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Feb 18, 1516
Birth of Mary I
The daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon -
Apr 30, 1534
The Act of Succession passed
This declared Mary I illegitimate -
1553
The First Act of Repeal
This reverses all the religious armed legislation of Edward VI of England -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Reign of Mary I of England
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Jul 6, 1553
Death of Edward VI of England from pulmonary tuberculosis
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Jul 10, 1553
Northumberland declares Lady Jane Grey the Queen of England
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Jul 19, 1553
Mary declares herself Queen of England
She denounces her rival for that position (LJG) -
Jul 21, 1553
Northumberland is arrested for Mary I of England
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Aug 22, 1553
Northumberland is executed for treason against Mary I
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Oct 1, 1553
Coronation of Mary I of England in Westminster Abbey
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Oct 29, 1553
Mary I announces her betrothal to Prince Philip (Philip II of Spain)
This was VERY unpopular -
Period: 1554 to 1554
The Wyatts Rebellion
A rebellion led by Thomas Wyatt against Mary I, caused by the marriage -
Feb 12, 1554
Lady Jane Grey is executed in the Tower of London
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Mar 17, 1554
Elizabeth I is detained in the Tower of London on suspicious of treason
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Apr 11, 1554
Thomas Wyatt is executed in the Tower of London
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Jul 25, 1554
Mary I of England marries Philip
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1555
Mary begins her burning of protestants
287 of them are burnt at the stake -
1555
The Second Act of Repeal is passed
This abolishes all post-1529 legislation concerning religious matters in England -
Period: 1556 to
Reign of Philip II of Spain
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Mar 21, 1556
Thomas Cranmer is burnt at the stake in Oxford for heresy
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1557
England and Spain join forces to attack France
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1558
England loses control of Calais to France
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Nov 17, 1558
Death of Mary I from cancer