John Patrick Graham, Sir

John Patrick Graham, Sir

Male 1450 - 1482  (31 years)


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1220 
  • 1220—1343: Start of building of York Minster: Archbishop Walter de Gray started its construction (with transept) in 1220
    working from the design of the Norman Cathedral of 1070. Its towers were finally completed in 1470. (some say started 1291, completed 1345){\n}Salisbury Cathedral started (replacing the Norman cathedral at Old Sarum) by Bishop Poore in 1220, consecrated i
1272 
  • 1272—1307: King Edward I Longshanks
    {\n}King Edward I Longshanks ( 1272 - 1307 ) {\n}{\n}1272 - Edward learns that he has succeeded to the throne on his way home from the Crusade{\n}1274 - Edward is crowned in Westminster Abbey{\n}1282 - Edward invades North Wales and defeats Prince Llywely
  • 11 1272—7 Jul 1307: Edward I Longshanks
    House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Son of Henry III
1280 
  • 1280—1370: 'Decorated' Gothic period in English architecture
1301 
  • 2 Jul 1301—7 Feb 1301: Edward Son of Edward I created first Prince of Wales
    He became King Edward II
1305 
  • 1305—1305: Unlawful trial and execution of William Wallace
1306 
  • 1306—1306: Robert the Bruce crowned King Robert I of Scots
1307 
  • 1307—1327: King Edward II
    King Edward II ( 1307 - 1327 ) {\n}{\n}1307 - Edward II accedes to the throne on the death of his father, Edward I.{\n}1308 - Edward's favourite, Piers Gaveston, is exiled for misgovernment.{\n}1309 - Gaveston returns from exile in France.{\n}1310 - Parli
  • 7 Aug 1307—20 Jan 1327: Edward II
    House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Eldest surviving son of Edward I, deposed by Parliament 3217
1314 
  • 6 1314—24 Jun 1314: Battle of Bannockburn
    Scots under Robert the Bruce routed the English led by Edward II{\n}Resulted in Scottish independence
1320 
  • 1320—1320: Declaration of Arbroath; a statement of Scottish Independence
10 1326 
  • 1326—1326: First Scottish Parliamanet at Cambuskenneth
  • 1326—1326: First mention of a handgun
11 1327 
  • 1327—1377: King Edward III
    King Edward III ( 1327 - 1377 ) {\n}{\n}1327 - Edward III accedes to the throne after his father, Edward II, is formally deposed.{\n}1330 - Edward takes power after three years of government by his mother, Isabella of France, and her lover, Roger Mortimer
  • 1327—1327: Deposition and regicide of King Edward II of England
  • 1 1327—21 Jun 1377: Edward III of Windsor
    House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Eldest son of Edward II
12 1328 
  • 1328—1328: Treaty of Northampton, formalised peace between England and Scotland
  • 1328—1328: First sawmill
13 1329 
  • 1329—1329: Death of Robert the Bruce; succeeded by King David II of Scots
14 1346 
  • 1346—1346: Battle of Neville's Cross; English capture King David II
15 1348 
  • 1348—1348: Order of the Garter founded by King Edward III of England
    Motto - Honi soit qui mal y pense
16 1349 
  • 1349—1349: Black Death reaches England
17 1351 
  • 1351—1351: Statute of Labourers - attempt to regulate wages and prices at 1340 levels
18 1362 
  • 1362—1362: English becomes official language in English Parliament and Law Courts
    Quarter Sessions established by statute
19 1366 
  • 1366—1366: Statuts ot Kilkenny belatedly forbid intermarriage of English and Irish
    Gaelic culture unsuccessfully suppressed
  • 1366—1366: Scales for weighing invented
20 1370 
  • 1370—1370: 'Perpendicular' Gothic period in English architecture till about 1550
21 1371 
  • 1371—1371: Accession of Robert II, the first Stewart King of Scots
22 1377 
  • 1377—1399: King Richard II
    {\n}King Richard II ( 1377 - 1399 ) {\n}{\n}1377 - Richard II succeeds his grandfather, Edward III; the kingdom is ruled at first by the King's uncles, John of Gaunt and Thomas of Gloucester.{\n}1380 - John Wycliffe begins to translate the New Testament f
  • 6 1377—29 Sep 1399: Richard II
    House of Plantagenet, Angevin Line: Son of the Black Prince, grandson of Edward III, minor until 1389, deposed 1399 by Parliament
23 1381 
  • 1381—1381: Peasants Revolt under Wat Tyler in protest at poll tax of 1380
24 1382 
  • 1382—1382: First translation of the Bible into English by John Wycliffe
25 1383 
  • 1383—99 9999: Regular series of wills starts in Prerogative Court of Canterbury
26 1387 
  • 1387—1400: Chaucer begind writing the Canterbury Tales (d.1400)
27 1388 
  • 1388—1388: Battle of Otterburn, Northumberland (Chevy Chase)
28 1397 
  • 1397—1397: Richard (Dick) Whittington becomes Mayor of London
    He was Lord Mayor 4 times
  • 1397—1397: The three kingdoms of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are united in the Union of Kalmar
29 1399 
  • 1399—1413: King Henry IV
    King Henry IV ( 1399 - 1413 ) {\n}{\n}1399 - Henry returns from exile in France to reclaim his estates seized by Richard II; he claims the throne and is crowned. Richard is deposed and later imprisoned in Pontefract Castle.{\n}1400 - Richard dies from sel
  • 1399—1399: Deposition of King Richard II
    Henry IV establishes Lancastrian Dynasty
  • 9 1399—20 Mar 1413: Henry IV
    House of Plantagenet, Lancastrian Line: Son of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, 4th son of Edward III. Chosen by Parliment as successor to Richard II.
30 1400 
  • 1400—1400: The first piano called the Spinet invented
  • 1400—1400: First golf balls invented
31 1411 
  • 1411—1411: Trigger invented
32 1412 
  • 1412—1412: Foundation of the University of St Andrews
33 1413 
  • 1413—1422: King Henry V
    King Henry V ( 1413 - 1422 ) {\n}{\n}1413 - Henry accedes to the throne at the age of 25 upon the death of his father, Henry IV{\n}1415 - Henry thwarts the Cambridge plot, an attempt by a group of nobles to replace him on the throne with his cousin, Edmun
  • 3 1413—31 Aug 1422: Henry V
    House of Plantagenet, Lancastrian Line: Eldest son of Henry IV, victor of Agincourt
34 1415 
  • 10 1415—25 Oct 1415: Battle of Agincourt
    St. Crispin's Day
35 1420 
  • 1420—1420: Oil painting invented
36 1421 
  • 1421—1421: In Florence, hoisting gear invented
37 1422 
  • 1422—1461: King Henry VI
    {\n}King Henry VI ( 1422 - 1461 ) {\n}{\n}1422 - Henry becomes King of England on the death of his father, Henry V, and then, two months later, King of France on the death of his grandfather, Charles VI.{\n}1422 - John, Duke of Bedford, is appointed Regen
  • 1422—1422: Infant Hnery VI on thromne of England
    He was 9 months old
  • 9 Jan 1422—5 Mar 1461: Henry VI
    House of Plantagenet, Lancastrian Line: 9-month old only son of Henry V, deposed 1461by Edward IV (Duke of York) after defeat of Lancastrians at Mortimer's Cross on Feb 2, 1461. Died in Tower
38 1431 
  • 1431—1431: Death of Joan of Arc
39 1437 
  • 2 1437—20 Feb 1437: Assassination of King James I of Scots at Perth
    James was murdered at Perth on the night of 20–1 February 1437 in a failed coup by his uncle and former ally Walter Stewart, Earl of Atholl.
40 1451 
  • 1451—1451: University of Glasgow founded
41 1453 
  • 7 1453—17 Jul 1453: End of the Hundred Years War
    The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 between the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of France for control of the French throne.{\n}August - Battle of Stamford Bridge - first War of the Roses - 1455-1487{\n}Gutenberg pri
42 1455 
  • 1455—1455: Fall of the Black Douglases in Scotland
  • 1455—1455: Johannes Gutenberg invents printing press with metal movable type
43 1457 
  • 1457—1457: First recorded mention of golf in Scotland
44 1460 
  • 8 Mar 1460—3 Aug 1460: King Jmes II of Scots killed by an exploding cannon at Kelso
45 1461 
  • 1461—1483: King Edward IV
    King Edward IV ( 1461 - 1483 ) {\n}{\n}1461 - Edward defeats the Lancastrian army at Mortimers Cross and is proclaimed King by his cousin Warwick, "The Kingmaker", in succession to Henry VI.{\n}1464 - Edward marries Elizabeth Woodville, the widow of a com
  • 3 May 1461—29 Sep 1483: Edward IV
    House of York: Great-great-grandson of Edward III, son of Duke of York
46 1465 
  • 1465—1465: Irish living near English settlements made to take English surnames
  • 1465—1465: In Germany, drypoint engravings invented
47 1468 
  • 1468—1468: Orkney and Shetland Islands acquired from Norway by Scotland
48 1472 
  • 1472—1472: St. Andrews made a bishopric
49 1475 
  • 1475—1475: Muzzle-loaded rifles invented in Italy and Germany
50 1476 
  • 1476—1476: Caxton sets up press in Westminster
51 1483 
  • 1483—1483: King Edward V
    King Edward V ( 1483 ) {\n}{\n}1483 - On the death of Edward, the crown passes to his young son, Edward V {\n}1483 - Edward is declared illegitimate and deposed in favour of his uncle Richard.{\n}1483 - Edward and his younger brother Richard of York were
  • 1483—1485: King Richard III
    {\n}King Richard III ( 1483 - 1485 ) {\n}{\n}1483 - Richard succeeds his brother Edward IV after confining his two nephews, EdwardV and Richard, Duke of York, in the Tower of London{\n}1483 - The Duke of Buckingham is appointed Constable and Great Chamber
  • 4 Sep 1483—25 Jun 1483: Edward V
    House of York: Eldest son of Edward IV, murdered in Tower of London.
52 1484 
  • 1484—1484: Introduction of bail
    for defendants in legal courts. English first used for parliamentary statutes
53 1485 
  • 1485—1509: King Henry VII
    King Henry VII ( 1485 - 1509 ) {\n}{\n}1485 - Henry accedes to the throne after defeating Richard III of York at the Battle of Bosworth.{\n}1486 - Henry marries Elizabeth of York, thereby uniting the houses of York and Lancaster.{\n}1487 - Henry crushes a
  • 1485—22 Aug 1485: Battle of Bosworth Field
    King Richard III killed - beginning of the Tudors (Henry VII){\n}Formation of the yeoman of the Guard
  • 1485—1485: Leonardo DaVinci designed the first parachute
  • 8 1485—21 Apr 1508: Henry VII Gaunt
    House of Tudor: Son of Edmund Tudor, Earl of Richmond, whose father had married the widow of Henry V; descended from Edward III through is mother, Mary Beaufort via John of Gaunt. By marriage with daughter of Edward IV he united Lancaster and York
54 1486 
  • 1486—1486: In Venice, the first known copyright granted
55 1487 
  • 1487—1487: Bell chimes invented
56 1492 
  • 1492—1492: Leonardo da Vinci first to seriously theorize about flying machines
  • 1492—1492: Martin Behaim invented the first map globe
57 1494 
  • 1494—1494: Whiskey invented in Scotland
58 1495 
  • 1495—1495: Foundation of the University of Aberdeen (as King's College)
59 1497 
  • 1497—1497: Parish registers instituted in Spain by Cardinal Ximenes
  • 1497—1497: John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto) explorations
    John Cabot explores Newfoundland and Cape Breton
60 1499 
  • 16 Nov 1499—16 Nov 1499: Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the throne, executed
61 1500 
  • 1500—1500: Gaspar de Corte-Real explorations
    Gaspar de Corte-Real sails around Newfoundland
  • 1500—1500: The first flush toilets appeared
62 1503 
  • 1503—1503: Leonardo da Vinci paints Mona Lisa (-1505)
  • 1503—1503: Marriage of King James IV of Scots and Margaret Tudor
  • 28 May 1503—28 May 1503: Marriage of King James IV of Scots and Margaret Tudor
63 1505 
  • 1505—1505: Royal College of Surgeons founded in Edinburgh
  • 1505—1505: Royal College of Surgeons founded in Edinburgh
64 1506 
  • 22 Jan 1506—22 Jan 1506: First contingent of 150 Swiss Guards arrives at the Vatican
65 1507 
  • 1507—1507: First printing press in Scotland set up in Edinburgh by Andrew Myllar
  • 1507—1507: First printing press in Scotland set up in Edinburgh by Andrew Myllar
  • Apr 1507—Apr 1507: Suggestion put forward that the New World be named America in honour of Amerigo Vespucci (on Martin Waldseem?ller's world map)
66 1508 
  • 1508—1508: Thomas Aubert visits Newfoundland
67 1509 
  • 1509—1509: Naturalisation papers start in England
  • 1509—1509: Naturalisation papers start in England
    Henry VIII becomes King of England (to 1547)
  • 1509—1547: King Henry VIII
    {\n}King Henry VIII ( 1509 - 1547 ) {\n}{\n}1509 - Henry accedes to the throne on the death of his father, Henry VII.{\n}1509 - Henry marries Catherine of Aragon, daughter of the Spanish King and Queen, and widow of his elder brother, Arthur{\n}1513 - The
  • 22 Apr 1509—22 Apr 1509: Henry VIII becomes king of England (to 1547) at 17 years old
  • 11 Jun 1509—11 Jun 1509: Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon
  • 4 1509—28 Jan 1547: Henry VIII
    House of Tudor: Only surviving son of Henry VII by Elizabeth, daughter of Edward IV
68 1510 
  • 1510—1510: Leonardo da Vinci designs a horizontal water wheel
  • 1510—1510: Pocket watch invented by Peter Henlein
69 1512 
  • 1512—1512: The Auld Alliance' treaty with France - all Scottish citizens became French and vice versa
  • 1512—1512: Admiralty founded in London
  • 1512—1512: Admiralty founded in London
    the "Auld Alliance" treaty with France - all Scottish citizens became Franch and vice versa
  • Nov 1512—Nov 1512: Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, exhibited to the public for the first time
70 1513 
  • 1513—9 Sep 1513: Battle of Flodden, defeat of the Scotish Army
    Death of King James IV of Scots
  • 1513—1513: Urs Graf invents etching
  • 16 Aug 1513—16 Aug 1513: Battle of the Spurs - English troops under Henry VIII defeat a French force at Guinegate
  • 9 Sep 1513—9 Sep 1513: Battle of Flodden, defeat of Scottish Army - death of King James IV of Scots
71 1514 
  • 1514—1514: Recording of Testaments (wills) begins in Scotland
  • 1514—1514: Recording of Testaments (wills) begins in Scotland
  • 1514—1514: The recording of testaments (wills) begins.
72 1515 
  • 15 Nov 1515—15 Nov 1515: Thomas Wolsley invested as Cardinal
73 1516 
  • 1516—1516: Thomas More writes Utopia'
74 1517 
  • 31 Oct 1517—31 Oct 1517: Martin Luther fixes his 95 theses on church door at Wittenburg - regarded as start of the Reformation
  • 10 1517—31 Oct 1517: Martin Luther fixes his 95 theses on church door at Wittenburg
    regarded as start of the Reformation
75 1518 
  • 1518—1518: Treaty of London, a non-aggression pact between the major European nations: France, England, Holy Roman Empire, the Papacy, Spain, Burgundy and the Netherlands - sponsored by Cardinal Wolsey
76 1520 
  • Nov 1520—Nov 1520: Three ships under the command of Ferdinand Magellan negotiate the Strait of Magellan, becoming the first Europeans to sail from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific
77 1521 
  • 17 Apr 1521—17 Apr 1521: Martin Luther speaks to the assembly at the Diet of Worms, refusing to recant his teachings
  • 17 May 1521—17 May 1521: Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, executed for treason
  • 25 May 1521—25 May 1521: Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw
78 1522 
  • 6 Sep 1522—6 Sep 1522: The Victoria, one of the surviving ships of Ferdinand Magellan's expedition, becomes the first ship known to circumnavigate the world
79 1523 
  • 1523—1523: Sweden leaves the union
80 1525 
  • 1525—1525: New Testament translated into English by William Tyndale
81 1527 
  • 1527—1527: Bishop Vesey's Grammar School founded in Sutton Coldfield
82 1528 
  • 1528—1528: St George's Chapel in Windsor Castle completed
83 1529 
  • 1529—1529: Diet of Speyer: origin of the word Protestant
84 1531 
  • 11 Feb 1531—11 Feb 1531: Henry VIII recognised as Supreme Head of the Church of England
85 1532 
  • 1532—1532: Foundation of the Court of Session in Scotland
  • 1532—1532: Foundation of the Court of Session in Scotland
86 1533 
  • 25 Jan 1533—25 Jan 1533: Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn secretly, wife #2 (she was crowned as Queen on 1st June)
  • 30 Mar 1533—30 Mar 1533: Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
  • 23 May 1533—23 May 1533: Henry VIII's marriage with Catherine of Aragon officially declared annulled
  • 11 Jul 1533—11 Jul 1533: Henry VIII excommunicated by Pope Clement VII
  • 17 Sep 1533—17 Sep 1533: Anne Boleyn gives birth to a daughter Elizabeth, to become Queen Elizabeth I
87 1534 
  • 1534—1534: Reformation of the Catholic Church in England church (Henry VIII)
  • 1534—1534: Reformation of the Catholic Church in England Church (Henry VIII)
  • 1534—1534: Jacques Cartier explores Gulf of St. Lawrence
    Cartier claims land for France
88 1535 
  • 1535—1535: Sir Thomas More executed
89 1536 
  • 1536—1536: Wales and England legally united by the Laws in Wales Act of 1535
  • 1536—1536: Dissolution of monasteries starts in England (to 1540)
  • 1536—1536: Dissolution of monastries starts in England
  • 19 May 1536—19 May 1536: Anne Boleyn executed
  • 30 May 1536—30 May 1536: Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour, wife #3 (she was crowned as Queen on 29th October)
  • 18 Jul 1536—18 Jul 1536: The authority of the Pope is declared void in England
90 1537 
  • 24 Oct 1537—24 Oct 1537: Jane Seymour dies from complications in giving birth to a son, the future Edward VI
91 1538 
  • 1538—1538: Henry VIII issues English Bible
  • 1538—1538: English and Welsh parish registers start
  • 1538—1538: English and Welsh parish registers start
  • 17 Dec 1538—17 Dec 1538: Henry VIII excommunicated by Pope Paul III
92 1540 
  • 1540—1540: Statute of Wills allows freehold land to be bequeathed
  • 1540—1540: Statute of Wills allows freehold land to be bequeathed
    9th February - First recorded horse racing event in Britain at Chester
  • 6 Jan 1540—6 Jan 1540: Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves, the 'Flanders Mare', wife #4
  • 9 Feb 1540—9 Feb 1540: First recorded horse racing event in Britain, at Chester
  • 9 Jul 1540—9 Jul 1540: Henry VIII divorces Anne of Cleves
  • 28 Jul 1540—28 Jul 1540: Thomas Cromwell executed; Henry VIII marries Catherine Howard the same day, wife #5
93 1541 
  • 1541—1541: Henry VIII proclaimed king (rather than feudal lord) of Ireland
  • 1541—1541: Henry VIII proclaimed King (rather than feudal lord) of Ireland
  • 1541—1541: First French settlement
    Charlesbourg-Royal settlement esatablished by Cartier
94 1542 
  • 1542—1542: Ther Rout of Solway Moss and the death of King James V of Scots
  • 13 Feb 1542—13 Feb 1542: Catherine Howard executed
  • 14 Dec 1542—14 Dec 1542: Death of King James V of Scots; his baby daughter Mary ?Queen of Scots' succeeds him just 6 days old
95 1543 
  • 12 Jul 1543—12 Jul 1543: Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr, wife #6, who survives him
  • 9 Sep 1543—9 Sep 1543: Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is officially crowned Queen of Scots' in Stirling (spelling of the royal house changes from Stewart to Stuart)
96 1544 
  • 1544—1544: Henry's VIII's Rough Wooing' of the Scottish Borders
  • 1544—1544: Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland
  • 1544—1545: Mary of Guise Regent of Scotland
    Henrys VIII "Rough Wooing" of the Scottish Borders
97 1545 
  • 20 Jul 1545—20 Jul 1545: Mary Rose, flagship of Henry VIII, sinks in the Solent - raised in 1982
98 1546 
  • 1546—1546: Trinity College, Cambridge founded by Henry VIII
99 1547 
  • 1547—1547: Ivan the Terrible takes title 'Tsar of all the Russias'
  • 1547—1547: Vagrants Act passed (able-bodied tramps can be detained as slaves)
  • 1547—1547: English replaced Latin in church services in England and Wales
  • 1547—1553: King Edward VI
    King Edward VI ( 1547 - 1553 ) {\n}{\n}1547 - Edward VI accedes to the throne at the age of nine after the death of his father, Henry VIII.{\n}1547 - Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, uncle of Edward VI, is invested as Duke of Somerset and Protector of En
  • 1547—1547: English replaced Latin in chruch services in England and Wales
    Battle of Pinkie{\n}The injuction to keep parish register reiterated{\n}Death of Henry VIII (Edward VI to 1553)
  • 28 Jan 1547—28 Jan 1547: Death of Henry VIII (succeeded by Edward VI, aged 9, to 1553)
  • 20 Feb 1547—20 Feb 1547: Coronation of Edward VI in Westminster Abbey
  • 10 Sep 1547—10 Sep 1547: Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, said to be the first 'modern' battle to be fought in the British Isles
  • 1 1547—6 Jul 1553: Edward VI
    House of Tudor: Son of Henry VIII, by Jane Seymour, his 3rd queen. Ruled under regents. Was forced to name Lady Jane Grey his successor. Council of State proclaimed her queen July 10, 1553. Mary Tudor won Council, was proclaimed queen July 19, 1553.
100 1548 
  • 1548—1548: Priests in England allowed to marry (about a third then did so) - but see 1554
101 1549 
  • 1549—1549: English Parliament declares enclosures legal
  • 1549—1549: First Act of Uniformity in England made Catholic Mass illegal
  • 1549—1549: Wedding ring finger changed from right to left hand
  • 1549—1549: 9th June First Book of Prayer sanctioned by English Parliament
    Wedding ring finger changed from right to left{\n}First Act of Uniformity in Engalnd made Catholic Mass illegal{\n}English Parliament declares enclosures legal
  • 9 Jun 1549—9 Jun 1549: First Book of Common Prayer sanctioned by English Parliament
102 1550 
  • 1550—1550: Walloon Protestants arrive as refugees from the Low Countries
  • 1550—1550: Walloon Protestants arrive as refuges from the Low Countries
103 1551 
  • 1551—1551: Scotland: General Provincial Council orders each parish to keep a register of baptisms and banns of marriage
  • 1551—1551: Scotland: General Provincial Council orders
    each parish to keep a register of Baptisms and banns of marriage
104 1552 
  • 1552—1552: Parishes are ordered to keep a register of baptisms and banns of marriage.
  • Mar 1552—Mar 1552: An 'Act of Uniformity' imposes the Protestant prayerbook of 1552 in England
105 1553 
  • 1553—1558: Queen Mary I
    Queen Mary I ( 1553 - 1558 ) {\n}{\n}1553 - Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen by the Protector, the Duke of Northumberland. After nine days, Mary arrives in London, Lady Jane Grey is arrested, and Mary is crowned Queen.{\n}1554 - After Mary declares her
  • 7 Jun 1553—19 Jul 1553: Jane
    House of Tudor: Jane claimed throne on death of Edward VI, removed by Mary I
  • 6 Jul 1553—6 Jul 1553: Edward VI dies; Lady Jane Grey queen for a few days only
  • 19 Jul 1553—19 Jul 1553: Mary Tudor ('Bloody Mary') comes to the throne
  • 7 1553—17 Nov 1558: Mary I
    House of Tudor: Daughter of Henry VIII, by Catherine of Aragon
106 1554 
  • 1554—1554: Brief Catholic restoration under Queen Mary Tudor - married priests forced to separate at least 30 miles from their wives
  • 1554—1558: Brief Catholic restoration under Queen Mary Tudor
  • 12 Feb 1554—12 Feb 1554: Lady Jane Grey beheaded
107 1555 
  • 1555—1555: Michel Nostradamus publishes his prophecies
108 1556 
  • 21 Mar 1556—21 Mar 1556: Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer burned at the stake in Oxford
109 1557 
  • 1557—1557: The First Covenant signed in Scotland
    (Foundation of the Presbyterian Church)
110 1558 
  • 1558—1558: System of Counties adopted
  • 1558—1558: Scottish parish registers start
  • 1558—1603: Reign of Elizabeth I - Policy of Plantation begins
    System of Counties adopted
  • 1558—1558: Scottish parish registers start
    Chancery Proceedings Indexes begin
  • 1558—1603: Queen Elizabeth I
    Elizabeth I ( 1558 - 1603 ) {\n}{\n}1558 - Elizabeth accedes to the throne on the death of her half-sister, Mary.{\n}1559 - Elizabeth is crowned Queen of England at Westminster Abbey in January.{\n}1559 - Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity restore the Prote
  • 7 Jan 1558—7 Jan 1558: French take Calais, last English possession in France
  • 24 Apr 1558—24 Apr 1558: Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to Fran?ois the Dauphin of France in Paris
  • 17 Nov 1558—17 Nov 1558: Queen Mary Tudor of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth - Protestantism restored in England
  • 11 1558—24 Mar 1603: Elizabeth I
    House of Tudor: Daughter of Henry VIII, by Anne Boleyn
111 1559 
  • 1559—1559: Tobacco introduced to Europe
  • 1559—1559: John Knox returns from Continent - strengthens case for Presbyterianism in Scotland
  • 1559—1559: John Knox returns from Continent
    Strenghtens case for Presbyterianism in Scotland
  • 15 Jan 1559—15 Jan 1559: Elizabeth crowned in Westminster Abbey by Owen Oglethorpe, the Bishop of Carlisle
  • 29 Apr 1559—29 Apr 1559: Acts of Supremacy passed in Parliament, ending papal jurisdiction over England & Wales; established Church of England
112 1560 
  • 1560—1560: Establishment of Protestantism in Scotland - commissary courts thrown into confusion - some records lost
  • 1560—1560: Establishment of Protestantism in Scotland
    commissary courts thrown into confusion - some records lost
  • 1560—1560: Protestantism is established. Pope's authority is abolished. Celebrating mass becomes illegal.
  • 27 Feb 1560—27 Feb 1560: Treaty of Berwick between Duc du Chatelherault (as governor of Scotland) and the English, agreeing to act jointly to expel the French from Scotland
113 1561 
  • 1561—1561: Spire of St Paul's, highest in England, destroyed by fire
  • 1561—1561: The first coins produced by machinery (known as a 'mill') rather than by hand, but it was a slow process and did not replace hand struck coinage until new machinery was introduced in 1663
114 1562 
  • 1562—1562: Earliest English slave-trading expedition, under John Hawkins - between Guinea and the West Indies
  • 1562—1562: African slave trade starts
115 1563 
  • 1563—1563: Papal recusants heavily fined for non-attendance at Church
    The Test Act excludes Roman Catholics from government offices
  • 28 Jul 1563—28 Jul 1563: The English surrender Le Havre to the French after a siege
116 1564 
  • 26 Apr 1564—26 Apr 1564: Shakespeare baptised - he is said to have been born on Apr 23, St George's Day; he certainly died on Apr 23, 1616
117 1565 
  • 1565—1565: Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to Darley
  • 29 Jul 1565—29 Jul 1565: Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots to Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, her first cousin
118 1566 
  • 1566—1566: Murder of Riccio in Holyrood House
  • 9 Mar 1566—9 Mar 1566: Murder of David Riccio (or Rizzio) in Holyrood House
119 1567 
  • 1567—1567: Murder of Darnley outside Holyrood House in an explosion
    Marriage of Mary, Queen of Scots and Bothwell{\n}Earliest date in the French Protestant and Walloon registers
  • 10 Feb 1567—10 Feb 1567: Murder of Darnley outside Holyrood House in an explosion
  • 15 May 1567—15 May 1567: Marriage of Mary Queen of Scots to James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell
  • 24 Jul 1567—24 Jul 1567: Mary Queen of Scots deposed and replaced by her 1 year old son James VI
120 1568 
  • 1568—1568: Battle of Langside
    Mary's flight into England and her imprisonment by Queen Elizabeth I
  • 1568—1568: Bottled beer invented in London
  • 13 May 1568—13 May 1568: Battle of Langside - Mary's flight to England and her imprisonment by Queen Elizabeth I
121 1569 
  • 1569—1569: Elizabeth I approved Sunday sports
  • 1569—1569: Gerard Mercator invents Mercator map projection
122 1570 
  • 25 Feb 1570—25 Feb 1570: Pope Pius V issued the papal bull 'Regnans in Excelsis' to excommunicate Elizabeth I and her followers in the Church of England
123 1571 
  • 1571—1571: Presbyterianism introduced into England by Thomas Cartwright
  • 1571—1571: Repeal of Act prohibiting lending of money on interest - gradual change from 'subsistence economy' to 'cash economy' resulted
  • 1571—1571: Beginning of penal legislation against Catholics in England
  • 1571—1571: Beginning of penal legislation against Catholics in England
    Opening of the Royal Exchange, founded by Sir Thomas Gresham
  • 1571—1572: Presbyterianism introduced into England by Thomas Cartwright
  • 23 Jan 1571—23 Jan 1571: Opening of the Royal Exchange in London, founded by Sir Thomas Gresham - this building destroyed in Great Fire of London 1666
124 1574 
  • 1574—1738: Colonial State Papers published
    continued to 1738
125 1577 
  • 1577—1577: James Burbage opens first theatre in London
126 1578 
  • 1578—1578: Earliest Quaker registers begin
127 1579 
  • 1579—1579: Act of Uniformity in matters of religion enforced
  • 1579—1579: Act of Uniformity in matters of religion enforced
128 1580 
  • 1580—1580: Congregational movement founded by Robert Browne about this time
  • 1580—1580: Colonisation of Ireland
  • 1580—1580: Colonisation of Ireland
    Congregational movement founded by Robert Browne about this time
  • 6 Apr 1580—6 Apr 1580: Dover Straits earthquake, largest in the recorded history of England, mentioned by Shakespeare - dozens of ships sunk and a tsunami hit Calais
129 1581 
  • 1581—1581: English Levant Company founded
  • 16 Jan 1581—16 Jan 1581: English Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism
  • 4 Apr 1581—4 Apr 1581: Francis Drake knighted by Elizabeth I aboard the Golden Hind after circumnavigating the world
130 1582 
  • 1582—1582: Gregorian calendar introduced in some couontires:
    Spain and Portugal, France, Low Countries, part of Italy, Denmark
131 1583 
  • 1583—1583: University of Edinburgh founded
  • 1583—1583: Foundation of Cambridge University Press by Thomas Thomas
  • 1583—1583: Foundation of Cambridge University Press by Thomas Thomas
    University of Edinburgh founded
  • Aug 1583—Aug 1583: Sir Humphrey Gilbert attempts to establish English authority at St John's, Newfoundland