Timeline of British history (1500–99)
This article presents a timeline of events in British history from 1500 AD until 1599 AD.
Timeline of British history (1000-1499) Timeline of British history (1600-1699)
- 1509 England – Henry VIII crowned and married to Catherine of Aragon
- 1513 England and Scotland – James IV and thousands of Scots killed in defeat at Flodden
- 1521 England – Lutheran writings begin to circulate.
- 1525 England – Henry VIII seeks an annulment of his marriage, which is refused.
- 1526 England – Cardinal Wolsey orders the burning of Lutheran books.
- 1529 England – Henry VIII severs ties with Rome and declares himself head of the English church.
- 1532 Scotland – Creation of the College of Justice and the Court of Session.
- 1534 England – Act of Supremacy passed by Henry VIII
- 1534 England – Treasons Act 1534
- 1535 England – Execution of Thomas More and Cardinal John Fisher.
- 1536 England – Execution of William Tindale in Antwerp
- 1542 Scotland – Mary, Queen of Scots, accedes to the Scottish throne
- 1547 England – Edward VI crowned King
- 1549 England – Prayer Book rebellion in south-west.
- 1553 England – Mary I accedes to the throne.
- 1558 England – Queen Elizabeth I accedes to the throne
- 1559 England – Act of Supremacy 1559
- 1560:Scotland – Parliament legislates protestant reformation of the Church of Scotland.
- 1567 Scotland – The Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, abdicates and flees Scotland after an uprising by Protestant lords
- 1571 England – Treasons Act 1571
- 1579 Scotland – James VI takes over government from his regent, James Douglas.
- 1582 Scotland – Establishment of the University of Edinburgh by Royal Charter.
- 1587 England and Scotland – Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Fotheringay Castle in Northamptonshire on 8 February
- 1588 England – Spanish Armada destroyed on 8 August
- 1592 Scotland – James VI enacts the "Golden Act" recognising the power of Presbyterianism within the Scottish church
See also
- Timeline of British history
- Early Modern Britain
- History of the British Isles
- History of England
- History of Ireland
- History of Northern Ireland
- History of Scotland
- History of Wales
- History of the United Kingdom
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