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| 1489 | Birth England Cranmer, Thomas |  |
| 2nd July Birth of Thomas Cranmer |
| 1529 | Dismissal England Wolsey, Thomas | |
| 17th Oct London Charged with treason & dismissed, he dies before his trial |
| 17th Oct London Fails to persuade Pope Clement VII to grant Henry a divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| 1530 | Supremacy of Henry VIII England Henry VIII | |
| Foxe & Cranmer justify the supremacy of the sovereign |
| Foxe & Cranmer justify the supremacy of the sovereign |
| 1531 | Death England Wolsey, Thomas | |
| 29th Nov Leicester Death of Thomas Wolsey, on the way to London to answer charges of treason |
| 1531 | Reform England Henry VIII | |
| 7th Feb Henry wants to be, "sole protector & supreme head of the English Church & clergy" |
| 11th Feb Parliament makes Henry VIII Supreme Head of the Church in England |
| 1532 | Convocation Clergy England Henry VIII | |
| 15th May London Thomas Cromwell prevents the Convocation of the Clergy |
| 1532 | Legislation England Cromwell | |
| London Passes Legislation which enables the break with papal authority |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King is to exercise authority through Parliament |
| 1532 | Legislation England Henry VIII | |
| London Act in Restraint of Annates, newly appointed Bishops make payments to the crown |
| 1532 | Reform England Cromwell | |
| Enables Henry VII to proclaim himself head of the Church of England |
| Enables the dissolution of the monasteries & Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| Passes Legislation which enables the break with papal authority |
| 15th May London Prevents the Convocation of the Clergy without the permission of the King |
| 1532 | Reform England Henry VIII | |
| Act in Restraint of Annates, newly appointed Bishops make payments to the crown |
| Act in Restraint of Annates, the Crown now has the right to appoint the Bishops |
| Canons cannot be enacted without royal assent |
| Existing Canons will be veted by royal commission & prejudicial annulled |
| Uses Pope Eleutherius ' letter addressing the King of Britain as "vicar of God" |
| 15th May New canons require royal assent & existing ones will be vetted by a royal commission |
| 15th May Thomas Cromwell prevents the Convocation of the Clergy |
| 1532 | Reform England More, Thomas | |
| 16th May Resigns the day after the convocation of the clergy seeking Royal consent for policies |
| 1533 | Archbishop of Canterbury England Cranmer, Thomas | |
| 30th Mar Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Canterbury Becomes Godfather to Elizabeth I |
| 1st June Westminster Abbey Crowns Anne Boleyn Queen of England |
| 30th Mar Canterbury Cranmer is recognized by the Pope to placate Henry VIII but will not grant a divorce |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Legislation England Henry VII | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Marriage England Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Canterbury Cranmer presides over a tribunal created by Henry VIII |
| Canterbury Presides over a tribunal which grants the divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| Canterbury Seeks the divorce from Catherine & to legalize Henry VIII's marriage to Anne Boleyn |
| 23rd May Canterbury Declares Henry's marriage to Catherine null & void |
| 23rd May Canterbury Declares Henry VIII's marriage to Anne vaild |
| 28th May Cranmer pronounces Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn married |
| 23rd May Canterbury Declares the marriage between Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon null & void |
| 1533 | Marriage England Lee, Rowland | |
| London Marries Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn |
| 1533 | Reform England Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Act in Restraint of Appeals |
| Rome cannot reverse legal decisions made by the Archdiocese of Canterbury |
| 1534 | Bishop of Coventry & Lichfield England Lee, Rowland | |
| 10th Jan Coventry Consecrated as the Bishoop of Coventry & Lichfield |
| 1534 | Death England Barton, Elizabeth | |
| 20th April Tower of London Death of Elizabeth Barton, executed |
| 1534 | Death England Bocking, Edward | |
| 20th April Tyburn Death of Edward Brocking, executed |
| 1534 | Execution of Barton England Barton, Elizabeth | |
| 20th April Tower of London Elizabeth Barton is hanged at Tyburn for heresy |
| 1534 | Execution of Bocking England Bocking, Edward | |
| 20th April Tower of London Edward Bocking is hanged at Tyburn for heresy |
| 1534 | Head Church of England Henry VIII England Henry VIII | |
| Appointed Head of the Church of England |
| 1534 | Reform England Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Canterbury Passes the Succession Act commanding allegiance to Anne & her issue |
| 1534 | Reform England Henry VIII | |
| Separates the Church from the Roman Catholic Church |
| 1535 | Bishop of Worcester England Latimer, Hugh | |
| Worcester Appointed Bishop of Worcester |
| 1535 | Chaplain Anne Boleyn Parker England Parker, Matthew | |
| London Appointed Chaplain to Anne Boleyn |
| 1535 | Death England More, Thomas | |
| 6th July London Death of Thomas More |
| London Henry VIII commutes More's sentence to beheading & permits More's family to attend |
| 6th July London Executed for refusing to acknowledge the act of supremacy |
| 1535 | Supreme Head England Henry VIII | |
| 22nd June Appointed Supreme Head of the Church |
| 1535 | Trial England More, Thomas | |
| London More had not expressly denied the royal supremacy but refuses to assent to it |
| 1st July London Indicted of High Treason at Westminster Hall & condemned to death |
| 1536 | Dissolution Monasteries England Henry VIII | |
| Decides to dissolve or nationalize the smaller monasteries |
| 11th July London The Ten Articles are passed |
| 11th July The Ten Articles of Protestant faith are passed |
| 1st May Beginning of the reformation of the Church in Ireland |
| 11th July The Ten Articles of Protestant faith are passed |
| 31st July Prohibited to exercise or defend papal authority, under penalty of praemunire |
| 1537 | Chaplain Henry VIII Parker England Parker, Matthew | |
| London Appointed Chaplain to Henry VIII |
| 1537 | Chaplain Ridley England Ridley, Nicholas | |
| Canterbury Appointed Chaplain to Archbishop Cramner |
| 1539 | Bishop of Rochester England Heath, Nicholas | |
| Rochester Appointed Bishop of Roches ter |
| 1539 | Legislation England Henry VIII | |
| 16th May London Tha Act of Six Articles of the Protestant faith is passed |
| 16th May London The Churches are ordered to display a copy of the English Bible |
| 16th May Tha Act of Six Articles of the Protestant faith is passed |
| 16th May The Churches are ordered to display a copy of the English Bible |
| 1539 | Resignation England Latimer, Hugh | |
| Worcester Resigns after the Act of 6 Articles is passed |
| 1540 | Marriage England Cranmer, Thomas | |
| 6th Jan Greenwich Henry VIII & Anne of Cleves are married at the royal Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, London by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer |
| 1541 | Canon England Parker, Matthew | |
| Ely Appointed Canon of Ely |
| 1543 | Bishop of Worcester England Heath, Nicholas | |
| Worcester Appointed Bishop of Worcester |
| 1546 | Arrest England Latimer, Hugh | |
| Tower of London Arrested & sent to the Tower because of his opposition to the 6 Articles |
| 1546 | Trial England Bonner, Edmund | |
| Winchester Placed on a committee of enquiry by Henry VIII to examine Sacramentaianism |
| 1546 | Trial England Gardiner, Stephen | |
| Winchester Placed on a committee of enquiry by Henry VIII to examine Sacramentaianism |
| 1547 | Diplomacy England Tunstall, Cuthbert | |
| Durham Sent by Somers et to waive differences if the Scots agree the treaty of Greenwich |
| 1549 | Reform England Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Permits the 1st prayer book in English |
| Canterbury The Lords approve the publication of the book of common prayer |
| 1549 | Reform England Edward VI | |
| 1st Book of Common Prayer is introduced, enforced by the Act of Uniformity |
| 1550 | Reform England Edward VI | |
| The Ordinal is introduced |
| 1552 | Dean England Parker, Matthew | |
| Lincoln Appointed Dean of Lincoln |
| 1552 | Legislation England Dudley | |
| The Act of Uniformity prescribes penalties for not attending Church services |
| The Act of Uniformity prescribes penalties for not attending Church services |
| The new Prayer Book is introduced |
| 1552 | Reform England Edward VI | |
| The 2nd Book of Common Prayer is introduced |
| 1553 | Bishop of Worcester England Heath, Nicholas | |
| Worcester Restored as the Bishop of Worcester |
| 1553 | Succession England Ridley, Nicholas | |
| 9th July London The Bishop of London, Nicholas Ridley, declares both Elizabeth & Mary are bastards |
| 1554 | Death England Latimer, Hugh | |
| 16th Oct Oxford Death of Hugh Latimer, executed |
| 1554 | Death England Ridley, Nicholas | |
| 16th Oct Oxford Death of Nicholas Ridley, executed |
| 1554 | Dismissal England Parker, Matthew | |
| London Dismissed from all offices by Queen Mary for supporting Queen Jane & goes into hiding |
| 1554 | Execution of Latimer England Latimer, Hugh | |
| 16th Oct Oxford Executed for treason & heresy with Nicholas Ridley |
| 16th Oct Oxford "We shall light such a candle... as I trust will never be put out" |
| 1554 | Execution of Ridley England Ridley, Nicholas | |
| 16th Oct Oxford Burnt at the stake |
| 1555 | Archbishop of Canterbury England Grindal, Edmund | |
| Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 1555 | Archbishop of York England Heath, Nicholas | |
| Appointed Archbishop of York |
| 1555 | Exile of Jewel England Jewel, John | |
| Jews are forced into a Marian exile |
| 1556 | Death England Cranmer, Thomas | |
| 21st Mar London Death of Thomas Cranmer |
| 21st Mar London Burnt at the stake by Mary I |
| 21st Mar London Holds his hand in the fire which signed the annulment of Henry VIII from Catherine |
| 1557 | Dismissal England Grindal, Edmund | |
| Canterbury Dismissed by the Queen for too much preaching & education of the Clergy |
| 1559 | Archbishop of Canterbury England Parker, Matthew | |
| 17th Dec Canterbury Appointed Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 1559 | Bishop of London England Grindal, Edmund | |
| London Appointed Bishop of London |
| 1559 | Bishop of Salisbury England Jewel, John | |
| Salisbury Appointed Bishop of Salisbury |
| 1559 | Consecration England Parker, Matthew | |
| 17th Dec Canterbury Consecrated after all the Marian Bishops had been removed from office |
| Publication of, "The Book of Homilies", for use in the pulpit |
| Publication of, "The Injunctions" |
| 1559 | Reform England Elizabeth I | |
| Begins to restore the predominant position of the Church of England |
| Elizabeth becomes the "Supreme Governor" not the "Head" of the Church of England |
| Enforces the Protestant religion by law |
| Issues a proclamation permitting certain parts of the service to be read in English |
| Supreme power is vested in the Crown |
| The Act of Supremacy, Mary's Legislation is swept away |
| The Act of Uniformity is passed, the worst penalty is imprisonment |
| The Act of Uniformity, restores the 2nd Edwardian Prayer Book |
| The Protestant Prayer Book of 1552 is re-introduced, the black rubric is omitted |
| 8th May Restores the anti-papal laws of Henry VIII |
| 24th Jan Parliament supports Elizabeths's reforms even though the Bishop's do not |
| 1562 | Prosecution Religious England Elizabeth I | |
| Says there must be no retrospective prosecutions |
| 1562 | Publication England Jewel, John | |
| Claims the Church of England was founded to return to early Chris tian practices |
| 1563 | Dean England Whittingham, William | |
| Durham Appointed Dean of Durham |
| 1563 | Publication England Fox, John | |
| Publication of, "Book of Martyrs", appeals against any return to Rome |
| 1563 | Publication England Parker, Matthew | |
| Publication of, "39 Articles " |
| Canterbury The 39 Articles are adopted by convocation & published by royal ordinance |
| 1566 | |
