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Courtship and marriage in Tudor England (1485–1603) marked the legal rite of passage [1] for individuals as it was considered the transition from youth to adulthood. It was an affair that often involved not only the man and woman in courtship but their parents and families as well.
The 1603 London plague epidemic was the first of the 17th century and marked the transition from the Tudor to the Stuart period.. While sources vary as to the exact number of people killed, around one-fifth of London's population is estimated to have died. [3]
Mary I of England had died without managing to have her preferred successor and first cousin, Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, nominated by parliament.Margaret Douglas was a daughter of Margaret Tudor, and lived to 1578, but became a marginal figure in discussions of the succession to Elizabeth I, who at no point clarified the dynastic issues of the Tudor line. [4]
Three of these people are commemorated with a gothic memorial in Oxford, England, but there are many other memorials across England. [8] They are known locally as the "Marian Martyrs". English saints and martyrs of the Reformation era are remembered in the Church of England with a Lesser Festival on 4 May.
People executed during the Elizabethan era (1558–1603), under Elizabeth I of England. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Margaret, Lady Hoby née Dakins (1571 – 4 September 1633) was an English diarist of the Elizabethan period. Hers is the earliest known diary written by a woman in English. She had a Puritan upbringing. Her diary covering the period 1599–1605 reflects much religious observance, but gives little insight into the writer's private feelings. [1]
Henry Smith (1560–1591) preacher who lived for only 31 years, and preached for only 5–7 years; and was known as the most eloquent preacher of the Elizabethan age. [citation needed] William Perkins (1558–1602) Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, who was the most prolific Puritan theologian and expositor of Scripture during the ...
The Elizabethan Religious Settlement is the name given to the religious and political arrangements made for England during the reign of Elizabeth I (1558–1603). The settlement, implemented from 1559 to 1563, marked the end of the English Reformation .