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History of Catholicism in England
- Mary I of EnglandMary Tudor entered the world on the 18th of February 1516 at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich. She was the only child of King Henry VIII and his first…
- Babington PlotIn 1586, a plan to kill Queen Elizabeth I took shape in the shadow of deep religious division. The Protestant monarch ruled England while her Catholic cousin…
- Gunpowder PlotOn the 24th of March 1603, a proclamation from Robert Cecil announced the succession of King James VI of Scotland to the English throne.
- Pilgrimage of GraceIn 1535, the year before the revolt began, bad harvests triggered grain riots in Craven during June and Somerset by April.
- 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…
- Howard familyThe Howard family traces its documented roots to Great Howarth Hall in Rochdale, Lancashire. Sir William Dugdale compiled a pedigree on the 8th of April 1665…
- 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…
- Reginald PoleReginald Pole entered the world at Stourton Castle in Staffordshire on the 12th of March 1500. He was the third son of Sir Richard Pole and Margaret Pole…