St Aidan founds the monastery on Lindisfarne
635
Synod of Whitby; St Cuthbert (635-687) goes to Lindisfarne
664
Foundation of St Paul’s Church, Jarrow
681
St Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People
725
Foundation of Durham Cathedral
1093
English Reformation: Henry VIII declares himself Supreme Head of the English Church
1529
Pope Clement VII excommunicates Henry
1533
Elizabeth I Act of Supremacy, declares herself Supreme Governor Church of England
1559
William Allen founds The English College at Douai
1568
Over 100 Douai Priests have been martyred in England
1700
Catholic Relief Act: removed penalty of life imprisonment from Catholic bishops, priests and schoolmasters.
1778
Catholic Relief Act: the Catholic Mass became legal in registered chapels
1791
Catholic Emancipation Act: Catholics could sit as MPs and hold most public offices
1829
Charles Newsham begins development at Ushaw
1837
Restoration of the Catholic Hierarchy by Pope Pius IX
1850
Junior Seminary opens at Ushaw
1859
Education Act: Voluntary Schools, including Catholic schools, began to receive funding
1902
Ushaw students attend Durham University
1968
Ecumenical links with partners in Anglican and Methodist Colleges
1988
Ushaw throws open its doors to the public
2014