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There was no concept of "British history" in the 1500s, except that the word "British" was used to refer to the ancient Britons and the Welsh. This page presents a timeline of events in the history of England and Scotland from 1500 until 1599.

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  • There was no concept of "British history" in the 1500s, except that the word "British" was used to refer to the ancient Britons and the Welsh. This page presents a timeline of events in the history of England and Scotland from 1500 until 1599. (en)
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  • There was no concept of "British history" in the 1500s, except that the word "British" was used to refer to the ancient Britons and the Welsh. This page presents a timeline of events in the history of England and Scotland from 1500 until 1599. * 1509 England – Henry VIII crowned and married to Catherine of Aragon * 1513 England and Scotland – James IV and thousands of Scots killed in defeat at Flodden * 1521 England – Lutheran writings begin to circulate. * 1525 England – Henry VIII seeks an annulment of his marriage, which is refused. * 1526 England – Cardinal Wolsey orders the burning of Lutheran books. * 1529 England – Henry VIII severs ties with Rome and declares himself head of the English church. * 1532 Scotland – Creation of the College of Justice and the Court of Session. * 1534 England – Act of Supremacy passed by Henry VIII * 1534 England – Treasons Act 1534 * 1535 England – Execution of Thomas More and Cardinal John Fisher. * 1536 England – Execution of William Tindale in Antwerp * 1542 Scotland – Mary, Queen of Scots, accedes to the Scottish throne * 1547 England – Edward VI crowned King * 1549 England – Prayer Book rebellion in south-west. * 1553 England – Mary I accedes to the throne. * 1558 England – Queen Elizabeth I accedes to the throne * 1559 England – Act of Supremacy 1559Scotland – John Knox returns from Geneva to promote Calvinism. * 1560:Scotland – Parliament legislates protestant reformation of the Church of Scotland. * 1567 Scotland – The Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots, abdicates and flees Scotland after an uprising by Protestant lords * 1571 England – Treasons Act 1571 * 1579 Scotland – James VI takes over government from his regent, James Douglas. * 1582 Scotland – Establishment of the University of Edinburgh by Royal Charter. * 1587 England and Scotland – Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Fotheringay Castle in Northamptonshire on 8 February * 1588 England – Spanish Armada destroyed on 8 August * 1592 Scotland – James VI enacts the "Golden Act" recognising the power of Presbyterianism within the Scottish church (en)
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