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Timeline - 1500s

1535	LINKS	World Events
Henry VIII orders churches and chapels to declare their annual income, and the income of priests. A survey was conducted (Valor Ecclesiasticus).  In Guernsey the Bailiff and the Lieutenant Governor chose not to mention all of the churches' wealth and mentioned only three chapels, when we know there were many more.		Henry VIII declares himself head of English Church
1556	LINKS	World Events
The Protestant Cauchés women are burnt at the stake in St Peter Port	Cauches WitchTrial	Mary 1 & Elizabeth 1
1560	LINKS	World Events
A Charter granted by Queen Elizabeth I confirms Guernsey's rights to free trade with England
1563	LINKS	World Events
Elizabeth College is established	Elizabeth College	Tobacco introduced to Europe
1570	LINKS	World Events
Sir Thomas Leighton strengthens Castle Cornet	Castle Cornet	Tudors, Shakespeare

LIBERATION DAY 09 May 2012 - 09 May 2012

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