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| 0601 | Augustine |  |
| Becomes the 1st Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 0688 | Ine | |
| Wessex Develops a Law Code, the 1st to codify a set of Saxon laws |
| 0694 | Ine | |
| Wessex Issues his new law code which enables Ine to rule Wessex as a single unit |
| Wessex The sub-kingdoms are replaced by shires, similar to modern counties |
| 0778 | Offa | |
| Mercia A new silver coin called the Sceatta is minted, becomes the Anglo Saxon coinage |
| 0798 | Eadwald | |
| East Anglia Mints coins in his name |
| 0878 | Alfred the Great | |
| Wessex After the battle of Eddington peace is used to reform the army & improve defences |
| Wessex Alfred's Thegns serve their King for 1 month out of 3 |
| 0880 | Alfred the Great | |
| Wessex 1 soldier is allocatted per hide of arable land |
| Wessex Builds defensive "Burhs" throughout Wessex & Winchester, his capital |
| Wessex Burghs are set up as assembly points for Fyrds & local villages |
| Wessex Burghs are spread throughout sth England no further than a day's march away |
| Wessex Half the Army are active, half remain at home tending the harvest |
| 0890 | Alfred the Great | |
| Wessex Establishes the Militia & Navy |
| 0891 | Alfred the Great | |
| Wessex The first laws of treason are passed plus a general code of law |
| 0928 | Athelstan | |
| Mints 30 coins & decrees that there can only be 1 currency in Britain |
| 0997 | Ethelred II the Unready | |
| Wantage Introduces the Scandinavian custom of trial by jury |
| Wantage New law code defines the legal position in Danelaw |
| 1008 | Ethelred II the Unready | |
| Wessex Laws to protect the Chris tians are drafted by Archbishop Wulfstan of York |
| 1107 | Henry I | |
| Renounces lay investiture but the King decides the appointment of Bishops |
| 1166 | Henry II | |
| London Issues the Assize of Clarendon, 22 articles setting au a jury system |
| Orders the creation of jails in all English counties at the Assize of Clarendon |
| 1180 | Henry II | |
| Henry II reforms the coinage |
| 1202 | Walter, Hubert | |
| London Institutes the National Customs System |
| 1213 | John | |
| 15th May Agrees to Pope innocent III's demands that England & Ireland become a papal fiefdom |
| 1214 | John | |
| London Demands a high rate of scutage which contributes to the baronial rebellion of 1215 |
| 1215 | John | |
| 13th Oct London Barons resent a scutage on those who did not accompany John to Poitou |
| 13th Oct London Barons resent the costs to lift the Papal interdict |
| 1253 | Henry III | |
| London A revised version of the Magna Carter is issued |
| 1258 | Edward I | |
| Oxford Holds "parleys" with his Barons on the Baronial Council, the 1st Parliaments |
| 1258 | Henry III | |
| 12th June Oxford Under the Provisions of Oxford Parliament will be held 3 times a yr & the households of the King and Queen reformed |
| 1259 | Henry III | |
| 13th Oct London A Council of 15 is imposed on Henry III who cannot rule without its consent |
| 13th Oct London The Provisions of Westminster embody the legal system proposed by the Barons |
| 1265 | Henry III | |
| 20th Jan London For the 1st time England is represented in a single chamber at Westminster Hall |
| 1265 | Montfort, Simon de | |
| 20th Jan London Convenes the opening of Parliament which includes commoners for the 1st time |
| 1274 | Edward I | |
| Begins a period of statutes, establishes the crown's rights against feudal privileges |
| Begins the period of statutes, establishes the crown's rights against feudal privilege |
| Oxford From 1274-1286 holds 2 Parliaments per year, the Easter & Michaelmas Parliaments |
| 1275 | Edward I | |
| Parliament agrees to the King raising taxes on wool |
| 1278 | Edward I | |
| London Uses the Statute of Gloucester to define the franchises of the feudal barons |
| 1279 | Edward I | |
| The Statute of Mortmain forbids the gifts of land to the Church without royal licence |
| 1285 | Edward I | |
| Limits the powers of Church Courts over temporal issues |
| 1289 | Edward I | |
| London Dismisses judges for corruption & appoints a special commision to investigate |
| 1290 | Edward I | |
| London Uses the Statute of Quo Warranto to define the franchises of the feudal barons |
| 1311 | Edward II | |
| London Abolishes the 1303 customs duties |
| London Choices of officers of State are granted to the Barons |
| London Creates an independent Treasury |
| London Granted the right to conduct foreign policy |
| London The Reform Ordinances are issued by Edward after the Barons threaten civil war |
| 1315 | Edward II | |
| London Confirms the ordinances & accepts the Earl of Lancaster as Chief Councillor |
| 1322 | Edward II | |
| 16th Mar Boroughbridge Parliament repeals the Ordinances after Edward's victory at Boroughbridge |
| 2nd May London Revokes the ordinances |
| 1337 | Edward III | |
| London Abbeys must sell their silver plate & towns must tax their traders & citizens |
| London Parliament raises taxes to 10th of all "movables" & a 15th of the value of all lands |
| London Raises a scutage to finance a professionally led army not manned by volunteers |
| 1377 | Lancaster | |
| 27th Jan A 4d poll tax per head is raised |
| 19th Feb London Attacks the privileges of the City of London |
| 1379 | Lancaster | |
| 27th Jan London Graded by rank from 4d to 10 marks |
| 1379 | Richard II | |
| London The introduction of a poll tax for every adult later provokes a peasant rebellion |
| 1380 | Lancaster | |
| London Set at 1 shilling per head, 3x the 1377 level, for the male population |
| 1380 | Richard II | |
| London Parliament trebles the rate of Poll tax |
| 1381 | Belknap, Robert | |
| 1st June Brentwood Heads an enquiry into why the poll tax is not being paid, at Brentwood it is attacked |
| 1460 | Henry VI | |
| 25th Oct London Henry VI will retain the crown for his lifetime but then York & his heirs will succeed |
| 1478 | Richard III | |
| London Parliament bans football in order to keep up the standard of archery |
| 1488 | Henry VII | |
| 16th June London Passage of the "Star Chamber Act" to deal with public order |
| 16th June London Tribunals are set up to deal with offenses against public order |
| 1489 | Henry VII | |
| Mints the 1st sovereign, worth 20 shillings |
| 1510 | Henry VIII | |
| 21st Feb London Parliament grants Henry VIII subsidies, tonnage, poundage & wool duties for life |
| 1512 | Henry VIII | |
| London Act passed ordering wages to be paid in money for the production of woollen cloth |
| London An Act attempts to maintane standards in pulling wollen yarn |
| 1515 | Henry VIII | |
| London An Act converts pasture land to arable use & the rebuilding of decayed houses |
| London An Act fixes hours for labourers & artificers |
| London An Act fixes wages for labourers & artifisans |
| 1519 | Henry VIII | |
| London The powers of jurisdiction of the Council & tribunals are given to the Star Chamber |
| Dec Orders Wolsey to reform his household & make it more profitable |
| 1519 | Wolsey, Thomas | |
| Oct London Delivers his policy for law enforcement before the Council |
| Oct London The powers of jurisdiction of the Council & tribunals are given to the Star Chamber |
| 1523 | Henry VIII | |
| Act for the Pardon of the Clergy, the Clergy are forced to submit to Royal Supremacy |
| London Worsteds woven in Norwich must be dyed anywhere except Norwich |
| 1525 | Henry VIII | |
| 21st Mar London Commissioners are appointed to collect the Amicable Grant |
| 21st Mar London The Amicable Grant is raised to invade France, 6th of laity & 3rd of clergy income |
| 26th April London Henry renounces the Amicable Grant |
| 1529 | Henry VIII | |
| 4th Nov Parliament meets to begin a programme of Church reform that lasts until 1536 |
| 1529 | More, Thomas | |
| 25th Oct London Replaces Thomas Wolsey as Lord Chancellor, 1st layman to hold this office |
| 1530 | Henry VIII | |
| London An act fixes the fee for apprenticeship to 2s 6d maximum |
| Foxe & Cranmer justify the supremacy of the sovereign |
| 1531 | Henry VIII | |
| Act abolishing benefit of Clergy for those charged with murder or robbery |
| The Act of Appeals prevents the clergy from appealing to Rome |
| 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 | 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 |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King must exercise authority through Parliament |
| 15th May London Prevents the Convocation of the Clergy without the permission of the King |
| 1532 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| 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 |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King must exercise authority through Parliament |
| 15th May London Prevents the Convocation of the Clergy without the permission of the King |
| 1532 | 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 |
| London It becomes treasonable to declare the King a heretic or usurper |
| London Mary is made illegitimate |
| London Men of prominence are required to swear loyalty to Royal supremacy |
| Passes the Act for Submission, the clergy cannot appeal to Rome |
| The Clergy is brought under control of the laws of England |
| London The offspring of Anne & Henry become heirs to the throne |
| 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 | More, Thomas | |
| 16th May Resigns the day after the convocation of the clergy seeking Royal consent for policies |
| 1533 | Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Act in Restraint of Appeals |
| Rome cannot reverse legal decisions made by the Archdiocese of Canterbury |
| 1533 | Cromwell | |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Henry VIII | |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| 1534 | Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Canterbury Passes the Succession Act commanding allegiance to Anne & her issue |
| 1534 | Henry VIII | |
| Abolition of Peter's Pence & other Papal Taxes |
| London Act for Payment of First Fruits, increases clerical taxation |
| Act for the Submission of the Clergy to the King's Majesty is passed |
| An Act is passed for the Submission of the Clergy |
| It becomes treason to deny royal titles or call the King a heretic or usurper |
| It becomes treason to rebel against royalty by words |
| Separates the Church from the Roman Catholic Church |
| London The 2nd Act of Annates, financial links with Rome are severed |
| The Act in Restraint of Annates is passed |
| The Convocation of the Clergy has its legislative powers curtailed |
| The King is to appoint Bishops & Abbots |
| London The Treason Act is passed |
| 26th Mar Only children from Henry's marriage to Anne Boleyn are lawful heirs |
| 26th Mar The Act of Succession is passed |
| 1535 | Cromwell | |
| Writes to JPs, bishops & nobility to imprison clergy who preach papal authority |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| 1535 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| Writes to JPs, bishops & nobility to imprison clergy who preach papal authority |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| 1536 | Cromwell | |
| An act dissolves all religious Houses worth under œ200 pa, 372 institutions |
| 1536 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| An act dissolves all religious Houses worth under œ200 pa, 372 institutions |
| 1536 | Henry VIII | |
| Allowed to appoint his successor if he does not sire a male heir |
| Section IX allows Henry to bestow the crown on one of his daughters |
| 18th Mar The Act of Suppression is passed |
| 1st May Beginning of the reformation of the Church in Ireland |
| July The Act of Succession is passed |
| 11th July The Ten Articles of Protestant faith are passed |
| 31st July Prohibited to exercise or defend papal authority, under penalty of praemunire |
| 8th Dec London The Poor Law is enacted |
| 1538 | Henry VIII | |
| Sep Destruction of shrines |
| Sep Royal injunctions are issued ordering the cessation of superstitious worship & rituals |
| 1539 | Cromwell | |
| An act transfers the remaining greater religious Houses to the Crown |
| 5th Sep London Instructs the clergy detail weddings, baptisms & burials in Paris h Registars |
| 1539 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| An act transfers the remaining greater religious Houses to the Crown |
| 5th Sep London Instructs the clergy detail weddings, baptisms & burials in Paris h Registars |
| 1539 | Henry VIII | |
| 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 |
| July The Act of Proclamations is passed |
| 1540 | Henry VIII | |
| July The Statute of Wills is passed |
| 28th July The English Bible is ordered in every parish church |
| 1542 | Walden | |
| London Passes the Attainders through Parliament, first instigated by Catherine Howard |
| 1543 | Henry VIII | |
| London An Act forbids the laboring class to read scripture |
| 1544 | Henry VIII | |
| A Regency Council will be established if Henry dies during Edward's minority |
| The 3rd Act of Succession restores Mary & Elizabeth to the succession after Edward |
| 1544 | Mary I | |
| The 3rd Act of Succession restores Mary & Elizabeth to the succession after Edward |
| 1546 | Henry VIII | |
| The Navy Board is founded to administer the Navy |
| 1547 | Seymour, Edward | |
| Repeals Henry VIII's heresy laws |
| 1549 | Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Permits the 1st prayer book in English |
| Canterbury The Lords approve the publication of the book of common prayer |
| 1549 | Edward VI | |
| 1st Book of Common Prayer is introduced, enforced by the Act of Uniformity |
| 1549 | Mary I | |
| Refuses to use the new English prayer book which had been prepared by Thomas Cranmer |
| 1549 | Seymour, Edward | |
| Passes the Act of Uniformity imposing the 1st book of Common Prayer |
| 1550 | Edward VI | |
| The Ordinal is introduced |
| 1552 | Dudley | |
| The Act of Uniformity prescribes penalties for not attending Church services |
| The new Prayer Book is introduced |
| 1552 | Edward VI | |
| The 2nd Book of Common Prayer is introduced |
| 1553 | Mary I | |
| Oct England returns to Catholicism with Mary as head of the Church |
| Oct Mass is restored throughout England |
| Oct Parliament refuses to return the Church lands & acknowledge the Pope |
| Oct Protestant rites are made illegal |
| Oct Repeals the Prayer Books & restores the old services |
| Oct The Book of Common Prayer suppressed |
| 1554 | Mary I | |
| Parliament will scrap the anti-papal laws if land is not returned to the Church |
| 1558 | Elizabeth I | |
| London Annual militia rates are to be raised, regular training & local arsenals setup |
| 9th Feb A Bill is laid before Parliament for annexing the supremacy of the Church to the Crown |
| 1559 | 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 |
| 24th Jan Parliament supports Elizabeths's reforms even though the Bishop's do not |
| 8th May Restores the anti-papal laws of Henry VIII |
| 1560 | |
