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12 Oct 1537Birth of Edward, son and heir of Henry VIII of England and future Edward VI of England.
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1544 - 1545English forces ravage the Scottish Lowlands, the so-called ‘Rough Wooing’.
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1547 - 1553Reign of Edward VI of England.
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1547Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, makes himself the Duke of Somerset and effectively the sole regent or Lord Protector for Edward VI of England.
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20 Feb 1547Coronation of Edward VI of England in Westminster Abbey.
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10 Sep 1547An English army led by Edward Seymour defeats a Scottish army at the Battle of Pinkie.
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1548William Cecil, Lord Burghley is appointed the Secretary of State.
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1549The Kett Rebellion breaks out in Norfolk led by Robert Kett.
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1549A new Book of Common Prayer is issued in England.
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1549The Act of Uniformity makes the new Book of Common Prayer compulsory in England.
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26 Aug 1549The massacre at Dussindale in Norfolk ends the Kett Rebellion.
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Oct 1549Edward Seymour, Lord Protector to Edward VI of England, is removed from office.
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1550A peace treaty is signed between England, France, and Scotland, the Treaty of Boulogne.
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1550Willam Cecil, Lord Burghley joins the Privy Council of Edward VI of England.
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1551John Dudley, Earl of Warwick makes himself the Earl of Northumberland and effectively regent for Edward VI of England.
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1552Edward VI of England contracts smallpox and measles.
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1552A new, even more radical Book of Common Prayer is issued in England, removing many of the Catholic elements of religious worship.
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22 Jan 1552Edward Seymour, former Lord Protector for Edward VI of England, is executed for treason. n
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6 Jul 1553Death of Edward VI of England from pulmonary tuberculosis.
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10 Jul 1553John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland, declares Lady Jane Grey Queen of England following the death of her cousin, Edward VI of England.
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1 Oct 1553Coronation of Mary I of England in Westminster Abbey.
