1170 ⟶ Murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral

On December 29, Thomas Becket is murdered in Canterbury Cath...
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✝️ Joseph of Arimathea's Legendary Mission to Glastonbury

According to legend, Joseph of Arimathea goes to Glastonbury on the first Christian mission to Britain.⟶
Joseph of Arimathea's Legendary Mission to Glastonbury (63)
ChristianityReligious MissionsAncient romeMythologyReligious History
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⛪ St. Columba Founds the Monastery on Iona

The monastery on Iona is founded by St. Columba.⟶
St. Columba Founds the Monastery on Iona (563)
ChristianityMonasticism
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

✝️ Murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral

On December 29, Thomas Becket is murdered in Canterbury Cathedral.⟶
Murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral (1170)
Medieval EnglandChristianityCatholicismHenry IIMartyrdomReligious ConflictFeudalismChurch and State
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⛪ John Wycliffe's Dismissal and the Rise of Lollardy

John Wycliffe is dismissed from the University of Oxford for criticism of the Catholic Church, leading to the Lollardy movement in England.⟶
John Wycliffe's Dismissal and the Rise of Lollardy (1381)
ChristianityHeresyCatholicismMiddle AgesReligious Movement
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

👑 Mary I Ascends to Throne and Restores Catholicism

Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England and restores the Church of England under Papal authority.⟶
Mary I Ascends to Throne and Restores Catholicism (1553)
ChristianityCatholicismPapal AuthorityReligious Violence
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⛪ Wesley Brothers Initiate Methodism

1735: Charles Wesley and John Wesley begin Methodism in England.⟶
Wesley Brothers Initiate Methodism (1729)
ChristianityReligious RevivalGreat Awakening
United KingdomUnited Kingdom