| Event | Year |
|---|
| People ordered to pay poor relief – refusers would be taken to court | |
| 1st Act of Uniformity introduces the Book of Common Prayer | |
| Edward Seymour declared Lord Protector of England | |
| Death of Henry VIII, Edward the Prince of Wales succeeds him | |
| The Necessary Doctrine and Erudition for Any Christian Man, (also known as the King’s Book) was published and attributed to King Henry VIII. | |
| Enclosure Commission established under John Hales | |
| The English Litany – Set of prayers enforced that were to be spoken in English | |
| Influenza Epidemic spread through the country killing many. | |
| A bill is introduced, and later enacted, called the Act of Supremacy, which declares Henry to be the supreme head of the Church of England | |
| Stone Alters removed and replaced with wooden ones (Stone suggested sacrifice but wood suggested a more simple meal in remembrance) | |
| Royal Injunctions (Cromwell) – Priests told to promote supremacy and ten articles. They should also offer both an English Bible and Latin Bible | |
| Bishops Ridley and Latimer are burned at the stake for heresy | |
| Worst Harvest of the century | |
| Act ordering that Land used from crops for at least four of the last 35 years must remain arable | |
| Royal Injunctions (Cromwell) – Continued moves towards Protestantism with attacks on images and sermons against worshiping images. | |
| 1st Marian Act of Repeal – all reforms under Edward VI were undone. | |
| New Ordinal – new rules about ordination of new clergy – clergy would still wear catholic vestments. | |
| French and Spanish Monarchs declared bankrupt | |
| Beginning of the Debasement of Coinage | |
| Vagrancy Act – Impotent poor to be helped with collections made by churches. | |
| SUCCESSION – 2nd Henrician Act of Succession – Elizabeth is removed from the succession (Mary was already removed in 1534) | |
| Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England | |
| Collapse in Cloth Exports | |
| FACTION – Failed conservative plot against Cranmer | |
| 42 Articles – strongly protestant, confirmed justification by faith and predestination. (Was never enacted in to law due to Edward’s death) | |
| End of Debasement of Coinage | |
| Census to reduce unauthorised begging. | |
| Henry VIII authorizes the first publication of “the Great Bible” in English to be read in church services. | |
| Government and church encourages people to contribute to poor relief | |
| Lincolnshire Uprising after the closure of Louth Abbey | |
| Vestment Controversy | |
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