Vagrancy Act
A severe law against vagrancy receives royal assent during the first parliamentary session of Edward's reign.
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Explore 111 historical events and records for England in 1547.
Historical records for England in 1547
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December
Chantries Dissolution Act Enacted
A new Chantries Act transfers chantry foundations and much of their property to the Crown, weakening institutions devoted to intercessory masses.
Communion in Both Kinds Required
Parliament permits and requires lay communicants to receive both bread and wine, marking a major liturgical change from late medieval practice.
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Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Takes part in the invasion of Scotland which culminated in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Bishop
Appointed Bishop of Lincoln
Commander of Fleet
Appointed Commander of the English Fleet
Commander of Fleet
Appointed Governor of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Edwardian Chantries Act Passed
Parliament dissolves chantries, religious guilds and related foundations, transferring substantial property to the Crown.
Edwardian Reformation
Returns to public preaching under Edward VI.
Edwardian Reformation
Supports Protestant reform after Edward VI becomes king.
Edwardian Treason Act Passed
Parliament repeals several expansive Henrician treason provisions and requires stronger evidential safeguards in many treason prosecutions.
Edwardian Vagrancy Act Passed
Parliament imposes exceptionally severe penalties on persistent vagrancy while attempting to regulate labour and poverty.
Governor
Appointed Governor of Boulogne-sur-Mer
Invasion of Scotland
Commands the English fleet during the invasion of Scotland by Edward Seymour
Invasion of Scotland
Launches an invasion of Scotland
Invasion of Scotland
Takes part in the invasion of Scotland which culminated in the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh
Legislation
Repeals Henry VIIIs heresy laws
Lord Chancellor
Appointed Lord Chancellor
Lord High Admiral
Appointed Lord High Admiral
Lord Protector
Appointed Joint Regent & High Chamberlain of England
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Staffordshire
Minority Government
A council of executors assumes responsibility for government because the new king is only nine years old.
Peerage
Created Earl Warwick, title granted by Edward VI
Peerage
Created Baron Rich, 1st
Reform of Religious Policy
Repeals Henry VIIIs heresy laws
Release from Tower
Is released after Edward VI comes to the throne.
Royal Preaching
Preaches in favour of evangelical reform under Edward VI.
Royal Visitation
Royal visitors begin enforcing Edwardian religious injunctions and encouraging scripture reading, preaching and removal of traditional practices.
Speaker of House of Commons
Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
St Stephen's Chapel Assigned to Commons
Edward VI grants St Stephen's Chapel for regular Commons use, giving the lower House a permanent chamber within the Palace of Westminster.
Treaty of Greenwich
Sent by Somerset to waive differences if the Scots agree the Treaty of Greenwich
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