Dates Flashcards
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Martin Luther said Roman Catholic Church was corrupt
1517
English Reformation
1532
Cloth trade collapsed
1550
Worst harvest
1556
How much debt was the Crown in when Elizabeth came to the throne?
£300 000 in debt
What was the Crown’s annual income when Elizabeth came to the throne?
£288 667 a year
Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis ended the war with France?
January 1559
How many members of the clergy accepted the Religious Settlement?
8 000 out of 10 000 accepted it and took an oath
How many new bishops did Elizabeth have to appoint after the Religious Settlement?
27 new bishops
When was the first inspection following the Religious Settlement and how many clergymen were dismissed?
It was in 1559 and 400 clergy were dismissed
When was the Treaty of Edinburgh?
1560
Mary QoS flees Scotland
1568
Mercator map
1569
When did Robert Dudley become aware on the plot that prefaced the Revolt of the Northern Earls?
September 1569
When was the Revolt of the Northern Earls?
9th November - 19th December 1569
How many men were Elizabeth’s forces in the Revolt of the Northern Earls?
14 000
How many men were in the rebel force in the Revolt of the Northern Earls?
5 400
How many rebels were executed after the Revolt of the Northern Earls?
450 rebels
Ridolfi travelled to visit Philip II and the Pope
March 1571
Act of Parliament widened the definition of treason to include calling Elizabeth a heretic, claiming she wasn’t queen or distributing copies of the papal bull
April 1571
Ridolfi Plot uncovered
Autumn of 1571
Duke of Norfolk arrested for his involvement in the Ridolfi Plot
September 1571
When was the Earl of Northumberland executed?
1572
Duke of Norfolk arrested
June 1572
