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1489Thomas Cranmer, future Archbishop of Canterbury, is born in Nottinghamshire.
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1529Thomas Cranmer serves as the chaplain to Thomas Boleyn, Earl of Wiltshire.
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1530Henry VIII of England appoints Thomas Cranmer as ambassador to the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
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1531Thomas Cranmer serves as the personal chaplain of Henry VIII of England.
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1533 - 1555Thomas Cranmer serves as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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25 Jan 1533Henry VIII of England marries his second wife, Anne Boleyn, in secret.
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30 Mar 1533Henry VIII of England appoints Thomas Cranmer as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
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23 May 1533Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury formally annuls Henry VIII of England’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
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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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28 Nov 1534The Act of Supremacy declares Henry VIII of England the head of the Church in England and not the Pope.
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6 Jul 1535Sir Thomas More is executed for refusing to acknowledge Henry VIII of England as the head of the Church in England.
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1536Henry VIII of England and Thomas Cromwell push a bill through Parliament which begins the Dissolution of the Monasteries in England and Wales.
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17 May 1536Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, formally annuls the marriage of Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn.
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Oct 1536 - Dec 1536The Pilgrimage of Grace, a popular uprising against religious changes made by Henry VIII of England, marches in the north of England.
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1539Henry VIII of England approves the translation of the Bible into English.
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1539Henry VIII of England guarantees certain Catholic practices with the Act of Six Articles.
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1539Parliament passes an act to close all monasteries in England and Wales regardless of size.
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1539Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, is obliged to divorce his wife following the passing of the Act of Six Articles.
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1547Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, issues his 'Book of Homilies'.
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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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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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Oct 1553The First Act of Repeal reverses all the religious-aimed legislation of Edward VI of England.
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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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Jan 1555The Second Act of Repeal abolishes all post-1529 CE legislation concerning religious matters in England.
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21 Mar 1556Thomas Cranmer is burnt at the stake in Oxford for heresy.
