# Elizabethan Religious Settlement (1559)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1559-elizabethan-religious-settlement
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Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity established a Protestant Church of England under royal authority. 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 1559 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The compromise shaped English religious institutions for generations.

## Why it matters
The compromise shaped English religious institutions for generations.

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

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Elizabethan Religious Settlement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Elizabethan+Religious+Settlement&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Elizabethan Religious Settlement](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Elizabethan+Religious+Settlement)
- [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/)