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Martin Luther is famous for beginning the Reformation.
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The reign of Henry VIII of England begins. He starts the reformation in England after the Pope refuses to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
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Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses on a church door in Wittenberg, beginning the Protestant Reformation
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This gave proof that the Earth was round and much larger than Columbus had estimated.
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Henry VIII receives the title "Defender of the Faith" from Pope Leo X
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This was King Henry's second wife. She was his mistress in his previous marriage.
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King Henry VIII declared supreme head of the Church of England
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Henry VIII marries Jane Seymour; dissolution of monasteries in England begins
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He died in the early hours of 28 January 1547 at Whitehall Palace aged 55. For a couple of days his death was kept secret from everyone except those closest to the king, to allow for a smooth transition to the council rule which was to follow under his son, Edward VI
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He was crowned at the age of 9. He was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, and England's first monarch to be raised as a Protestant
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He died of Tuberculosis
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She was the first woman monarch in England. (The exact date of this event is unknown)
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She died of Reproductive system disease
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Two months after the death of her half-sister, Queen Mary I of England, Elizabeth Tudor, the 25-year-old daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, is crowned Queen Elizabeth I at Westminster Abbey in London.
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