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| 1494 | Poynings, Edward |  |
| 1st Dec Drogheda Passes Poynings Law in the Irish Parliament |
| 1512 | Henry VIII | |
| London Act passed ordering wages to be paid in money for the production of woollen cloth |
| 1530 | Henry VIII | |
| London An act fixes the fee for apprenticeship to 2s 6d maximum |
| 1532 | Cromwell | |
| London Passes legislation which enables the break with papal authority |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King is to exercise authority through Parliament |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King must exercise authority through Parliament |
| 1532 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| London Passes legislation which enables the break with papal authority |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King is to exercise authority through Parliament |
| London The Act of Appeals is passed, the King must exercise authority through Parliament |
| 1532 | Henry VIII | |
| London Act in Restraint of Annates, newly appointed Bishops make payments to the crown |
| 1533 | Cranmer, Thomas | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Cromwell | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Henry VII | |
| London The Act in Restraint of Appeals, ends appeals to Rome |
| 1534 | Henry VIII | |
| The Treason Act is passed |
| 1535 | Cromwell | |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| 1535 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| 1st Feb London The Treason Act comes into force |
| 1536 | Henry VIII | |
| 18th Mar London The Act of Suppression is passed |
| July London The Act of Succession, section IX allows Henry to bestow the crown on his daughters |
| 11th July London The Ten Articles are passed |
| 11th July The Ten Articles of Protestant faith are passed |
| 8th Dec London The Poor Law is enacted |
| 1539 | Henry VIII | |
| 16th May London Tha Act of Six Articles of the Protestant faith is passed |
| 16th May London The Churches are ordered to display a copy of the English Bible |
| 1544 | Elizabeth I | |
| London The 3rd Act of Succession restores Mary & Elizabeth to the succession after Edward |
| 1544 | Henry VIII | |
| London The 3rd Act of Succession restores Mary & Elizabeth to the succession after Edward |
| 1544 | Mary I | |
| London The 3rd Act of Succession restores Mary & Elizabeth to the succession after Edward |
| 1547 | Seymour, Edward | |
| Repeals Henry VIII's heresy laws |
| 1549 | Seymour, Edward | |
| Passes the Act of Uniformity imposing the 1st book of Common Prayer |
| 1552 | Dudley | |
| The Act of Uniformity prescribes penalties for not attending Church services |
| 1563 | Elizabeth I | |
| A statute against witchcraft is passed |
| 1572 | Elizabeth I | |
| A bill is passed preventing Mary from being Elizabeth's successor |
| 1604 | James I | |
| 24th April James I introduces a Bill to classify all catholics as excommunicates |
| 1626 | Charles I | |
| Edinburgh The Act of Revocation is passed in Scotland reforming ownership of Church lands |
| 1641 | Charles I | |
| Passes an Act abolishing Star Chamber |
| 16th Feb Charles I signsTriennial Act, which requires Parliament to meet every three years with or without the King's consent |
| 16th Feb Signs the Triennial Act, Parliament must meet every 3 yrs |
| 1642 | Charles I | |
| Mar London Signs the Act of March barring bishops from the House of Lords & temporal employment |
| 1652 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Feb London The Act of Indemnity, for acts of treason before the battle of Worcester |
| 1658 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| 11th June An Upper House is established by a Bill passed by Parliament |
| 1661 | Hyde | |
| London The Conventicle Act forbids worship against the Laws of the Anglican Church |
| 1661 | Hyde, Edward | |
| London The Conventicle Act forbids worship against the Laws of the Anglican Church |
| 1664 | Charles II | |
| London The Triennial Act, not statutory for the King to address Parliament every 3 yrs |
| 1673 | Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| London Supports the anti-Catholic test act & is dismissed by Charles II |
| 1673 | Charles II | |
| Parliament passes a Test Act for Crown office holders to support the Anglican Church |
| Parliament replaces the Declaration of Indulgence with the Test Acts |
| Public officeholders must swear an oath of allegiance recognizing the monarch as head of the Church |
| The intention of the Test Act is to exclude Catholics from public office |
| Under the Test Act Public officeholders must accept communion by Protestant form |
| 29th Mar All public office holders must take public communion in the Church of England |
| 29th Mar Assents to the Test Act |
| 1673 | James II | |
| James II is forced to surrender his public office as Admiral, as he will not take the oath |
| The intention of the Test Act is to exclude Catholics from public office |
| The Test Act requires Crown office holders to support the Anglican Church |
| 1675 | Osbourne, Thomas | |
| Passes the Test Act through the House of Commons |
| 1678 | James II | |
| A 2nd Test Act is passed requiring all members of the Houses of Commons & Lords to swear an oath |
| 1679 | Ashley-Cooper, Anthony | |
| London Supports the exclusion bill to keep the Catholic James II from the throne |
| 1687 | James II | |
| 14th April Fails to persuade Parliament to repeal the 1673 Test Act |
| 1689 | Anne | |
| 11th April The Scottish Estates pass the Claim of Right making Anne succeeed William & Mary |
| 1701 | Anne | |
| The Act of Settlement gives the succession to Sophia & the German House of Hanover |
