Topic: England (only) 1550-1559
1550: Sir William Cecil made English Secretary of State.
1550: First written reference to game of cricket (creag) in young Edward VI's wardrobe accounts.
1551: First licensing of alehouses and taverns in England and Wales.
1552: Second Prayer Book of Edward VI.
1552: Christ's Hospital, London, founded by King Edward VI.
1553: King Edward VI of England d. (b. 1537).
1553: Lady Jane Grey proclaimed Queen of England; deposed nine days later.
1553: Mary I, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, becomes Queen of England (-1558).
1554: Lady Jane Grey executed.
1554: Princess Elizabeth sent to the Tower for suspected participation in rebellion against Mary I.
1554: Catholic restoration in England.
1554: Trinity College, Oxford, founded.
1554: Queen Mary I marries Philip of Spain, son of Emperor Charles V.
1556: Stationers' Company of London granted monopoly of printing in England.
1558: Sir William Cecil appointed principal Secretary of State.
1558: Queen Mary I of England d.; succeeded by Elizabeth I (-1603).
1558: Sir William Cecil appointed principal Secretary of State.
1559: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I. (34)
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Thursday, February 19, 2009
Historical Facts on England & United States (B)
Topic: England (Only) 1539-1549
1539: Marriage treaty signed at Hampton Court for Henry VIII to marry Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife.
1540: Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves; marriage annulled by the convocation of Canterbury and York; Henry marries Catherine Howard, his fifth wife.
1540: Thomas Cromwell executed; Lord Treasurer Norfolk, uncle of Catherine Howard becomes his successor.
1541: Queen Catherine Howard sent to the Tower on suspicion of immortal conduct; her alleged paramours. Thomas Culpepper and Dereham, executed.
1542: Queen Catherine Howard executed. Lord John Russell made Lord Privy Seal.
1543: Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr, his sixth queen, who survives him.
1544: St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London refounded.
1546: English Navy Board founded.
1547: Henry VIII of England (b. 1491); succeeded by his and Jane Seymour's son Edward VI (1537-1553)
1547: Poor rate levied in London.
1548: Sir Thomas Gresham founds seven professorships in London (University of London not founded until (1828).
1548: Guinea pepper plant is grown in England.
1549: Only the new Book of Prayer may be used in England (from May 20). (34)
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1539: Marriage treaty signed at Hampton Court for Henry VIII to marry Anne of Cleves, his fourth wife.
1540: Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves; marriage annulled by the convocation of Canterbury and York; Henry marries Catherine Howard, his fifth wife.
1540: Thomas Cromwell executed; Lord Treasurer Norfolk, uncle of Catherine Howard becomes his successor.
1541: Queen Catherine Howard sent to the Tower on suspicion of immortal conduct; her alleged paramours. Thomas Culpepper and Dereham, executed.
1542: Queen Catherine Howard executed. Lord John Russell made Lord Privy Seal.
1543: Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr, his sixth queen, who survives him.
1544: St. Bartholomew's Hospital in London refounded.
1546: English Navy Board founded.
1547: Henry VIII of England (b. 1491); succeeded by his and Jane Seymour's son Edward VI (1537-1553)
1547: Poor rate levied in London.
1548: Sir Thomas Gresham founds seven professorships in London (University of London not founded until (1828).
1548: Guinea pepper plant is grown in England.
1549: Only the new Book of Prayer may be used in England (from May 20). (34)
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Historical Facts on England & United States (A)
Topic: England (only) 1531-1538
1531: Henry VIII recognized as Supreme Head of the Church in England.
1533: Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn.
1533: Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury: he declares marriage between Henry and Catherine of Aragon void and marriage with Anne Boleyn lawful: Anne crowned queen: Henry is excommunicated by pope.1533: Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn.
1534: Final rift between England and Rome.
1534: Decree forbidding English farmers to own more than 2,000 sheep.
1535: Eng. clergy abjure authority of the pope. Sir Thomas More, who refuses the oath of the king's supremacy, tried for treason and executed (canonized 1935).
1535: Beginnings of the London Exchange.
1535: Statute of Uses curbs power of English landowners.
1536: Queen Anne Boleyn sent to the Tower of London and Executed.
1536: Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour, his third wife.
1536: Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540) made Lord Privy Seal.
1537: Queen Jane Seymour d. after birth of Prince Edward (later Edward VI).
1538: Destruction of relics and shrines in southern England (Thomas a Becket's shrine at Canterbury). (34)
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1534: Decree forbidding English farmers to own more than 2,000 sheep.
1535: Eng. clergy abjure authority of the pope. Sir Thomas More, who refuses the oath of the king's supremacy, tried for treason and executed (canonized 1935).
1535: Beginnings of the London Exchange.
1535: Statute of Uses curbs power of English landowners.
1536: Queen Anne Boleyn sent to the Tower of London and Executed.
1536: Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour, his third wife.
1536: Thomas Cromwell (1485-1540) made Lord Privy Seal.
1537: Queen Jane Seymour d. after birth of Prince Edward (later Edward VI).
1538: Destruction of relics and shrines in southern England (Thomas a Becket's shrine at Canterbury). (34)
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Friday, February 6, 2009
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