| Year | English | Pre- |
|---|---|---|
| 1330 | John Wycliffe is born. | |
| 1372 | John Wycliffe receives doctorate in theology from Oxford. Jan Hus is born. | |
| 1375 | Wycliffe writes *On Divine Dominion* | |
| 1376 | Wycliffe writes *On Civil Dominion*. | |
| 1377 | Papal bulls issued demanding Wycliffe stop teaching heresy at Oxford. | |
| 1382 | Wycliffe leaves Oxford to live in his parish in Lutterworth. Wycliffe's teachings are condemned by the Synod of London. | |
| 1384 | John Wycliffe dies. | |
| 1396 | Jan Hus receives master of arts degree from University of Prague. | |
| 1398 | Jan Hus begins lecturing at the University of Prague. | |
| 1402 | Hus becomes preacher at Bethlehem Chapel in Prague. | |
| 1409 | Council of Pisa. [More] | |
| 1410 | Jan Hus is excommunicated. | |
| 1412 | Jan Hus leaves Prague to live in southern Bohemia. Jan Hus writes The Expositions. | |
| 1413 | Jan Hus writes Concerning Simony. | |
| 1414 | Jan Hus summoned to appear at the Council of Constance. [More] Pope Sixtus IV is born. Thomas a Kempis writes, "The Imitation of Christ." | |
| 1415 | Jan Hus is burned at the stake. | |
| 1428 | John Wycliffe's bones are exhumed and burned according to papal command. | |
| 1431 | Pope Alexander VI is born. | |
| 1432 | Pope Innocent VIII is born. | |
| 1436 | Francisco Ximenez (Jimenez) de Cisneros is born. | |
| 1439 | Pope Pius III is born. | |
| 1443 | Pope Julius II is born. | |
| 1445 | Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg is born. | |
| 1452 | Girolamo Savonarola is born. | |
| 1473 | Cardinal Ximenez is imprisoned by Alonso de Carrillo archbishop of Toledo. | |
| 1478 | Thomas More is probably born. | |
| 1479 | Cardinal Ximenez is released from prison by Archbishop Carrillo. | |
| 1482 | Cardinal Ximenez is appointed vicar- general of Siguenza. Bishop Albert of Bavaria calls for a synod in Strasbourg to address issues of reform. Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg serves as official preacher. | |
| 1484 | Hugh Latimer is born. | Cardinal Ximenez enters a convent in Toledo. Pope Sixtus IV dies. |
| 1485 | Thomas Cromwell probably born. | |
| 1489 | Thomas Cranmer is born. | |
| 1491 | Henry VIII is born. | |
| 1492 | Cardinal Ximenez is appointed confessor to Queen Isabella I. Pope Innocent VIII dies. | |
| 1494 | William Tyndale is born. | |
| 1495 | Robert Barnes is born. Thomas Bilney born in Norwich. | Cardinal Ximenez begins Catholic reform in Spain |
| 1500 | Reginald Pole is born. | |
| 1501 | Arthur marries Catharine of Aragon. | |
| 1503 | Pope Alexander VI dies. Pope Pius III dies. | |
| 1504 | Pope Julius II allows Henry VIII to marry Catharine of Aragon. Matthew Parker is born. | |
| 1505 | Thomas More marries Jane Colt. | |
| 1507 | Cardinal Ximenez is named inquisitor general and becomes a cardinal. | |
| 1508 | Cardinal Ximenez founds the University of Alcala. | |
| 1509 | Henry VIII marries Catharine of Aragon. | |
| 1510 | Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg dies. | |
| 1513 | Pope Julius II dies. | |
| 1514 | Katherine Parr is born | |
| 1517 | Cardinal Francisco Ximenez (Jimenez) de Cisneros dies at Roa. | |
| 1519 | Thomas Bilney ordained by Bishop West of Ely. | |
| 1521 | Pope Leo X calls King Henry VIII ?Defender of the Faith? for his publication of an anti-Luther tract. Robert Barnes introduces humanist scholarship to Augustinian house in Cambridge. Anne Askew is born. Henry VIII publishes *Assertio Septem Sacramentorum* in defense of the seven sacraments. | |
| 1524 | Thomas Bilney "converts" Hugh Latimer. | |
| 1525 | Thomas Bilney is licensed to preach in Ely. | |
| 1526 | Henry VIII begins courting Anne Boleyn. Wolsey summons Thomas Bilney and he is forced to take an oath not to disseminate Luther's views. | |
| 1527 | Henry VIII appeals to Pope Clement VII for annulment for marriage to Catharine of Aragon. | |
| 1529 | Simon Fish publishes The Supplication of Beggars. Thomas More replaces Wolsey as Lord Chancellor. Thomas More succeeds Thomas Wolsey as Lord Chancellor. | |
| 1530 | Robert Barnes flees to Wittenberg. William Tracy's will circulates among evangelicals. As a result, his body is exhumed and burned. Robert Barnes writes A Supplication unto King Henry VIII. | |
| 1531 | Robert Barnes writes Supplication to Henry VIII. Thomas Bilney executed in London. | |
| 1532 | Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor the day after the Submission of the Clergy is passed. Thomas More writes Letter Against Frith. | |
| 1533 | Parliament passes the Act in Restraint of Appeals. Anne Boleyn gives birth to Elizabeth. Thomas More writes Confutation of Tyndale's Answer. Henry VIII is excommunicated. The Buggery Act is adopted by Henry VIII. [More] Thomas Cranmer is appointed Archbishop of Canterbury by Henry VIII. Henry VIII secretly marries Anne Boleyn. | |
| 1534 | King Henry VIII declares himself the supreme head of the church in England. Act of Supremacy. | |
| 1535 | Thomas More is beheaded in Tower of London for failing to take the Oath of Supremacy. Thomas More is executed. | |
| 1536 | William Tyndale burned at stake. Thomas Cromwell secures the Act of Dissolution which closes monasteries. Robert Barnes returns to England. Henry VIII begins suppressing monasteries. Catharine of Aragon dies. Anne Boleyn executed. Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour. Pilgrimage of Grace begins. [More] | |
| 1537 | Jane Grey is born Edward VI is born. Jane Seymour dies. | |
| 1539 | Six Articles passed by English parlaiment at Henry VIII's urging. | |
| 1540 | Robert Barnes burned at the stake. Anne Askew marries Thomas Kyme of Kelsey. Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves. Henry VIII's marriage to Anne of Cleves is annulled. Henry VIII marries Katherine Howard. Henry VIII has Thomas Cromwell executed. Robert Barnes burned at the stake. | |
| 1542 | Katherine Howard executed for treason. | |
| 1543 | Henry VIII marries Catherine Parr. | |
| 1544 | Anne Askew's husband, Thomas Kyme expels her from his home because of her "heretical" views. | |
| 1545 | Anne Askew arrested twice in 1545 in London. | |
| 1546 | Anne Askew arrested for the third time. Anne Askew was tied to a chair and burned alive. Anne Askew condemned. Anne Askew placed on the rack and tortured until many bones were broken. She refused to recant. | |
| 1547 | Henry VIII dies. | |
| 1548 | Katherine Parr dies. | |
| 1549 | Thomas Cranmer's First Book of Common Prayer published | |
| 1552 | Thomas Cranmer publishes the Second Book of Common Prayer. | |
| 1553 | Thomas Cranmer writes Forty Two Articles of the Reformed Faith. Edward VI dies at age fifteen. Queen Mary ascends to the throne. | |
| 1554 | Jane Grey is executed. | |
| 1555 | Nicholas Ridley and Hugh Latimer burned at the stake. | |
| 1556 | Thomas Cranmer burned at the stake. | |
| 1558 | Queen Mary dies. Reginald Pole dies. | |
| 1571 | Thirty Nine Articles written under Queen Elizabeth. | |
| 1575 | Matthew Parker dies. |