Outlines of English history from B.C. 55 to A.D. 1895 : $b Arranged in chronological orderCurtis, John Charles
History
Outlines of English history from B.C. 55 to A.D. 1895 : $b Arranged in chronological order
Curtis, John Charles
Great Britain -- History
1548. The French sent troops to assist the Scots; and Queen Mary was
conveyed to France.
1549. _The Act of Uniformity of divine worship passed._ Execution of Lord
Seymour, brother of the protector, for high treason. Insurrections in
Cornwall, Devon, and Norfolk;--the western insurrection caused chiefly by
the changes in religion; the eastern by the enclosing of land;--the
latter, which was the most formidable, was suppressed by the earl of
Warwick; and Ket, the leader, was hanged at Norwich Castle. =These
outbreaks led to the institution of lords-lieutenant of counties.=
Somerset removed from the protectorate by Warwick and his friends, and
sent to the Tower.
1550. Peace concluded with France and Scotland. Somerset released, and
re-admitted to the council. Joan Bocher (or Joan of Kent) burnt for
heresy.
1552. Execution of Somerset on a charge of intending to imprison the earl
of Warwick (who had just been created duke of Northumberland).
1553. Edward, on the suggestion of Northumberland, altered the succession,
and made Lady Jane Grey heir to the throne.
She was granddaughter of Henry VIII.'s sister Mary, and wife of Lord
Guildford Dudley, fourth son of Northumberland.
MARY.
=D.= She was the daughter of Henry VIII. and of Catherine of Arragon. =B.=
at Greenwich, 1516. =M.= Philip (son of Charles V., emperor of Germany),
who soon after became king of Spain. =Dd.= at St. James's, Westminster,
Nov. 17, 1558. =R.= 5-1/4 years (1553 to 1558).
1553. Lady Jane Grey proclaimed queen; but the people were not disposed to
sanction the change of the succession, and soon recognized Mary. Norfolk,
Bishop Gardiner, and others, released from prison. Execution of
Northumberland for high treason. =Practical re-establishment of the
Catholic religion.= Lady Jane Grey, her husband, and Cranmer, convicted of
high treason.
1554. Insurrection of Sir Thomas Wyatt to prevent the queen's marriage
with Philip. Wyatt taken and executed. Lady Jane Grey and her husband
executed. The Princess Elizabeth placed in prison, because she was
supposed to be concerned in the insurrection.
1555. =Commencement of the Marian persecution.= Rogers, prebendary of St.
Paul's, Bishops Hooper, Latimer, Ridley, and many other persons, burnt for
heresy.
1556. Cranmer burnt for heresy, and Cardinal Pole consecrated archbishop
the day after his death.
1557. War declared against France. Battle of ST. QUENTIN, in which the
Spaniards, aided by the English, defeated the French (Aug. 10).
1558. =Calais taken= by the duke of Guise after it had been in the
possession of the English for 210 years (Jan. 7). Death of Cardinal Pole.
ELIZABETH.
=D.= She was the daughter of Henry VIII. and of Anne Boleyn. =B.= at
Greenwich, 1533. =Dd.= at Richmond, March 24, 1603. =R.= 44-1/2 years
(1558 to 1603).
1558. Sir William Cecil (afterwards Lord Burleigh) chosen by the queen as
her chief adviser.
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