# Marian persecutions intensify (1555)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1555-marian-persecutions-intensify
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Protestants convicted of heresy were burned under restored Catholic law. Within the broader Tudor Britain period, dynastic consolidation, Reformation, closer incorporation of Wales and Ireland, and rivalry with Catholic Europe transformed the state. This event is placed at 1555 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The executions shaped later Protestant memory of Mary's reign.

## Why it matters
The executions shaped later Protestant memory of Mary's reign.

Ruler at the time: [Mary I](https://english-history.com/rulers/mary-i)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Marian persecutions intensify](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Marian+persecutions+intensify&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Marian persecutions intensify](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Marian+persecutions+intensify)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281500%E2%80%931599%29)
- [The National Archives — early modern education resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)