Timeline of British history (1500–1599)
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This article presents a timeline of events in British history from 1500 AD until 1599 AD.
Timeline of British history (1000-1499) Timeline of British history (1600-1699)
[edit] 1500 AD - 1599 AD
- 1509 England - Henry VIII crowned and married to Catherine of Aragon.
- 1513 England and Scotland - James IV and thousands of Scots killed in defeat at Flodden.
- 1521 England - Lutheran writings begin to circulate.
- 1525 England - Henry VIII seeks an annulment of his marriage, which is refused.
- 1526 England - Cardinal Wolsey orders the burning of Lutheran books.
- 1529 England - Henry VIII severs ties with Rome and declares himself head of the English church.
- 1532 Scotland - Creation of the College of Justice and the Court of Session.
- 1534 England - Act of Supremacy passed by Henry VIII
- 1534 England - Treasons Act 1534
- 1535 England - Execution of Thomas More and Cardinal John Fisher.
- 1536 England - Execution of William Tindale in Antwerp
- 1542 Scotland - Mary, Queen of Scots, accedes to the Scottish throne
- 1547 England - Edward VI crowned King
- 1549 England - Prayer Book rebellion in south-west.
- 1553 England - Act Against Sectaries 1553
- 1558 England - Queen Elizabeth I accedes to the throne
- 1559 England - Act of Supremacy 1559
- 1560:Scotland - Parliament legislates protestant reformation of the Church of Scotland.
- 1567 Scotland - The Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, abdicates and flees Scotland after an uprising by Protestant lords
- 1571 England - Treasons Act 1571
- 1571 England - Act Prohibiting Papal Bulls from Rome 1571
- 1578 Scotland - James VI takes over government from his regent, James Douglas.
- 1582 Scotland - Establishment of the University of Edinburgh by Royal Charter.
- 1587 England and Scotland - Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Fotheringay Castle in Northamptonshire on February 8
- 1588 England - Spanish Armada destroyed on August 8
- 1592 Scotland - Presbyterianism becomes the established form of church government in Scotland by Act of Parliament.
- 1593 England - Act Against Papists 1593
[edit] See also
- Timeline of British history
- Early Modern Britain
- History of the British Isles
- History of England
- History of Ireland
- History of Northern Ireland
- History of Scotland
- History of Wales
- History of the United Kingdom
- History of Southern Ireland
