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 the Battle of Flodden
  • 1521 England – Lutheran writings begin to circulate.
  • 1525 England – Henry VIII seeks an annulment of his marriage, which is refused.
  • 1526 England – Thomas 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
  • Treasons Act 1534
  • 1535 England – Execution of Thomas More and Cardinal John Fisher.
  • 1536 England – Execution of William Tyndale 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 1558
  • Scotland – 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 Fotheringhay Castle in Northamptonshire on 8 February
  • 1588 England – Spanish Armada destroyed on 8 August
  • 1590 England – The food prices were high and many died from starvation.
  • 1592 Scotland – James VI enacts the "Golden Act" recognising the power of Presbyterianism within the Scottish church

References

See also

  • Timeline of British history
  • Timeline of British history (1000–1499)
  • Timeline of British history (1600–1699)
  • Early modern Britain
  • History of the British Isles
  • History of England
  • History of Ireland
  • History of Northern Ireland
  • History of Scotland
  • History of Wales