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8th February 1587: Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots

  • 8th February 2019
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Elizabeth I, England, Execution, Henry VIII, Mary, Monarchy, Politics, Protestantism, Queen of Scots, Scotland

On the 8th February 1587 Mary Stuart, more commonly known as Mary, Queen of Scots, was executed in the great hall of Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire.

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26th January 1564: Pope Pius IV confirms the decrees of the Council of Trent

  • 26th January 2019
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Council of Trent, Counter-Reformation, Martin Luther, Papacy, Pius IV, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation

Pope Pius IV issued a Papal bull confirming the decrees of the Council of Trent that defined Catholic doctrine in the face of the Protestant Reformation.

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3rd November 1534: English Parliament passes the Act of Supremacy

  • 3rd November 2018
  • Tagged as: Act of Supremacy, Catholicism, Church, Church of England, England, Henry VIII, Papacy, Parliament, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion

The Parliament of England passed the First Act of Supremacy which made Henry VIII the head of the Church of England.

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31st October 1517: Martin Luther reputedely posts his 95 Theses

  • 31st October 2018
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Christianity, Germany, Pope, Protestantism, Reformation, Religion

On the 31st October 1517, the foundations of the Protestant Reformation were laid when Martin Luther reputedly nailed his ‘Ninety-five Theses’ to the door of All Saints’ Church in Wittenberg – a town in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

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11th October 1521: Henry VIII becomes ‘Defender of the Faith’

  • 11th October 2018
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Church of England, Defender of the Faith, Divorce, Excommunication, Henry VIII, Leo X, Marriage, Martin Luther, Pope, Protestantism, Tudor

On the 11th October 1521, Pope Leo X granted the title “Defender of the Faith” to King Henry VIII of England.

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29th July 1588: Decisive Battle of Gravelines during the Spanish Armada

  • 29th July 2018
  • Tagged as: Armada, Battle of Gravelines, Catholicism, Elizabeth I, England, Philip II, Protestantism, Reformation, Spain, Spanish Armada

The Battle of Gravelines, the decisive battle of the Spanish Armada, took place off the coast of Flanders.

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10th July 1553: Lady Jane Grey becomes queen of England

  • 10th July 2018
  • Tagged as: Britain, Catholicism, England, Execution, Henry VIII, Monarchy, Protestantism

On the 10th July 1553, Lady Jane Grey was proclaimed queen of England after her first cousin once removed, the 15-year-old King Edward VI, died of an unknown respiratory problem.

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21st March 1556: Thomas Cranmer executed for heresy

  • 21st March 2018
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Edward VI, Henry VIII, Heresy, Mary I, Protestantism, Reformation, Thomas Cranmer, Tudor

On the 21st March 1556, Thomas Cranmer was executed for heresy.

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13th February 1689: William and Mary become co-regents

  • 13th February 2018
  • Tagged as: Catholicism, Constitution, England, Glorious Revolution, Invasion, Ireland, Magna Carta, Monarchy, Protestantism, Religion, United Kingdom, William and Mary

On the 13th February 1689, William and Mary became co-regents of the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland after agreeing to the Declaration of Right.

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4th February 1555: John Rogers became the first Protestant martyr under ‘Bloody’ Mary I of England

  • 4th February 2018
  • Tagged as: Bible, Catholicism, England, Heresy, John Rogers, London, Mary I, Persecution, Protestantism, Smithfield, Tudor, William Tyndale

John Rogers became the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I after he was burnt at the stake.

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