Elizabeth I Biography and Timeline — Page 5

Marriage

Scottish Lords want Arran to marry Elizabeth

Role range: 1558-1603

Recognition of Elizabeth as Queen of England

Scotland recognizes Elizabeth as Queen of England

Role range: 1558-1603

Royal Occasion

Attends a mock naval Battle held in Deptford

Arran Marriage Proposal

Elizabeth receives proposals linking her marriage to Scottish Protestant policy

Role range: 1558-1603

Refuses Scottish Marriage Scheme

Elizabeth avoids commitment to the Arran marriage proposal

Role range: 1558-1603

Succession

Succeeds as Queen of England

Role range: 1558-1603

Siege of Leith

French forces are starved into submission at Leith

Role range: 1559-1560 – 1558-1603

French Diplomacy

Elizabeth manages diplomacy after the death of Francis II and Mary of Scots widowhood

Role range: 1558-1603

Scottish Succession Question

Elizabeth refuses to recognize Mary of Scots as heir without treaty guarantees

Role range: 1558-1603

Mary Returns to Scotland

Elizabeth monitors Mary of Scots return to Scotland without English safe conduct

Role range: 1558-1603

Katherine Grey Imprisoned

Elizabeth orders Katherine Grey confined after her secret Seymour marriage is discovered

Role range: 1558-1603

Papal Envoy

Pius IV sends an envoy urging Elizabeth to return England to Catholic obedience

Role range: 1558-1603

Church Commissioners Enforce Settlement

Royal ecclesiastical commissioners investigate clergy and parishes that resist the supremacy, prayer book and injunctions.

Role range: 1558-1603

Treaty of Hampton Court

Elizabeth agrees to occupy Le Havre in return for supporting the Huguenots

Role range: 1558-1603

Huguenots

Signs a Treaty with the Huguenot Louis de Bourbon. A Treaty allows English occupation in return for support of the Huguenots

Role range: 1558-1603

Treaty of Le Havre

Signs a Treaty with the Huguenot Louis de Bourbon. A Treaty allows English occupation in return for support of the Huguenots

Role range: 1558-1603

Calais Recovery Objective

Uses intervention in France partly to seek compensation for the earlier loss of Calais while publicly supporting the Huguenot alliance.

Role range: 1558-1603

Hampton Court Huguenot Alliance

Concludes an agreement with the French Huguenot leadership that commits England to military and financial support during the French Wars of Religion.

Role range: 1558-1603

Huguenot Troop Commitment

Promises several thousand English troops to assist the Protestant forces and secure the Channel ports covered by the agreement.

Role range: 1558-1603

Huguenot Negotiations

Elizabeth negotiates with French Huguenots during the first war of religion

Role range: 1558-1603

Smallpox Illness

Elizabeth falls dangerously ill with smallpox and the succession becomes urgent

Role range: 1558-1603

Recovery from Smallpox

Elizabeth survives smallpox but the crisis exposes the unsettled succession

Role range: 1558-1603

Succession

Suffers smallpox, brings up succession to Mary Stuart, many favour Lady Catherine Grey

Role range: 1558-1603

Religious Tolerance

Says there must be no retrospective prosecutions

Role range: 1558-1603

England Agrees Huguenot Military Aid

Elizabeth I concluded an agreement with Huguenot leaders providing English aid in exchange for control of Le Havre.

Second Parliament Opens

Elizabeth opens her second Parliament amid concern over religion succession and foreign war

Role range: 1558-1603

Succession Petition

Parliament petitions Elizabeth to marry or name a successor

Role range: 1558-1603

Le Havre Garrison Reinforced

Elizabeth supports the English garrison at Le Havre during the French civil war

Role range: 1562-1598 – 1558-1603

Foxe's Acts and Monuments Published

John Foxe publishes Acts and Monuments, shaping Protestant memory of persecution and becoming highly influential within Elizabethan religious culture.

Role range: 1558-1603

Loss of Le Havre

Elizabeth loses her foothold in France when Le Havre is surrendered

Role range: 1558-1603

Dudley Marriage Proposal

Elizabeth proposes Robert Dudley as a possible husband for Mary of Scots

Role range: 1558-1603

Legislation

A statute against witchcraft is passed

Role range: 1558-1603

Legislation

The Act of Supremacy extends the Oath of Supremacy to MPs, lawyers & barristers. The 39 Articles are the final restoration of the Church of England

Role range: 1558-1603

Legislation

The Act of Supremacy increases penalties for supporting the Pope. The Act of Supremacy imposes penalties for not taking the Oath. Statute of Apprentices, all men should work & have a rank from the Sovereign downward. 1st Poor Law is passed which providec local payment for the poor

Role range: 1558-1603

Poor Law

1st Poor Law is passed which providec local payment for the poor

Role range: 1558-1603

Poor Relief Act

Poor relief legislation strengthens local responsibility for the poor

Role range: 1558-1603

Reform of Church-State Relations

The Act of Supremacy extends the Oath of Supremacy to MPs, lawyers & barristers. The 39 Articles are the final restoration of the Church of England

Role range: 1558-1603

Reform of Poor Relief

The Act of Supremacy increases penalties for supporting the Pope. The Act of Supremacy imposes penalties for not taking the Oath. Statute of Apprentices, all men should work & have a rank from the Sovereign downward. 1st Poor Law is passed which providec local payment for the poor

Role range: 1558-1603

Resignation of Marian Bishops

Marian Bishops resign their Sees after the 39 Acts are passed

Role range: 1558-1603

Statute of Artificers

Statute of Artificers regulates labour apprenticeships wages and service

Role range: 1558-1603