Elizabeth I Biography and Timeline — Page 8

Usury Act Regulates Interest

Parliament permits lending at interest within statutory limits while penalising rates above the authorised maximum.

Role range: 1558-1603

39 Articles

The Thirty-Nine Articles, finalised in 1571, were to have a lasting effect on religion in the United Kingdom and elsewhere through their incorporation into and propagation through the Book of Common Prayer

Role range: 1558-1603

Book of Common Prayer

The Thirty-Nine Articles, finalised in 1571, were to have a lasting effect on religion in the United Kingdom and elsewhere through their incorporation into and propagation through the Book of Common Prayer

Role range: 1558-1603

Execution

Beginning of the execution of missionary priests

Role range: 1558-1603

Papal Bull

It becomes a treasonable offense the bring papal bulls into the country

Role range: 1558-1603

Reform of Treason Law

It becomes a treasonable offense the bring papal bulls into the country

Role range: 1558-1603

Court Receives Warnings Of Conspiracy

Elizabeth's ministers received intelligence pointing to a foreign-backed plan to depose the queen.

Blois Defensive Alliance Terms

Agrees mutual defensive obligations with France, creating a diplomatic counterweight to Spanish power in western Europe.

Role range: 1558-1603

Treaty of Blois

Signed with France, both countries wil support each other if attacked. England is freed from French support of an invasion by Mary Queen of Scots

Role range: 1558-1603

Marriage

Courted the Duke of Alencon, younger son of Charles IX of France

Role range: 1558-1603

Massacre

The massacre disrupts negotiations to marry the Duke of Alencon. The French Ambassador reveals a Hugenot plot to kill the French King & his family

Role range: 1558-1603

Accepts an invitation to become god-mother to a daughter of Charles IX

Accepts an invitation to become god-mother to a daughter of Charles IX

Role range: 1558-1603

Ambassador Recall

The Spanish Ambassador is returned after a plot to install Mary on the throne

Role range: 1558-1603

Legislation

A bill is passed preventing Mary from being Elizabeth's successor

Role range: 1558-1603

Death of Elizabeth I

Executes Norfolk for a plot to bring Mary Stewart to the throne & restore Catholicism

Role range: 1558-1603

Execution of Norfolk

Executes Norfolk for a plot to bring Mary Stewart to the throne & restore Catholicism

Role range: 1558-1603

Gunpowder Treason Plot

Elizabeth I prevents the English Commons from passing a bill of attainder against Mary. A bill is passed preventing Mary from being Elizabeth's successor

Role range: 1558-1603

Huguenots

Courted the Duke of Alencon, younger son of Charles IX of France. The massacre of Huguenots ends chances of Elizabeth's marriage to a French Prince. Courted by the Duke of Alencons envoy, La Mole

Role range: 1558-1603

Marriage

Courted the Duke of Alencon, younger son of Charles IX of France. The massacre of Huguenots ends chances of Elizabeth's marriage to a French Prince. Courted by the Duke of Alencons envoy, La Mole

Role range: 1558-1603

Marriage

Wishes to have Calais returned to England if she is to marry the Duke of Alencon

Role range: 1558-1603

Massacre

The massacre disrupts negotiations to marry the Duke of Alencon. The French Ambassador reveals a Hugenot plot to kill the French King & his family. Protestants are massacred in France

Role range: 1558-1603

Succession

A bill is passed preventing Mary from being Elizabeth's successor

Role range: 1558-1603

Vagabonds Act Establishes Houses of Correction

Parliament introduces stronger measures against persistent vagrancy while encouraging organised local punishment and correction.

Role range: 1558-1603

Siege of Edinburgh

Sends support to James VI in the siege against the last bastion for Queen Mary

Role range: 1642-1649 – 1558-1603

Sale-Corfe Castle

Elizabeth I sells Corfe Castle to Sir Christopher Hatton for for 4,761 pounds, her dancing master & some suppose a suitor

Anglo French Alliance Negotiated

Elizabeth I's government negotiated closer relations with France to reduce the danger of diplomatic isolation and Spanish pressure.

Mutual Defence Obligations Accepted

The English government accepted obligations of mutual assistance with France if either kingdom came under attack.

Treaty Reduces French Scottish Threat

The rapprochement with France made French military intervention on behalf of Mary Queen of Scots less likely.

Alliance Survives Paris Massacre

The massacre of French Protestants in August strained English confidence in France without immediately ending the newly agreed alliance.

Elizabeth Rejects Marian Succession Conspiracy

Elizabeth I's government treated the conspiracy as proof of the political danger posed by foreign support for Mary.

Netherlands Trade Intercourse Renewed

Restores commercial intercourse with the Habsburg Netherlands after disputes over seizures and embargoes had disrupted trade.

Role range: 1558-1603

Trade Relations

Spain & England resume trade

Role range: 1558-1603

Siege of Edinburgh

Edinburgh Castle falls making Mortons regency secure

Role range: 1558-1603

Bristol Anglo-Spanish Settlement

Concludes a settlement with Spain designed to resolve commercial seizures and normalise trade after several years of Anglo-Spanish tension.

Role range: 1558-1603

Royal Visit

Visits Bristol during a royal progress through western England.

Role range: 1558-1603

Arrest of Duke of Alencon

The Duke of Alencon is arrested in France for plotting against his brother Charles IX

Role range: 1558-1603

Marriage

The Duke of Alencon is arrested in France for plotting against his brother Charles IX

Role range: 1558-1603

death of Charles IX throws Anglo-French relations into confusion

The death of Charles IX throws Anglo-French relations into confusion

Role range: 1558-1603

Marriage

The Duke of Alencon is arrested in France for plotting against his brother Charles IX. Courted by the Duke of Alencon after his brother Anjou succeeds in France as Henry III

Role range: 1558-1603

Treaty of Blois

Henry III sends an Envoy to England to confirm the Treaty of Blois

Role range: 1558-1603