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| Arrest Dudley |  |
| Tower of London Apologises for reversing the will of Henry VIII in favour of Lady Jane Grey, too late
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| Tower of London Arrested & placed in the Tower after the death of Edward VI
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| 14th July London Sent to Framligham to arrest Mary I, an unpopular request with the people of London
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| 19th July Cambridge The Council declares for Mary & Dudley is arrested
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| Arrest Grey | |
| 10th July Tower of London Taken to the Tower & executed
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| Arrest Howard, Thomas | |
| Released & restored on the accession of Queen Mary
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| Arrest Mary I | |
| London Mary escapes to East Anglia from the Duke of Northumberland
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| 19th July Cambridge The Council declares for Mary & Dudley is arrested
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| Battle of Marciano Monluc, Blaise de |  |
| 2nd Aug Marciano Defeated by an Imperial Army during the French invasion of Tuscany
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| Birth Henry IV | |
| Paris Birth of Henry IV, son of Antoine de Bourbon
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| Bishop Heath, Nicholas | |
| Worcester Restored as the Bishop of Worcester
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| Bishop Urban VII |  |
| Rozzano Appointed Bishop of Rozzano
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| Burial Edward VI | |
| 8th Aug Westminster Abbey Buried in the Henry VII Chapel in Westminster Abbey
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| Burial Mary I | |
| 8th Aug London Mary wants to give Edward a Catholic funeral but is persuaded to give a Protestant one
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| 8th Aug Tower of London Attends a private Mass for Edward in the Tower
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| Capture Emmanuel Philibert |  |
| July Hesdin Captures Hesdin from France for the Spanish-Imperial forces
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| Capture Suleyman I the Magnificent |  |
| Corsica Suleyman I the Magnificent captures Corsica for the French
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| Charter St Albans Mary I | |
| St Albans St Albans is granted a Charter
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| Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer Brook, David | |
| Appointed Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer
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| Chief Justice Bromley, Thomas | |
| Appointed Chief Justice of the Kings Bench
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| Chief Justice Morgan, Richard | |
| Appointed Chief Justice of the Common Pleas
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| Commander Emmanuel Philibert | |
| 27th June Appointed Commander in Flanders
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| Coronation Grey | |
| 6th July Westminster Abbey Mary & Elizabeth were removed from the succession
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| 6th July Westminster Abbey Under the influence of the Duke of Northumberland, lady Jane Grey is crowned Queen
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| Coronation Mary I | |
| 1st Oct Westminster Abbey Crowned Queen of England, the 2nd Queen since the Norman conquest
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| Death Dudley | |
| 21st Aug Tower of London Death of John Dudley, executed
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| 21st Aug Tower of London Executed by Queen Mary after the fall of Lady Jane Grey after 2 weeks
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| Death Edward VI | |
| 6th July Greenwich Dies of tuberculosis at Greenwich in the mansion of the Old Court
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| Divorce Mary I | |
| Oct Parliament declares the divorce of Henry & Katherine of Aragon invalid
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| Execution Dudley | |
| 21st Aug Tower of London Executed for trying to prevent Mary's succession
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| Execution Mary I | |
| 21st Aug Tower of London The Earl of Northumberland & 2 of his accomplices are executed
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| Exile Knollys, Francis | |
| Forced into exile to Germany
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| Health Edward VI | |
| Greenwich Begins to suffer from TB
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| 3rd July Greenwich Moved into the Duke of Northumberland's residence at Old Court
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| Invasion of Picardy Charles V | |
| Picardy Commences a failed attempt to invade Picardy
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| Lord Chancellor Gardiner, Stephen | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor
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| Marriage Dudley | |
| London Marries his 4th son to Lady Jane Grey
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| 21st May Forced to marry Lady Jane Grey by his father, the Duke of Northumberland
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| Marriage Grey | |
| 21st May London Marries Lord Guildford Dudley, son of the Duke of Northumberland
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| Marriage Herbert, Richard de | |
| Marries Catherine Grey
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| Marriage Mary I | |
| London A contract is drawn up to marry Philip of Spain, son of Charles V
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| London No Spaniard is to have a say in English affairs
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| London The military Alliance between Spain & England will be densive only
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| London Under Henry VIII's will Mary's marriage must be aproved by the Council
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| Oct London Parliament draws up a petitio asking Mary not to marry a Spaniard
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| 16th Nov London Parliament petitions Mary to marry an Englishman
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| Parliament Edward VI | |
| 1st Mar London Opening of Edward VI's 2nd Parliament
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| 31st Mar London Closure of Edward VI's 2nd Parliament
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| Parliament Mary I | |
| Oct London 1st Parliament of Mary's reig, opens to dismantle the English Reformation
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| Peerage Dudley | |
| Warwick Created Earl Warwick
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| Peerage Douglas, James |  |
| James Douglas succeeds to the title and estates of his father-in-law
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| Plot Grey | |
| 10th July Tower of London Her accession is seen as a plot by Marquess of Dorset & the Duke of Northumberland
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| Proclamation Mary Rich | |
| London Signs a proclamation in favour of Mary
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| Rebellion Dudley | |
| 12th July Leaves London in an effort to suppress Mary's rebellion
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| 19th July Cambridge The Council declares for Mary & Dudley is arrested
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| Rebellion Mary I | |
| 10th July East Anglia Mary rallies her forces
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| 19th July Cambridge The Council declares for Mary & Dudley is arrested
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| Rebellion Suleyman I the Magnificent | |
| Paris Suppresses a Janissarian revolt
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| Reform Mary I | |
| Oct England returns to Catholicism with Mary as head of the Church
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| Oct Parliament refuses to return the Church lands & acknowledge the Pope
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| Oct Protestant rites are made illegal
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| Oct Repeals the Prayer Books & restores the old services
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| Oct The Book of Common Prayer suppressed
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| Oct Mass is restored throughout England
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| Sinking Henry VIII | |
| Erith Accidentally destroyed by fire
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| Speaker Dyer, James | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
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| Speaker Pollard, John | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
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| Succession Dudley | |
| Creates a puppet soveriegn to prevent Mary undoing all his Protestant reforms
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| Westminster Abbey Gets Edward VI to alter the succession to Lady Jane Grey
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| Westminster Abbey Helps get Lady Jane Grey crowned Queen, married to his 2nd son Lord Guildford Dudley
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| Westminster Abbey Proclaims Lady Jane Grey Queen after Edward's death
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| 18th July Dudley demands reinforcements but at Baynard's castle Lord Arundel declares Mary Queen
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| Succession Edward VI | |
| 12th June London Edward VI orders Mary & Elizabeth to be made "illegitimate & lawfully begotten"
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| Succession Elizabeth I | |
| 12th June London Edward VI orders Mary & Elizabeth to be made "illegitimate & lawfully begotten"
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| 21st June London Mary & Elizabeth become "illegitimate & lawfully begotten"
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| 3rd July London Escorts Mary during her entry in state into London
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| 9th July London The Bishop of London, Nicholas Ridley, declares both Elizabeth & Mary are bastards
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| 31st July London Meets Mary outside London & escorts her to the capital
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| Oct London The Commons reverse the divorce of Catherine of Aragon, Mary is no longer illegitimate
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| Succession Grey | |
| London Janes Grey's mother was a niece of Henry VIII & married to Henry Grey, Duke of Suffolk
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| 12th June London Edward VI orders Mary & Elizabeth to be made "illegitimate & lawfully begotten"
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| 6th July London Proclaimed Queen by Northumberland who had persuaded Edward VI to leave her the throne
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| 9th July London Succeeds as Lady of England, 9-19 July, Queen Jane's rule lasts just 10 days
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| 10th July Tower of London Brought to the Tower & cermonially received as Queen
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| Succession Mary I | |
| 12th June London Edward VI orders Mary & Elizabeth to be made "illegitimate & lawfully begotten"
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| 21st June London Mary & Elizabeth become "illegitimate & lawfully begotten"
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| July Framlingham Raises an army at Framligham castle after the succession of Lady Jane Grey
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| 3rd July Hunsdon Advised to escape the control of Northumberland, moves to Kenninghall, Norfolk
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| 9th July London The Bishop of London, Nicholas Ridley, declares both Elizabeth & Mary are bastards
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| 15th July Framlingham Ships sent to prevent Mary from retreating mutiny & the rebellion turns Mary's way
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| 18th July London Dudley demands reinforcements but at Baynard's castle Lord Arundel declares Mary Queen
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| 19th July London Declared Queen in London
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| 19th July London Returns to England & becomes the people's choice
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| 3rd Aug London Mary enters London to claim the throne, with the Earl of Arndel beside her
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| Succession Rich | |
| London Signs a proclamation in favour of Lady Jane Grey
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| Succession Ridley, Nicholas | |
| 9th July London The Bishop of London, Nicholas Ridley, declares both Elizabeth & Mary are bastards
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| Succession Muhammad Adil |  |
| Succeeds as Shah of India
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