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| Henry VIII (1509 - 1547) |
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1533 | Sep 7 |  Birth of Elizabeth to Anne Boleyn
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| | Anne gave birth to Elizabeth a healthy girl. Henry had hoped they would have a boy to ensure the continuation of the Tudor line. |
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| Mary I (1553 - 1558) |
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1553 | Aug 3 | Mary arrives in London
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| | Mary Tudor arrived at London to a huge welcome. Entering through Aldgate she was met by Elizabeth, Anne of Cleves and many others. Mary quickly ordered the release of her supporters that had been locked up at the Tower of London. The Duke of Northumberland and his supporters were placed in the Tower to await trial and execution. |
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| Sep 8 | Elizabeth attends mass
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| | Mary and Elizabeth disagreed strongly over religion. Elizabeth refused to attend any Catholic ceremony including the one that Mary had arranged after the death of Edward. Eventually Elizabeth agreed to attend a mass but when the day came she pretended to be ill and only took part under protest. |
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| Dec | Elizabeth returns leaves court
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| | Issues over religion and succession to the throne became too much for Elizabeth and she requested that she could leave court and return to Hertfordshire and to Hatfield (or Ashridge). Mary granted her request against the advice of her ministers who suspected Elizabeth was preparing to remove Mary from the throne. |
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1554 | | Rebellion of Sir Thomas Wyatt
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| | Several groups around the country were unhappy with the proposal of marriage between Mary and Philip of Spain. In Wales a group was led by Sir James Croft. In Devon another group was led by Sir Peter Carew. The Duke of Suffolk was in Leicestershire, but it was only Sir Thomas Wyatt from Kent who managed to get a force together. |
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| Jan 26 | Elizabeth summonsed to court
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| | Queen Mary sent a letter to Elizabeth asking her to come to London. This was, Mary said, for her own protection because to the rebels threatening to prevent the marriage of Mary to Philip of Spain. Mary could have been unsure of Elizabeth's involvement in the plots against her and it was best to keep Elizabeth close where she could be watched. |
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| Feb 7 | Wyatt arrested
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| | Sir Thomas Wyatt and this followers reached London but he was to learn that the other groups of rebels around the country had been defeated and their leaders arrested. The entrance into London was blocked by the Londoners whose support for Mary was higher than the rebels. After a short fight the rebels were defeated leaving many dead and Wyatt was captured. on 11th of April 1554. Elizabeth was also held in the Tower for a while as it was suspected she was involved in the plots because she would have benefited if they had succeeded. |
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| Apr 11 | Wyatt executed
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| | Sir Thomas Wyatt was executed for leading the rebellion against Queen Mary. Wyatt denied that Elizabeth had been involved in any part of rebellion. |
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| Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) |
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1558 | Nov | Elizabeth at London
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| | Elizabeth entered London towards the end of November. She made her way through the crowds of loyal Londoners to the Tower where she stayed for a few days. |
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1559 | | Marriage proposal
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| | King Gustav, the ruler of Sweden, proposed the marriage between Elizabeth and his son, Prince Eric. A proposal was sent but was refused. Gustav was undeterred by the refusal and sent his younger son, John, to see to if he could persuade the Queen otherwise. |
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| Jan 14 | Coronation pageants
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| | The tradition of holding pageants on the eve of the coronation was followed and Elizabeth viewed them all as she made her way from the Tower to Westminster. They were of a political nature showing the problems of the past and hopes for the future. |
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| Jan 15 | Coronation of Elizabeth
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| | The coronation of Elizabeth I took place at Westminster Abbey. She was crowned by Bishop Oglethorpe of Carlisle as the other more senior bishops refused to crown her due to their reluctance to accept the new Protestant religion. |
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1560 | | Dudley accused of murder
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| | Robert Dudley's wife, Amy, was found dead at home with a broken neck at the bottom of some stairs. Robert Dudley was accused of her murder because it was thought he planned to marry Queen Elizabeth. Dudley was banished from Court while an inquiry was conducted, but he was found innocent. Although Dudley returned to Court rumours still spread about his involvement in the death. |
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1561 | Spring | Bad weather defeats Eric
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| | Eric left Sweden bound for England with a fleet of ships and gifts and a further proposal of marriage but bad weather ended his plans and he returned to Sweden. |
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1562 | Sep | Treaty of Richmond
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| | This treaty was signed in secret by Queen Elizabeth and Louis Bourbon prince of Cond?, the leader of the Huguenots. The Huguenots were French Protestants or French Calvanists. In return for Elizabeth's military assistance in France the prince promised the return of Calais to the English. |
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| Oct | Elizabeth ill with smallpox
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| | Elizabeth came down with smallpox and was seriously ill. Her council feared that she would die and were concerned about who would succeed her. Lady Catherine Grey, who had been mentioned in Henry VIII's will, was a strong candidate to become Queen of England if Elizabeth died. The Earl of Huntingdon (?) was also considered. The problem was avoided as Elizabeth recovered several days later. |
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| Winter | Le Havre occupied by the English
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| | As part of the secret treaty of Richmond, an English garrison was allowed to station itself at Le Havre and would swap the town for Calais once Calais was recaptured. The garrison of around 3,000 men was lead by the Earl of Warwick. |
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1563 | Summer | Le Havre abandoned
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| | The Huguenots abandoned thier treaty with Elizabeth and abandoned the English garrison at Le Harve. An outbreak of the plague struck the garrison leaving many dead or dying. Although reinforcements were sent the Earl of Warwick had little choice but to leave the town and return to England. |
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1583 | Nov | Throckmorton Plot
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| | Francis Throckmorton was found guilty of carrying messages with details of an assassination attempt to murder Queen Elizabeth, an invasion by Spain and the freeing of Mary Stuart from captivity. Along with the Earl of Northumberland, Throckmorton was put in the Tower of London before being executed for treason. Before his death, Throckmorton revealed that Queen Mary knew about the plot. |
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1584 | Jun | Bond of Association
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| | In response to the assassination threat to Queen Elizabeth an agreement signed by her supporters was devised. Those who signed agreed to prevent those who plotted against the Queen to succeed to the throne if the assassination was successful. They aso agreeed to prosecute anyone who whould benefit whether they were involved in the assassination or not. The third agreement promised to case down and kill those who carried out the assassination attempt. This move was hoped to make supporters of Mary Stuart directly or indirectly taking part in any more plots against the Queen. |
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| Nov | Bond amended by the Queen
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| | Queen Elizabeth amended the terms of the Bond of Association as Parliament tried to make the statute law. The Queen had the statute amended because she was unhappy about the clause that would have resulted in people being punished for the actions of others. |
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1585 | Jan | Parry Plot
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| | A plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth was uncovered. The person accused and found guilty was Dr. Parry, a supporter of Mary Stuart, the Queen of Scots. It was found that he had been assisted by Thomas Morgan, Mary Stuart's assistant who was looking after her affairs in Paris. Parry was executed for treason but no other action was taken. |
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1601 | Feb 25 | Essex executed
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| | Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, having been found guilty of treason for his part in the revolt was executed as a traitor. |
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1603 | Mar 24 | Death of Queen Elizabeth I
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| | Elizabeth's health was failing and before her death she reportedly named James of Scotland as her successor. |
