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Anti-Catholicism in England

  • Glorious RevolutionJames II became king in February 1685 with widespread backing from Protestant majorities across England and Scotland. His conversion to Roman Catholicism…
  • Wyatt's rebellionOn the 16th of November 1553, a Parliamentary delegation approached Queen Mary I to formally request she choose an English husband.
  • Dissolution of the monasteriesIn February 1531, Henry VIII declared himself Supreme Head of the Church of England after failing to secure a papal annulment for his marriage.
  • English ReformationIn the early 1500s, an English parishioner knelt before a priest to receive the Eucharist during Mass. The bread and wine had been consecrated by the priest…
  • Foxe's Book of MartyrsIn March 1563, John Foxe published the first English edition of The Actes and Monuments from the press of John Day. This gigantic folio volume contained…
  • RecusancyThe year 1558 marked the passing of the Recusancy Acts during the reign of Elizabeth I. These laws remained on the statute books until 1888, spanning over…