601

Tryone submits to the Queen.

Oct 21, 1602

Was an Irish rebel against Liz 1. he was Catholic and didn't like the English rule in Ireland.It failed and he submitted to her.

Elizabeth dies. Names James VI successor as she dies.

Mar 24, 1603