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| 0601 | Augustine |  |
| Becomes the 1st Archbishop of Canterbury |
| 1107 | Henry I | |
| Renounces lay investiture but the King decides the appointment of Bishops |
| 1213 | John | |
| 15th May Agrees to Pope innocent III's demands that England & Ireland become a papal fiefdom |
| 1279 | Edward I | |
| The Statute of Mortmain forbids the gifts of land to the Church without royal licence |
| 1285 | Edward I | |
| Limits the powers of Church Courts over temporal issues |
| 1523 | Henry VIII | |
| Act for the Pardon of the Clergy, the Clergy are forced to submit to Royal Supremacy |
| 1529 | Henry VIII | |
| 4th Nov Parliament meets to begin a programme of Church reform that lasts until 1536 |
| 1531 | Henry VIII | |
| Act abolishing benefit of Clergy for those charged with murder or robbery |
| The Act of Appeals prevents the clergy from appealing to Rome |
| 7th Feb Henry wants to be, "sole protector & supreme head of the English Church & clergy" |
| 11th Feb Parliament makes Henry VIII Supreme Head of the Church in England |
| 1532 | Cromwell | |
| Enables Henry VII to proclaim himself head of the Church of England |
| Enables the dissolution of the monasteries & Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| Passes legislation which enables the break with papal authority |
| 1532 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| Enables Henry VII to proclaim himself head of the Church of England |
| Enables the dissolution of the monasteries & Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon |
| Passes legislation which enables the break with papal authority |
| 1532 | Henry VIII | |
| Act in Restraint of Annates, newly appointed Bishops make payments to the crown |
| Act in Restraint of Annates, the Crown now has the right to appoint the Bishops |
| Canons cannot be enacted without royal assent |
| Existing Canons will be veted by royal commission & prejudicial annulled |
| Uses Pope Eleutherius ' letter addressing the King of Britain as "vicar of God" |
| 15th May New canons require royal assent & existing ones will be vetted by a royal commission |
| 15th May Thomas Cromwell prevents the Convocation of the Clergy |
| 1532 | More, Thomas | |
| 16th May Resigns the day after the convocation of the clergy seeking Royal consent for policies |
| 1533 | Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Act in Restraint of Appeals |
| Rome cannot reverse legal decisions made by the Archdiocese of Canterbury |
| 1533 | Cromwell | |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| 1533 | Henry VIII | |
| The Act in Restraint of Appeals reaches the statute books, it ends appeals to Rome |
| 1534 | Henry VIII | |
| Abolition of Peter's Pence & other Papal Taxes |
| Act for the Submission of the Clergy to the King's Majesty is passed |
| An Act is passed for the Submission of the Clergy |
| Separates the Church from the Roman Catholic Church |
| The Act in Restraint of Annates is passed |
| The Convocation of the Clergy has its legislative powers curtailed |
| The King is to appoint Bishops & Abbots |
| 1536 | Henry VIII | |
| 1st May Beginning of the reformation of the Church in Ireland |
| 11th July The Ten Articles of Protestant faith are passed |
| 1538 | Henry VIII | |
| Sep Destruction of shrines |
| Sep Royal injunctions are issued ordering the cessation of superstitious worship & rituals |
| 1539 | Cromwell | |
| An act transfers the remaining greater religious Houses to the Crown |
| 1539 | Cromwell, Thomas | |
| An act transfers the remaining greater religious Houses to the Crown |
| 1539 | Henry VIII | |
| 16th May Tha Act of Six Articles of the Protestant faith is passed |
| 16th May The Churches are ordered to display a copy of the English Bible |
| July The Act of Proclamations is passed |
| 1540 | Henry VIII | |
| 28th July The English Bible is ordered in every parish church |
| 1547 | Seymour, Edward | |
| Repeals Henry VIII's heresy laws |
| 1549 | Cranmer, Thomas | |
| Permits the 1st prayer book in English |
| 1549 | Edward VI | |
| 1st Book of Common Prayer is introduced, enforced by the Act of Uniformity |
| 1549 | Seymour, Edward | |
| Passes the Act of Uniformity imposing the 1st book of Common Prayer |
| 1550 | Edward VI | |
| The Ordinal is introduced |
| 1552 | Dudley | |
| The Act of Uniformity prescribes penalties for not attending Church services |
| The new Prayer Book is introduced |
| 1552 | Edward VI | |
| The 2nd Book of Common Prayer is introduced |
| 1553 | Mary I | |
| Oct England returns to Catholicism with Mary as head of the Church |
| Oct Mass is restored throughout England |
| Oct Parliament refuses to return the Church lands & acknowledge the Pope |
| Oct Protestant rites are made illegal |
| Oct Repeals the Prayer Books & restores the old services |
| Oct The Book of Common Prayer suppressed |
| 1554 | Mary I | |
| Parliament will scrap the anti-papal laws if land is not returned to the Church |
| 1559 | Elizabeth I | |
| Begins to restore the predominant position of the Church of England |
| Elizabeth becomes the "Supreme Governor" not the "Head" of the Church of England |
| Enforces the Protestant religion by law |
| Issues a proclamation permitting certain parts of the service to be read in English |
| The Act of Uniformity is passed, the worst penalty is imprisonment |
| The Act of Uniformity, restores the 2nd Edwardian Prayer Book |
| The Protestant Prayer Book of 1552 is re-introduced, the black rubric is omitted |
| 24th Jan Parliament supports Elizabeths's reforms even though the Bishop's do not |
| 8th May Restores the anti-papal laws of Henry VIII |
| 1560 | Elizabeth I | |
| Aug Elizabeth I is made Protector of the Scottish Church |
| Aug The Scottish Parliament carries out the Scottish Reformation |
| 1563 | Elizabeth I | |
| The 39 Articles are the final restoration of the Church of England |
| 1566 | Parker, Matthew | |
| Issues the Book of Advertisements for Church services |
| 1571 | Parker, Matthew | |
| The 39 Articles are given full statutory authority by Parliament |
| 1578 | Melville, Andrew | |
| Issues a new Book of discipline which acknowledges the General Assembly |
| 1581 | Elizabeth I | |
| A œ20 a month for those over 16 who are absent from Sunday Service |
| It becomes treasonable to convert to catholicism |
| 1604 | James I | |
| 14th Jan Authorizes the King James Bible |
| 1611 | James I | |
| Introduces the King James Bible |
| Reforms the Church in Scotland & sets up his own diocesan system of bishops |
| 1626 | Charles I | |
| The Act of Revocation is passed in Scotland reforming ownership of Church lands |
| 1633 | Laud, William | |
| Introduces a Scottish Service Book |
| Seeks to eliminate Presbyterianism in Scotland & Calvinism in England |
| 1636 | Charles I | |
| Issues the Book of Canons reorganizing the Scottish Church along English lines |
| 1641 | Charles I | |
| Commands that the neglected Common Prayer be read throughout England |
| 1641 | Laud, William | |
| All of Laud's reforms are decreed abolished by Parliament |
| 1642 | Charles I | |
| Mar Signs the Act of March barring bishops from the House of Lords & temporal employment |
| 1644 | Cromwell, Oliver | |
| Leads an Army sect demanding religious toleration & prosecution of criminals |
| 1661 | Charles II | |
| 15th Mar Charles II tries to extend religious liberty to Protestant nonconformists |
| 1661 | Hyde | |
| The Conventicle Act forbids worship against the Laws of the Anglican Church |
| 1661 | Hyde, Edward | |
| The Conventicle Act forbids worship against the Laws of the Anglican Church |
| 1662 | Charles II | |
| An Anglican monopoly of the Church, schools, universities & citizenship is created |
| Clergy without episcopal ordination must give up their benefices |
| Parliament requires schools & the clergy to adopt the "Book of Common Prayer" |
| 1663 | Charles II | |
| Forced to abandon his plans for the toleration of dissenters, including Catholics |
| 1678 | Charles II | |
| A Bill is passed banning Catholics from sitting in the Commons & the Lords |
| 1685 | James II | |
| 14th April Fails to persuade Parliament to repeal the 1673 Test Act |
| 1688 | James II | |
| May Requests Anglican clergy read the 2nd Declaration of Indulgence to their congregations |
