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Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII's reign
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1517
Martin Luther writing the Ninety-Five Theses
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1526
The Tyndale Bible
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1534
Act of Supremacy
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Period: 1547 to 1553
Edward VI's reign
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1549
publication of the Book of Common Prayer
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Period: 1553 to 1558
Mary Tudor's reign
She was called "Bloody Mary" and tried to restore Catholicism in England. -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I's reign
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1559
The Act of Supremacy and the Act of Uniformity
The Act of Supremacy abolished the Pope's authority and restored Elizabeth's one over the Church of England.
The Act of Uniformity made it mandatory for every parish to use the Book of Common Prayers and people who didn't assist to an Anglican service were fined. -
1569
The Northern Rebellion
The Northern Rebellion was led by the Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland, it was an attempt to replace Elizabeth I by Mary Queen of Scots. There were 6000 insurgents.
The rebellion was crushed. -
1570
The Pope excommunicated Elizabeth I
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1571
The 1571 Treasons Acts
This act made it treason for anyone to say Elizabeth I was not the true Queen of England and Wales -
1581
Rules given to paint the Queen's portrait
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The Babington plot
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The execution of Mary Queen of Scots
She was executed wearing red, the colour of Catholics martyrs -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
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Eizabeth I's speech to the troops at Tilbury
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James I's reign
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The Gunpowder Plot
A small group of Catholics attended to blow up Parliament and kill James I. -
King James’ Bible
A new translation of the Bible -
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The Thirty Years' War
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Period: to
Charles I's reign
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Petition of Rights
The MPs demanded the king to recognize his wrong doings and that his powers were limited. Charles I reluctantly signed it. -
The Three Resolutions
Trying to alter the protestant forms of the Church of England, to bring "Popery or Arminianism" or advising the king to collect custom duties without the Parliament's consent made you an enemy of the Kingdom.
It was an act of open defiance which led to the Personal Rule. -
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The Personnal Rule
For eleven years, the King ruled without calling a parliament -
The "Scottish National Covenant"
It is a petition opposing Charles I's religious policy -
The Grand Remonstrance
A document voted by Parliament which concluded on revolutionary demands. -
The Irish Rebellion
an armed revolt broke out in Ireland -
Charles I declared war on Parliament
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The First Civil War
The two opposed sides were the Royalists and the Parliamentarians. It ended with the victory of the Parliament. -
The New Model Army
The Parliamentarians created a new national centralized army. -
The King and the Royalists surrendered
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The King's alliance with the Scots
Charles I escaped from army custody and made an alliance with the Scots -
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The Second Civil War
Cromwell defeated the Royalists easily and the King was executed. -
Period: to
The Interregnum
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Period: to
The Commonwealth
Monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished and England was declared a Commonwealth. -
King Charles I's regicide
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The Instrument of Government
It is England's first and only written constitution. -
Period: to
The Cromwellian Protectorate
It was a military dictatorship with Cromwell as "Lord Protector" -
Charles II issued the Declaration of Breda
Charles II promised to continue religious toleration, to share power with the Parliament and a general amnesty in return for the restoration of monarchy. -
The Restoration
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The Glorious Revolution
William of Orange (the King's son in law) seized the crown with an army that didn't meet any resistance.
It was a key event that led to the switch from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. -
The Bill of Rights
It is a key political text, it set out the rights of Parliament and basic civil rigths and fixed limitiations on the sovereign's powers. -
Act of Union between England and Scotland