Dissolution of Parliament
Henry VIIIs 6th Parliament closes
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1536 in England — Page 4
Explore 267 historical events and records for England in 1536.
Historical records for England in 1536
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July
Ecclesiastical Licences Act
The Ecclesiastical Licences Act replaces papal dispensations with licences granted under royal authority.
Second Succession Act
Henry VIII is authorised to determine the succession further by letters patent or by will.
Second Succession Act
The Act confirms Mary remains excluded from the succession alongside Elizabeth.
Second Succession Act
The Act declares Elizabeth illegitimate and removes her from the line of succession.
Second Succession Act
The Second Succession Act receives royal assent after the fall and execution of Anne Boleyn.
Second Succession Act
The Second Succession Act removes both Mary and Elizabeth from the succession after Anne Boleyn's fall.
Second Succession Act
The succession is vested in any legitimate children Henry VIII may have by Jane Seymour or a later wife.
Death of Henry Fitzroy
Death of Henry Fitzroy, of tuberculosis
Death of Henry VIII
Death of Henry Fitzroy
Reform of Church-State Relations
Prohibited to exercise or defend papal authority, under penalty of praemunire
Convocation Defines Seven Sacraments Debate
Convocation debates doctrine under royal direction as the Crown seeks an English statement of belief during the break with Rome.
Death of Robert Aske
Death of Robert Aske
English Church Doctrine Recast
Cranmer participates in drafting doctrinal statements that retain significant traditional teaching while accepting royal supremacy and reformist language.
Execution
The leader of the Pilrimage of Grace is executed
Execution
The leader of the Pilrimage of Grace is executed
Legislation
The Act of Succession is passed
Legislation
The Act of Succession, section IX allows Henry to bestow the crown on his daughters
Legitimacy
Mary & Elizabeth are bastardized, succession going to Jane Seymours son Edward VI
Reconciled with Henry
Mary is reconciled with Henry VIII after signing the required submission
Reform of Royal Succession
The Act of Succession is passed
Succession
Mary & Elizabeth are bastardized, succession going to Jane Seymours son Edward VI
Succession
Mary & Elizabeth are bastardized, succession going to Jane Seymours son Edward VI
Ten Articles
The Ten Articles define official doctrine for the Church of England under Henry VIII's supremacy.
August
First Royal Injunctions Issued
Cromwell issues injunctions requiring clergy to teach royal supremacy, discourage certain traditional practices and promote basic religious instruction.
Royal Injunctions
Cromwell issues royal injunctions to enforce obedience to the king's supremacy in parish life.
Ten Articles
The first attempt is made to clarify religious doctrine after the break with Rome, Bishop Edward Foxe, with strong backing from Cromwell and Cranmer, tables proposals in Convocation, which the King later endorses as the Ten Articles and which are printed in August
Ten Articles
The first attempt is made to clarify religious doctrine after the break with Rome, Bishop Edward Foxe, with strong backing from Cromwell and Cranmer, tables proposals in Convocation, which the King later endorses as the Ten Articles and which are printed in August
September
Pilgrimage of Grace
Cromwell circulates an injunctions for the enforcement of the Ten Articles, provoking opposition in September and October in Lincolnshire and then throughout the six northern counties provoking widespread popular and clerical uprisings, which found support among the gentry and even the nobility, collectively known as the Pilgrimage of Grace
Ten Articles
Cromwell circulates an injunctions for the enforcement of the Ten Articles, provoking opposition in September and October in Lincolnshire and then throughout the six northern counties provoking widespread popular and clerical uprisings, which found support among the gentry and even the nobility, collectively known as the Pilgrimage of Grace
October
Lincolnshire Rising
The Lincolnshire Rising begins at Louth in protest against religious change and royal commissioners.
Louth Rising Begins
Nicholas Melton helps lead parishioners and townspeople who seize church commissioners at Louth, beginning the Lincolnshire Rising.
Death of Henry VIII
Death of William Tyndale, executed in the Low Countries
Death of William Tyndale
Death of William Tyndale, executed in the Low Countries
Execution
William Tyndale is executed in the Low Countries
Execution
William Tyndale is executed in the Low Countries
Lincolnshire Rebels Assemble
Thousands of rebels gather around Lincoln and present grievances concerning religious change, taxation, government officials and the dissolution programme.
Reformation, The
William Tyndale is burnt at the stake for heresy. His final words are, "Lord! Open the King of England's eyes"
Rebellion of Yorkshire
Yorkshire rebels who call themselves the "pilgrimage of grace". The rebels demand the restoration of the Popes authority
Lincolnshire Demands Rejected
Henry VIII rejects the rebels' demands and orders them to disperse, refusing to concede that armed subjects may dictate royal policy.
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