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Reformation, The

England · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

6Records
1521–1560Date range
4Named people
3Places

Chronological records

1521

Henry VIII1521

House / House of Tudor

After writing Assertio Septem Sacramentorum (Defence of the Seven Sacraments) in opposition to Luther, Henry VIII is rewarded with the title Fidei Defensor (Defender of the Faith) by Pope Leo X

1536

Henry VIII29 January 1536

House / House of Tudor

When Anne miscarries a son, the begins to reflect again on the biblical prohibitions that had haunted him during his marriage with Catherine of Aragon

1539

Thomas Cromwell Essex, 1st29 December 1539

Dover · House / House of Tudor

A Parliamentary committee is established to examine doctrine and the Duke of Norfolk presents six questions for the House to consider, which pass as the Act of Six Articles reaffirming a traditional view of the Mass, the Sacraments and the priesthood

1543

Henry VIII1543

Kent · House / House of Tudor

The Prebendaries plot in Kent is supports grass-roots Reformation

1546

Anne Askew16 July 1546

Smithfield · House / House of Tudor

Burnt for heresy, a believer in Reformation she is found to have Court connections

1560

Elizabeth IAugust 1560

House / House of Tudor

The Scottish Parliament carries out the Scottish Reformation

Names involved

Anne AskewElizabeth IHenry VIIIThomas Cromwell Essex, 1st

Provenance

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