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Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury

Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558 during the Marian Restoration of...

Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558 during the Marian Restoration of Catholicism.

Historical Significance

Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558 during the Marian Restoration of Catholicism.

Events Before

  1. Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake for heresy

    Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake for heresy

  2. Marcello Cervini is elected Pope Marcellus II

    Pope Marcellus II (Italian: Marcello II; 6 May 1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 10 April 1555 to his...

  3. Siena surrenders to Spanish troops

    The Republic of Siena (Italian: Repubblica di Siena, Latin: Respublica Senensis) was a historic state consisting of the city of Siena and southern Tuscany, Central Italy.

  4. Battle of Sirhind: Mughal army defeats the Suri Empire in the Punjab, reestablishing the Mughal Empire and Sultan Humayu

    Battle of Sirhind: Mughal army defeats the Suri Empire in the Punjab, reestablishing the Mughal Empire and Sultan Humayun

  5. Turkish naval commander Dragut [Turgut Reis] sacks the Italian city of Paola

    Turkish naval commander Dragut [Turgut Reis] sacks the Italian city of Paola

Events After

  1. Osep Gregoriwich Napea, the 1st Russian ambassador to England, arrives in London

    Osep Gregoriwich Napea, the 1st Russian ambassador to England, arrives in London

  2. Cuenca is founded in Ecuador

    Cuenca, officially Santa Ana de los Ríos de Cuenca, is an Ecuadorian city, head of the canton of the same name and capital of the province of Azuay, as well as its largest and most populated city.

  3. England declares war on France

    England declares war on France

  4. Dutch States General meet at Valenciennes

    Dutch States General meet at Valenciennes

  5. Battle of St Quentin in Picardy: Lamoraal, Count of Egmont and Philibert, Duke of Savoy (Spanish Empire) beat the Duke o

    Battle of St Quentin in Picardy: Lamoraal, Count of Egmont and Philibert, Duke of Savoy (Spanish Empire) beat the Duke of Montmorency (France)

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Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558 during the Marian Restoration of Catholicism.
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Reginald Pole (12 March 1500 – 17 November 1558) was an English cardinal and the last Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury, holding the office from 1556 to 1558 during the Marian Restoration of Catholicism.

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