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18 Feb 1516Birth of Mary, daughter of Henry VIII of England and Catherine of Aragon. She is the future Mary I of England.
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30 Apr 1534Parliament passes the Act of Succession which declares Henry VIII of England's daughter Mary (with Catherine of Aragon) illegitimate.
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1553 - 1558Reign of Mary I of England.
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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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19 Jul 1553Mary, daughter of Henry VIII of England, declares herself Queen of England and denounces her rival for that position, Lady Jane Grey.
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21 Jul 1553John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland, is arrested for treason against Mary I of England.
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22 Aug 1553John Dudley, Earl of Northumberland, is executed for treason against Mary I of England.
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Oct 1553The First Act of Repeal reverses all the religious-aimed legislation of Edward VI of England.
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1 Oct 1553Coronation of Mary I of England in Westminster Abbey.
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29 Oct 1553Mary I of England announces her betrothal to Prince Philip (future Philip II of Spain).
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Jan 1554 - Feb 1554A rebellion led by Sir Thomas Wyatt marches on London against Mary I of England.
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12 Feb 1554On the orders of Mary I of England, Lady Jane Grey is executed in the Tower of London.
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17 Mar 1554Mary I of England detains her half-sister Princess Elizabeth (future Elizabeth I of England) in the Tower of London on suspicion of treason.
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11 Apr 1554Sir Thomas Wyatt, leader of the Wyatt Rebellion against Mary I of England, is executed as a traitor.
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25 Jul 1554Mary I of England marries Prince Philip (future Philip II of Spain) in Winchester Cathedral.
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Jan 1555The Second Act of Repeal abolishes all post-1529 CE legislation concerning religious matters in England.
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Feb 1555Mary I of England begins her persecution of Protestant 'heretics', eventually burning 287 of them at the stake.
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1556 - 1598Reign of Philip II of Spain.
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21 Mar 1556Thomas Cranmer is burnt at the stake in Oxford for heresy.
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Jun 1557England and Spain join forces to attack France.
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Jan 1558England loses control of Calais to France.
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17 Nov 1558Death from cancer of Mary I of England.
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15 Jan 1559Coronation of Elizabeth I of England in Westminster Abbey.
