Parliament

• Parliament Timeline

  • 1559: Restoration of royal supremacy over Protestant Church of England.
  • 1563: Approval of taxes to fund wars against France & Scotland.
  • 1566: Taxes agreed to pay for an army sent to France.
  • 1571: Taxes agreed to help defeat rebellion in the North. Laws against Pope and traitors.
  • 1572: MP's meet to discuss Queen's safety after discovery of Catholic plot.
  • 1576: MP's agreed to taxes even though country at peace.
  • 1581: Taxes approved to pay for army to Ireland. Anti-Catholic laws passed.
  • 1584-85: Laws against Catholic Priests. More taxes granted.
• Parliament Timeline

  • 1586-87: MP's granted taxes for wars against Spain.
  • 1589: MP's approved taxes to pay cost of defeating Spanish Armada.
  • 1593: Taxes granted for war against Spain. More Anti-Catholic laws.
  • 1597-98: More taxes granted and laws passed regarding the poor.
  • 1601: Taxes granted to pay for war against Spain and to pay for army in Ireland.