# Scottish Reformation Parliament (1560)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1560-scottish-reformation-parliament
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The Scottish Parliament rejected papal authority and approved a Protestant confession. 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 1560 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The settlement transformed Scotland into a predominantly Reformed Protestant kingdom.

## Why it matters
The settlement transformed Scotland into a predominantly Reformed Protestant kingdom.

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

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