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| 1158 | Succession |  |
| 17th Nov Henry II declares Mary of Scots Queen over England & Ireland
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| 1533 | Birth | |
| 7th Sep Greenwich Birth of Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIII & Anne Boleyn, in Greenwich Palace
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| 1533 | Christening | |
| 10th Sep London Christened & confirmed in a single ceremony at Greenwich in the Friar's Church
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| 1533 | Excommunication of Elizabeth I | |
| 11th July Clement VII declares Anne & Henry's children illegitimate
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| 1533 | Succession | |
| 11th July Clement VII declares Anne & Henry's children illegitimate
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| 1534 | Succession | |
| London An act of Parliament reinstates the succession of the daughters of Henry VIII
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| 1536 | Legitimacy Elizabeth I | |
| July Mary & Elizabeth are bastardized, succession going to Jane Seymour's son Edward VI
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| 1536 | Succession | |
| Forced to sign an agreement that her parent's marriage was invalid & is illegitimate
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| July Mary & Elizabeth are bastardized, succession going to Jane Seymour's son Edward VI
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| 1544 | Legislation | |
| London The 3rd Act of Succession restores Mary & Elizabeth to the succession after Edward
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| 1544 | Succession | |
| London The 3rd Act of Succession restores Mary & Elizabeth to the succession after Edward
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| 1546 | Death | |
| 28th Jan London Death of Henry VIII, Elizabeth hears the news at Enfield
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| 1546 | Succession | |
| Henry VIII's will confirms the 3rd Act of Succession
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| 1546 | Will | |
| Elizabeth & Mary are left an income of œ3,000 pa until they marry
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| 1553 | Succession | |
| 12th June London Edward VI orders Mary & Elizabeth to be made "illegitimate & lawfully begotten"
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| 21st June London Mary & Elizabeth become "illegitimate & lawfully begotten"
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| 3rd July London Escorts Mary during her entry in state into London
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| 9th July London The Bishop of London, Nicholas Ridley, declares both Elizabeth & Mary are bastards
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| 31st July London Meets Mary outside London & escorts her to the capital
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| Oct London The Commons reverse the divorce of Catherine of Aragon, Mary is no longer illegitimate
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| 1554 | Arrest | |
| Tower of London Convinced she will be executed, asks for a French swordsman with a sharp sword
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| Tower of London Imprisoned for 3 months
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| London Saved from execution by Philip who wants a hold over England should Mary die childless
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| 26th Jan London Mary orders Elizabeth to London for her own safety
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| Feb London Questioned for 3 weeks in Whitehall, no links found between Elizabeth & the rebellion
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| 16th Mar Tower of London Rowed through traitors gate
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| 19th May Richmond Jubillant crowds mistakenly believe Elizabeth has been freed
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| 19th May Woodstock Moved from the Tower to Woodstock after Wyatt's execution
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| 19th May Richmond Moves to Richmond en route to Woodstock after 2 months in the Tower
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| 1555 | Arrest | |
| Hatfield Elizabeth is moved to Hatfield under the custody of Thomas Pope
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| Placed under the guardianship of Thomas Pope
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| 30th April Hampton Court Moved to Hampton Court
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| 1555 | Diplomacy | |
| London The King of Sweden sends his Ambassador to marry his son Eric to Elizabeth
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| 1555 | Invasion of England | |
| Henry Dudley plots an invasion of England to place Elizabeth on the throne
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| 1555 | Marriage | |
| Philip returns to arrange a marriage berween Elizabeth & Philibert of Savoy
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| London The King of Sweden sends his Ambassador to marry his son Eric to Elizabeth
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| 1555 | Plot | |
| Henry Dudley plots an invasion of England to place Elizabeth on the throne
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| Dec A plot to replace Mary with Elizabeth on the throne
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| 1555 | Succession | |
| Dec Philip II supports Elizabeth's succession to the English throne to stop Mary of Scots
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| 1556 | Marriage | |
| Nov Elizabeth is summoned to court by Mary to marry Emmanuel Philibert
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| 3rd Dec Mary sends Elizabeth back to Hatfield after she refuses to marry Emmanuel Philibert
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| 1556 | Plot | |
| Jan The plot is betrayed to Cardinal Pole & the plotters are arrested & put in the Tower
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| June A failed plot to replace Mary with Elizabeth
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| 1557 | Marriage | |
| Mar Philip II visits England to arrange marriage between Elizabeth I & Emmanuel Philibert
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| 1558 | Accession | |
| 17th Nov Formally proclaimed Queen outside the Palace of Westminster
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| 1558 | Death | |
| 17th Nov London Death of Mary I
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| 1558 | Diplomacy | |
| London Elizabeth is visited by Count de Feria & says she will not be Spain's puppet
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| 1558 | Reform | |
| London Annual militia rates are to be raised, regular training & local arsenals setup
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| 9th Feb A Bill is laid before Parliament for annexing the supremacy of the Church to the Crown
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| 1558 | Succession | |
| 6th Nov London Mary I recognizes Princess Elizabeth as her successor
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| 6th Nov London The Privy Council name Elizabeth as Mary I's successor
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| 7th Nov London Informed of the Privy Council's decision to name Elizabeth as Mary I's successor
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| 17th Nov London Formally proclaimed Queen outside the Palace of Westminster
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| 1559 | Coronation | |
| 14th Jan Westminster Abbey A Coronation procession is held in the streets of the City of London
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| 1559 | Diplomacy | |
| Mar Cateau Camb'sis Philip II decides to marry Elizabeth of Valois rather than Elizabeth I
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| 1559 | Marriage | |
| 10th Feb London Parliament addresses Elizabeth & urges her to marry
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| 1559 | Parliament | |
| 25th Jan London Attends the opening of a Reformation Parliament
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| 1559 | Reform | |
| Begins to restore the predominant position of the Church of England
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| Elizabeth becomes the "Supreme Governor" not the "Head" of the Church of England
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| Enforces the Protestant religion by law
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| Issues a proclamation permitting certain parts of the service to be read in English
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| Supreme power is vested in the Crown
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| The Act of Supremacy, Mary's legislation is swept away
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| The Act of Uniformity is passed, the worst penalty is imprisonment
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| The Act of Uniformity, restores the 2nd Edwardian Prayer Book
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| The Protestant Prayer Book of 1552 is re-introduced, the black rubric is omitted
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| 24th Jan Parliament supports Elizabeths's reforms even though the Bishop's do not
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| 8th May Restores the anti-papal laws of Henry VIII
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| 1559 | Rule of Calais | |
| 2nd April Calais Under the treaty of Cateau-Cambresis Calais is ceded to France for 8 yrs
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| 1559 | Succession | |
| 4th Feb London The Government drafts a petition requesting the Queen to marry & provide an heir
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| 1559 | Supreme Governor | |
| London Appointed Supreme Governor of the Church
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| 1559 | Treaty of Cateau Cambresis | |
| Mar Cateau Cambresis Philip II decides to marry Elizabeth of Valois rather than Elizabeth I
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| 2nd April Cateau Cambresis Agrees an Anglo-French truce over Scotland
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| 2nd April Cateau Cambresis Elizabeth I cedes Calais to France for 8 yrs
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| 1560 | Alliance | |
| 27th Feb Allows Elizabeth to protect Scotland
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| 1560 | Battle of Lieth | |
| Lieth French forces are starved into submission at Lieth
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| 1560 | Battle of Prestonpans | |
| 28th Mar Prestonpans Lord Grey is ordered to send the Army to join the Scots against the French
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| 1560 | Death | |
| 11th Sep London Announces the death of Dudley's wife
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| 1560 | Diplomacy | |
| London Scotland recognizes Elizabeth as Queen of England
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| Edinburgh Scottish Lords propose alliance with England
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| Edinburgh Scottish Lords want Arran to marry Elizabeth
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| 1560 | Invasion of Scotland | |
| 27th Feb the Scots provide a force for an invasion of Scotland by France
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| 15th July The English army withdraws from Scotland
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| 1560 | Marriage | |
| Edinburgh Scottish Lords want Arran to marry Elizabeth
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| 1560 | Reform | |
| Aug Elizabeth I is made Protector of the Scottish Church
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| Aug The Scottish Parliament carries out the Scottish Reformation
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| 1560 | Royal Occassion | |
| Deptford Attends a mock naval battle held in Deptford
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| 1560 | Succession | |
| London Succeeds as Queen of England
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| 1560 | Suicide | |
| 8th Sep London An inquest says Dudley's wife's death was accidental
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| 11th Sep London Possible suicide caused by Dudley's advances to Elizabeth
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| 1560 | Treaty of Berwick | |
| 27th Feb Berwick Concludes an anti French treaty with the Scottish Lords of the Congregation
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| 27th Feb Berwick England agrees to send Scotland support to preserve "their old freedom & liberty"
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| 27th Feb Berwick The English try to help Scottish Protestant Lords overthrow the Catholic Mary of Guise
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| 1560 | Treaty of Edinburgh | |
| 6th July Edinburgh Confirms the treaty of Cateau-Cambresis
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| 6th July Edinburgh English & French troops will withraw from Scotland
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| 6th July Edinburgh France & England will not interfere & hand over government to a Scottish Council of 12
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| 6th July Edinburgh Under the treaty of Edinburgh Francis & Mary recognize Elizabeth I
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| 1560 | Westminster School | |
| Westminster School Founds Westminster School
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| 1561 | Diplomacy | |
| London Pius IV sends an envoy to Elizabeth asking her to return to Catholicism
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| 1562 | Prosecution Religious | |
| Says there must be no retrospective prosecutions
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| 1562 | Succession | |
| London Suffers smallpox, brings up succession to Mary Stuart, many favour Lady Catherine Grey
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| 1562 | Treaty of Le Havre | |
| 20th Sep Le Havre A treaty allows English occupation in return for support of the Huguenots
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| 20th Sep Le Havre Signs a treaty with the Huguenot Louis de Bourbon
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| 1563 | Legislation | |
| A statute against witchcraft is passed
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| 1563 | Reform | |
| London 1st Poor Law is passed which providec local payment for the poor
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| London Statute of Apprentices, all men should work & have a rank from the Sovereign downward
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| The 39 Articles are the final restoration of the Church of England
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| The Act of Supremacy extends the Oath of Supremacy to MPs, lawyers & barristers
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| London The Act of Supremacy imposes penalties for not taking the Oath
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| London The Act of Supremacy increases penalties for supporting the Pope
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| 1563 | Resignation | |
| Marian Bishops resign their Sees after the 39 Acts are passed
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| 1563 | Succession | |
| London Petitioned by Parliament to marry & declare a successor
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| 1564 | Diplomacy | |
| 22nd June Richmond Receives the Spanish Ambassador, de Silva is on a mission to rally Catholic support
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| 1564 | Marriage | |
| 29th July Holyrood Darnley is great grandson of Margaret Tudor & grandson of Henry VII
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| 1564 | Peerage | |
| Creates Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester so that he could marry Mary Queen of Scots
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| 1564 | Rule of Calais | |
| Calais England renounces Calais in return for 220,000 crowns
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| 1564 | Treaty of Troyes | |
| Troyes England & France make peace by the treaty of Troyes
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| 1565 | Arrest | |
| London Imprisons Darnley's mother, the Countess of Lennox
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| 1565 | Diplomacy | |
| Catherine de Medici tries to arrange a marriage between her son Charles IX & Elizabeth
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| France warns England not to attack Scotland
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| May A marriage to Archduke Charles would create an alliance with Spain & the Empire
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| 1565 | Marriage | |
| May Elizabeth I enters negotiations with Archduke Charles through his envoy, Zwetkovich
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| May Elizabeth I negotiates marriage to the Duke of Anjou, younger brother of Charles IX
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| May Turns down the offer of marriage to Charles IX
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| 29th July Mary Queen of Scots marries Earl Darnley in defiance of Elizabeth I
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| 1565 | Rebellion | |
| Elizabeth sends money to Murray but the English Council want peace
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| Mary marries Darnley
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| 1565 | Succession | |
| 5th Mar London Will only recognize Mary as successor if she marries & Mary marries Leicester
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| 1566 | Arrest | |
| Edinburgh Sends Throckmorton to free Mary from "them that by nature & law are subject to her"
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| 1566 | Christening | |
| 19th Dec Godparent to James VI, sends a gold font
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| 19th Dec Stirling Godparent to James VI, sends a gold font
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| 19th Dec The Countess of Argyl attends on Elizabeth's behalf
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| 19th Dec Stirling The Countess of Argyl attends on Elizabeth's behalf
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| 1566 | Parliament | |
| 30th Sep London Opening day of Parliament
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| 1566 | Succession | |
| London During a meeting of the Council refuses to be "buried alive" by naming her succesor
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| London Will not name a successor after pressure from the Privy Council, Lords & Commons
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| Oct London Norfolk says Elizabeth should permit Parliament to discuss her marriage & succession
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| 2nd Oct London Parliament discusses Elizabeth's succession
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| 17th Oct London Parliament discusses linking the subsidy Bill to a declaration about the succession
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| 17th Oct London The House of Lords decides to petition Elizabeth I for a marriage & successor
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| 18th Oct London Privy Councillors & the Commons agree to petition Elizabeth I regarding her succession
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| 5th Nov London Answers Parliament by saying that her marriage & succession are her affair
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| 5th Nov London Summons a deputation from the Lords & Commons to present her case
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| 1567 | Abdication | |
| 24th July Mary Queen of Scots is forced to abdicate & name James her succesor
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| 1567 | Aid to Mary Queen of Scots | |
| 16th Dec Mary seeks aid from Elizabeth & France
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| 1567 | Alliance | |
| 16th Dec Elizabeth supports Mary if France does not intervene
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| 1567 | Arrest | |
| 16th May Mary Queen of Scots arrives in England & spends the rest of her life under arrest
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| 1567 | Assassination | |
| 10th Feb Edinburgh Asassination of Lord Darnley
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| 24th Feb Writes a letter to Mary saying Darnley's assassins should be arrested & punished
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| 1567 | Battle of Carberry Hill | |
| 15th June Carberry Hill Mary Queen of Scots & Bothwell are defeated & Mary arrested
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| 1567 | Battle of Langside | |
| Mary Queen of Scots is defeated by Moray & seeks refuge in England
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| 1567 | Diplomacy | |
| 27th July Requests Ambassador Throckmorton threaten the Scots with war if Mary is not released
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| 1567 | Parliament | |
| 2nd Jan London Attends the closing session of Parliament
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| 1567 | Trial | |
| Nov London Summons six Earls to London to listen to Murray's charges against Queen Mary
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| 16th Dec Hampton Court Mary is tried at a tribunal as the Queen of Scotland
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| 16th Dec Hampton Court Mary's trial is moved to Hampton Court
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| 1568 | Diplomacy | |
| Elizabeth siezes Spanish bullion
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| Gold loaned to Spain by a Genoese merchant for Alva's troops is seized by Elizabeth
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| Philip of Spain places an embargo on English goods, Elizabeth freezes Spanish assets
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| 1568 | Embargo | |
| Philip of Spain places an embargo on English goods, Elizabeth freezes Spanish assets
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| 1568 | Rebellion | |
| Mary arrives in England & is imprisoned, followed by a rebellion of northern nobility
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| 1568 | Trial | |
| Oct York Norfolk plans to marry Mary & secure a Scottish alliance, the trial is moved to London
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| 4th Oct York Elizabeth is represented by the Duke of Norfolk, Earl of Sussex & Ralph Sadler
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| 4th Oct York Elizabeth's representitives try cases forwarded by Moray's & Mary's representitives
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| 3rd Nov Westminster Orders that Mary's trial be moved to Westminster
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| 1569 | Arrest | |
| Tutbury Castle Elizabeth has Mary Queen of Scots detained in Tutbury Castle
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| Elizabeth has the Duke of Norfolk arrested
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| 1569 | Battle of Carlisle | |
| Feb Carlisle The northern catholic rebellion is defeated
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| 1569 | Capture | |
| Durham The Northern rebels capture Durham
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| 1569 | Diplomacy | |
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