The English Reformation in the Renaissance
The English Reformation
The English Reformation transformed 16th-century England, severing ties with Rome to establish the Church of England under Henry VIII. Driven by political, dynastic, and religious motives, it fundamentally reshaped governance, theology, and culture across Tudor monarchies.
People
Birth
Death
Origin
Age (Death)
| 1469 | |
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| 1478 | |
| 1487 | |
| 1489 | |
| 1494 | |
| 1517 | |
| 1522 | |
| 1554 |
Timeline
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| Element |
| Year | The English Reformation |
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| 1469 |
Birth of John Fisher (Period: c. October 19, 1469, Location: Beverley, Yorkshire)
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| 1478 |
Birth of Thomas More (Period: February 7, 1478, Location: London (City of London))
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| 1487 |
Birth of Hugh Latimer (Period: c. late 1480s (traditionally c. 1485–1487, exact date of birth unknown), Location: Thurcaston, near present-day Leicester)
Obtaining a Bachelor's Degree at Cambridge University (John Fisher)
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| 1489 |
Birth of Thomas Cranmer (Period: July 2, 1489, Location: Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, England)
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| 1491 |
Ordination to the Priesthood
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| 1494 |
Birth of William Tyndale (Period: c. 1494, Location: Near Dursley, Gloucestershire)
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| 1497 |
Appointment as Confessor to Margaret Beaufort (John Fisher)
Cornish Rebellion
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| 1501 |
Obtaining a Doctorate in Divinity and Appointment as Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University (John Fisher)
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| 1504 |
First Election to Parliament (Thomas More)
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| 1505 |
Marriage (Thomas More, Joanna "Jane" Colt)
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| 1510 |
Support for Erasmus's Stay in Cambridge
Studies at Cambridge University (Hugh Latimer)
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| 1511 |
Marriage (Thomas More, Alice Middleton)
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| 1512 |
Nomination as Delegate to the Fifth Lateran Council (John Fisher)
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| 1513 |
Ordination to the Priesthood (Filippo Bruno)
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| 1516 |
Marriage (Thomas Cranmer, Joan)
Publication of Utopia
Contribution to the Founding of St John's College (John Fisher)
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| 1517 |
Birth of John Foxe (Period: c. 1516 or 1517 (exact date unknown), Location: Boston, Lincolnshire)
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| 1520 |
Meeting with Thomas Bilney and Conversion to the Reformation (Hugh Latimer)
Interrogation by Cardinal Wolsey
Bristol Preaching Controversy
Conversion to the Reformation Party (Hugh Latimer)
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| 1521 |
Clerical and Tutoring Activities at the Walsh Household (William Tyndale)
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| 1522 |
Appointment as University Preacher and Chaplain (Hugh Latimer)
Birth of John Jewel (Period: May 24, 1522, Location: Berrynarbor, Devon)
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| 1523 |
Appointment as Speaker of the House of Commons (Thomas More)
Publication of Refutation of Luther's Claims
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| 1524 |
Exile to Continental Europe (William Tyndale)
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| 1525 |
Raid on Hanseatic Merchants at the Steelyard in 1525
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| 1526 |
Anti-Luther Sermon Outside St Paul's Cathedral (John Fisher)
Burning of the English New Testament
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| 1527 |
Academic Activities at Cambridge University
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| 1528 |
Publication of The Obedience of a Christian Man
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| 1530 |
Dispute Between Tyndale and Thomas More
Opposition to the Annulment of Henry VIII's Marriage
English Translation of the Pentateuch
Activities as a Reformist Preacher (Hugh Latimer)
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| 1531 |
Alleged Poisoning Incident Against Fisher
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| 1532 |
Marriage (Thomas Cranmer, Margarete Cranmer)
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| 1533 |
Henry VIII's Marriage Annulment Issue
Accession to the Position of Archbishop of Canterbury (Thomas Cranmer)
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| 1534 |
Publication of the Revised New Testament (William Tyndale)
Refusal to Take the Oath of Supremacy (Thomas More)
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| 1535 |
Arrest of Tyndale
Royal Chaplain to Henry VIII (Hugh Latimer)
Appointment as Bishop of Worcester (Hugh Latimer)
Appointment as Cardinal (John Fisher)
Trial of John Fisher
Death of John Fisher
Execution of John Fisher
Trial of Thomas More
Admission to Oxford University (John Jewel)
Death of Thomas More
Execution of Thomas More
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| 1536 |
Trial and Execution at Vilvoorde
Legacy and Impact of Tyndale's Bible
Death of William Tyndale
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| 1538 |
Pre-Execution Sermon of John Forest (Hugh Latimer)
Burning of William Cowbridge (John Foxe)
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| 1539 |
Ten Articles and Six Articles Acts
Opposition to the Six Articles
Resignation as Bishop of Worcester (Hugh Latimer)
Selection as a Scholar at Corpus Christi College (John Jewel)
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| 1540 |
Conversion to Protestantism (John Foxe)
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| 1545 |
Resignation from Oxford University (John Foxe)
Obtaining a Master of Arts Degree (John Jewel)
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| 1546 |
Re-Imprisonment in the Tower of London (Hugh Latimer)
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| 1547 |
Release After the Accession of Edward VI (Hugh Latimer)
Becoming a Disciple of Peter Martyr Vermigli (John Jewel)
Marriage (John Foxe, Agnes Randall)
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| 1549 |
Prayer Book Rebellion
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| 1552 |
Beginning of Writing Actes and Monuments (John Foxe)
Obtaining a Doctorate in Divinity (John Jewel)
Appointment as Vicar of Sunningwell (John Jewel)
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| 1553 |
Succession Issue After the Death of Edward VI
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| 1554 |
Publication of the Latin Draft in Strasbourg (John Foxe)
Signing of Catholic Articles (John Jewel)
Birth of Richard Hooker (Period: March 25, 1554, Location: Exeter, Devon (Heavitree, in present-day Exeter))
Oxford Disputations
Involvement in the Religious Disputations of Cranmer and Ridley (John Jewel)
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| 1555 |
Religious Disputations Among Frankfurt Exiles (John Jewel)
Trial for Heresy and Conviction (Hugh Latimer)
Death of Hugh Latimer
Burning at the Stake of Hugh Latimer
Death as an Oxford Martyr (Hugh Latimer)
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| 1556 |
Death of Thomas Cranmer
Burning at the Stake of Thomas Cranmer
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| 1559 |
Return to England (John Foxe)
Westminster Religious Disputation (John Jewel)
Publication of the Latin Edition in Basel (John Foxe)
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| 1562 |
French Wars of Religion
Publication of Apologia Ecclesiae Anglicanae
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| 1563 |
Publication of the First Edition of Actes and Monuments
Granting of a Prebend at Salisbury Cathedral (John Foxe)
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| 1565 |
Religious Disputation During Elizabeth I's Visit to Oxford University (John Jewel)
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| 1569 |
Rising of the North
Education at Exeter Grammar School (Richard Hooker)
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| 1570 |
Publication of the Second Edition of Actes and Monuments
Excommunication of Elizabeth I by Pope Pius V
Writing of A View of a Seditious Bull
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| 1571 |
Installation of Actes and Monuments Ordered by the Convocation of Canterbury
Attendance at the Parliament of 1571 (John Jewel)
Supervision of the Revised Thirty-Nine Articles (John Jewel)
Death of John Jewel
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| 1572 |
Opposition to the Execution of Anabaptists in Flanders (John Foxe)
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| 1577 |
Admission to Corpus Christi College, Oxford (Richard Hooker)
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| 1579 |
Ordination as a Clergyman (Richard Hooker)
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| 1580 |
Conflict Over the Election of the President of Corpus Christi College (Richard Hooker)
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| 1581 |
Religious Controversy Over the St Paul's Cross Sermon
Sermon at St Paul's Cross (Richard Hooker)
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| 1583 |
Publication of the Fourth Edition of Actes and Monuments
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| 1584 |
Appointment as Rector of Drayton Beauchamp (Richard Hooker)
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| 1585 |
Appointment as Master of the Temple (Richard Hooker)
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| 1587 |
Cadiz Expedition
Death of John Foxe
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| 1588 |
Marriage (Richard Hooker, Joan Churchman)
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| 1590 |
Beginning of Writing Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity (Richard Hooker)
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| 1591 |
Obtaining a Prebend at St Andrew's Church (Richard Hooker)
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| 1593 |
Publication of Books I–IV of Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity
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| 1595 |
Appointment as Rector of Bishopsbourne (Richard Hooker)
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| 1597 |
Publication of Book V of Of the Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity
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| 1600 |
Death of Richard Hooker
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| 1935 |
Posthumous Canonization
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| Unknown |
Wars of the Roses (Period: 1455–1487, Location: England)
Admission to Cambridge University (John Fisher, Period: c. 1482–c. 1484, Location: Cambridge, England)
Studies at Oxford University (Thomas More, Period: c. 1492–c. 1494, Location: Oxford, England)
Legal Studies at Lincoln's Inn (Thomas More, Period: 1496–1502, Location: London, England)
Appointment as Bishop of Rochester (John Fisher, Period: October 1504–1535, Location: Rochester, England)
Activities as Chancellor of Cambridge University (John Fisher, Period: 1504–1514, life tenure thereafter, Location: Cambridge, England)
President of Queens' College, Cambridge (John Fisher, Period: 1505–1508, Location: Cambridge, England)
Studies at Oxford University (William Tyndale, Period: 1506–1512, Location: Oxford, England)
Appointment as Undersheriff of the City of London (Thomas More, Period: 1510–1518, Location: London, England)
Writing of The History of King Richard III (Thomas More, Period: c. 1512–c. 1519, Location: England)
Participation in Diplomacy and Court Activities of Henry VIII (Thomas More, Period: 1514–1521, Location: London, Calais, Bruges, etc.)
Research at Cambridge University (William Tyndale, Period: 1517–1521, Location: Cambridge, England)
Religious Conflict Over the English Reformation (Period: 1520s–1530s, Location: England and the Netherlands)
Counter-Reformation Polemical Activities (Thomas More, Period: 1520s–1530s, Location: England)
Refutation of Lutheranism (Period: c. 1521–c. 1526, Location: England)
English Bible Translation Plan (Period: 1523–1524, Location: London, England)
Bible Translation Activities in London (William Tyndale, Period: 1523–1524, Location: London, England)
Publication of the Tyndale New Testament (Period: 1525–1526, Location: Cologne, Worms)
Appointment as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Thomas More, Period: 1525–1529, Location: England)
Cooperation with Henry VIII on Diplomatic and Religious Issues (Period: 1527–1532, Location: England and Europe)
Defense of the Marriage of Catherine of Aragon (Period: c. 1527–c. 1530, Location: London, England)
Appointment as Lord Chancellor (Thomas More, Period: October 1529–May 1532, Location: London, England)
Defense of Catherine of Aragon (John Fisher, Period: 1529–1530, Location: London, England)
Resistance to the King's Control over the Church (Period: 1529–1531, Location: London, England)
Opposition to Henry VIII's Control of the Church (Period: 1529–1531, Location: London, England)
Dispute Between Thomas More and William Tyndale (Period: 1529–1532, Location: England and Continental Europe)
Reform of Worship in English (Period: 1530s–1540s, Location: England)
Appeals to the Holy Roman Emperor (Period: 1531–1533, Location: England and Europe via Diplomatic Missions)
Appointment as Archbishop of Canterbury (Period: 1532–1533, Location: Canterbury, England)
Holy Maid of Kent (Elizabeth Barton) Affair (Period: 1533–1534, Location: England)
Refusal to Take the Oath of Supremacy (Thomas More, Period: April 1534–1535, Location: London, England)
Imprisonment in the Tower of London (John Fisher, Period: April 26, 1534–June 1535, Location: Tower of London, London)
Imprisonment of Thomas More (Period: 1534–1535, Location: Tower of London, London)
Imprisonment in the Tower of London Alongside Thomas More (Period: 1534–1535, Location: Tower of London, London)
Martyrdom and Canonization (John Fisher, Period: 1535–1935, Location: London and Rome)
Resignation as Bishop of Worcester and Imprisonment (Hugh Latimer, Period: 1539–1540, Location: Episcopal Residences of Worcester and Chichester, England)
Tutoring at the Thomas Lucy Household (John Foxe, Period: c. 1545–c. 1547, Location: Charlecote, Warwickshire)
Reformation and Anti-Execution Activities During the Reign of Edward VI (John Foxe, Period: 1547–1551, Location: London, England)
Preaching Activities During the Reign of Edward VI (Hugh Latimer, Period: 1547–1553, Location: London and Various Parts of England)
Reformation Activities in London (John Foxe, Period: 1547–1553, Location: London, England)
Creation of the 1549 Book of Common Prayer (Period: 1548–1549, Location: England)
Revision of the 1552 Book of Common Prayer (Period: 1549–1552, Location: England)
Formation of the Forty-two Articles (Period: 1551–1553, Location: England)
Arrest After the Accession of Mary I (Hugh Latimer, Period: 1553–1554, Location: London and Oxford, England)
Accession of Mary I and Exile (John Foxe, Period: 1553–1554, Location: England, Netherlands, Germany)
Accession of Mary I and Expulsion from Oxford (John Jewel, Period: 1553–1554, Location: Oxford, England)
Imprisonment After the Accession of Mary I (Hugh Latimer, Period: 1553–1555, Location: Tower of London and Oxford, England)
Trial of Thomas Cranmer (Period: 1553–1556, Location: London and Oxford)
Troubles at Frankfurt (Period: 1554–1555, Location: Frankfurt, Germany)
Response to Religious Persecution Under Mary I (John Foxe, Period: 1554–1558, Location: Strasbourg, Basel, and England)
Culmination of Reformation Thought and Martyrdom (Period: 1555–1556, Location: Oxford, England)
Religious Exile to the Continent (John Jewel, Period: 1555–1558, Location: Frankfurt, Strasbourg, Zurich, Padua, etc.)
Theological Studies During Continental Exile (John Jewel, Period: 1555–1558, Location: Strasbourg, Zurich, Padua)
Return to England After the Accession of Elizabeth I (John Jewel, Period: 1558–1559, Location: England)
Return to England and Start of Activities Under Elizabeth I (John Foxe, Period: 1558–1560, Location: London, England)
Appointment as Bishop of Salisbury (John Jewel, Period: 1559–1560, Location: Salisbury, England)
Controversy Over Apologia Ecclesiae Anglicanae (Period: c. 1562–c. 1565, Location: England and Louvain, etc.)
Dispute with Walter Travers at the Temple Church (Period: c. 1585–c. 1586, Location: London, Temple Church)
Marriage (William Tyndale, None, Period: N/A, Location: N/A)
Marriage (John Fisher, None, Period: N/A, Location: N/A)
Marriage (Hugh Latimer, None, Period: N/A, Location: N/A)
Marriage (John Jewel, None, Period: N/A, Location: N/A)
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