Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Thomas Wilson Biography and Timeline

Follow Thomas Wilson through 5 dated historical records for England.

Thomas Wilson, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records
1 of 1Page
1551–1580Years on this page

1551

Rule of Reason

Humanities / Philosophy

Publication of "Rule of Reason"

Rule of Reason

Humanities / Social Science

Publication of "Rule of Reason"

1571

Wilson Confronts Norfolk With Evidence

London · House / House of Tudor

Thomas Wilson took part in the official examination of Norfolk as evidence of coded correspondence emerged.

1577

Secretary of State

Secretary of State · Government / Government of England

Appointed Secretary of State

Role range: 1577-1580

1580

Dean

Dean of Durham · Durham · Religion / Church of England

Appointed Dean of Durham

Records, sources and methodology

These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.