20 APR
Elizabeth Barton, ‘Maid of Kent’, executed
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1535
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22 JUNE
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Bishop John Fisher executed
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6 JULY
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Sir Thomas More executed
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1536
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7 JAN
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Catherine of Aragon dies (aged 50)
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29 JAN
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Anne Boleyn miscarries a son
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17 MAY
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George Boleyn, Anne’s brother, executed
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19 MAY
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Anne Boleyn executed (Elizabeth aged 2 years 8 months)
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20 MAY
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Henry VIII betrothed to Jane Seymour
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30 MAY
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Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour
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1 JULY
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Mary Tudor and Elizabeth declared illegitimate
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1537
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5 JULY
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Queen Madeleine, wife of James V of Scotland, dies
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12 OCT
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Edward VI born
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24 OCT
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Jane Seymour dies (aged 28)
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1538
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9 MAY
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James V of Scotland marries Mary of Guise
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1540
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22 MAY
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James, Prince of Scotland, born
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28 JULY
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Thomas Cromwell executed
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1541
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APR
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Robert, Duke of Albany, James V and Mary of Guise’s second son, born
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29 APR-MAY
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Both Scottish princes, Robert and James, die within days of each other
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1542
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24 NOV
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Scottish forces routed by English at Solway Moss
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8 DEC
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Mary Queen of Scots born
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13 DEC
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James V dies (aged 30) and Mary becomes Queen of Scotland (aged 5 days)
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1543
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JUNE
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Mary Tudor and Elizabeth reinstated in the succession
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JULY
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Treaties of Greenwich; allowing for marriage of Mary to Prince Edward, Henry VIII’s heir
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12 JULY
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Catherine Parr marries Henry VIII
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9 SEPT
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Mary Queen of Scots crowned at Stirling Castle
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1544
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19 JAN
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Francois II of France born
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14 SEPT
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Henry VIII’s forces capture Boulogne
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1545
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7 DEC
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Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, born
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1547
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28 JAN
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Henry VIII dies (aged 55); Edward VI ascends to throne (aged 9)
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20 FEB
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Edward VI crowned, Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, Lord Protector
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3 MAR
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Francois I dies (aged 52); Henri II succeeds to French throne; Thomas Seymour and Catherine Parr betrothed
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10 SEPT
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English rout of the Scots at Pinkie Cleugh
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1548
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7 JULY
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Marriage contract between Mary Queen of Scots and the Dauphin Francois
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29 JULY
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Mary Queen of Scots sails to France
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5 SEPT
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Catherine Parr dies (aged 36)
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1549
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16 JAN
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Arrest ordered of Sir Thomas Seymour, Lord Sudeley
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20 MAR
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Sir Thomas Seymour executed
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1550
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Mary of Guise visits her daughter Mary Queen of Scots
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4 JUNE
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Lord Robert Dudley marries Amy Robsart
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1551
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2 MAY
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William Camden born (died 1623)
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1552
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22 JAN
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Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset, executed; John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, new Protector
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1553
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21 MAY
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Lady Jane Grey marries Guildford Dudley
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6 JULY
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Edward VI dies (aged 15), succeeded by Mary I
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10 JULY
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Lady Jane Grey proclaimed Queen of England
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20 JULY
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Mary Tudor proclaimed Queen of England
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3 AUG
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Mary I and Elizabeth enter London
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21 AUG
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John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland, beheaded
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30 OCT
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Mary I crowned
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1554
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FEB
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Wyatt Rebellion
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12 FEB
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Lady Jane Grey executed (aged 16)
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18 MAR
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Elizabeth in Tower
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11 APR
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Sir Thomas Wyatt executed
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19 MAY
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Elizabeth released from Tower and goes to Woodstock
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25 JULY
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Mary I marries Philip II of Spain
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