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Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII reign
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1517
The Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther
This text is the start of the European Reformation -
Period: 1517 to
The Protestant Reformation
The development of personal interpretations of the Christian message and leading to the development of modern nation-states. -
1522
Bible translate in German
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1526
Tyndale Bible
William Tyndale translated the New Testament into English -
1534
Act of Supremacy
The king was made “Supreme Head of the Church of England” -
1536
The crown appropriated the income and land of monasteries
All the smaller monasteries had disappeared and the greater ones followed two years later -
1537
English Bible and not a Latin
Permission was given for an English Bible and not a Latin one. They were soon made mandatory in every chruch -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Council of Trent
Held in the Italian city of Trent = symbol of counter reformation -
1549
Book of Common Prayer
the publication of the "Book of Common Prayer" during the protestantism -
1553
Edward VI died
The King Edward VI died at the age of 15 -
Period: 1553 to 1558
The Catholic Restoration
Mary I restorate the catholicism in 18 months -
Period: 1555 to 1558
Bloody Mary
Bloody Mary was the name given to the queen Mary I because she killed over 200 protestant, they were burned -
1558
Act of Supremacy
The 2nd act of Supremacy, this one was under the reign of the Queen Elizabeth I -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I reign
she stabilized the church of England by giving it principles, satyed in power without getting married, that reinforced the dependence of England, her reignis associated with the idea of "Golden Age" for the country. -
1570
The papal bull "Regnans in Excelsis"
Text wrote by the Pope Pius V -
1571
Treason Act
Made it treason for anyone to say that Elizabeth was not the true Queen of England and Wales -
The execution of Mary Queen of Scot
Mary Queen of Scots was convicted for complicity after the plot against Elizabethand sentenced to death.
She was executed in 1587 Fotheringham Castle, wearing a bright red dress, the colour of Catholic martyrs -
The defeat of Spanish Armada
Elizabeth won the war against Philip II, the Catholic King of Spain and his Armada -
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9 years War in Ireland
The Nine Years War was one of the most traumatic and bloody conflicts in the history of Ireland. -
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James I reign
He was King James I in england and James VI in scotland and he was the son of Mary queen of scots. -
The gunpowder plot
Catholics wanted to blow up the parliament and kill James I -
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The Starving Time
Only 60 over the 500 colonists survived -
Jamestown
Etablishement of Jamestown in Virginia -
Great Contract
Financial reform made by King James but the Parliament was against it -
The King James Bible
A new English Translation of the Bible by King James I -
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Thirty years war
The worst war in Europe -
Period: to
English civil war
it was due tensions between King and Parliament under king James and King Charles I -
King James death
King James died of natural cause -
Three resolution
Creat by the Parliament -
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The 11 years Tyranny
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King Charles I death
King Charles was Executed -
During the Commonwealth
Law creat to abolish the monarchy and The House if Lords. The House of Commons had supreme authority. The massacre of the Irish Royalist troops and civilians. -
Scots army defeat
Cromwell defeated the Scots Army -
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The Commonwealth
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Period: to
The Interrgnum
time between two reign / King -
Blasphemy Act
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King Charles II escaped
The King Charles II escaped after his uprising Royalist force (scots) was crushed by Cromwell. -
Cromwell dissolved the Rump
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Start of The protectorate
End of the Commonwealth and the start of the Protectorate -
Jamaica invasion
English invaded Jamaica -
Cromwell died
The death of Cromwell led to a period of Anarchy -
Declaration of Breda
Charles II issued the Declaration of Breda, he promised to not kill the men who killed he's father (lied), religious toleration and to share the power with the Parliament. -
Outbreak of Plague
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The Great Fire of London
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The Popish Plot
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Political crisis
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Charles II died
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Toleration Act
established religious pluralism, and freedom of worship for all Protestants -
The Glorious Revolution
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The Bill Rights
Lists King James’ misdeeds
Fixed limitations on the sovereign’s powers
The King could not raise tax without Parliament’s consent
No Catholic was to inherit the throne
Set out the rights of Parliament
Regular parliaments
Free elections
Freedom of speech in Parliament
Set out basic civil rights
Ex: Freedom from cruel and excessive punishment, freedom to bear arms
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Act of Settlement
Settled the order of succession and ensured a Protestant succession, ignoring dozens of Catholic heirs
Successor: Hanoverian descendants of James I
Key role in the formation of the Kingdom of Great Britain -
Act of Union
Act of Union between England and Scotland made under the reign of Queen Anne the last Stuart monarch. This union was the dream of King James II -
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War of Spanish succesion
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Period: to
Seven years' war
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Period: to
Independance of America
American War of independence -
First British Empire
The early British Empire, large with colonies in America and West Indies -
End of the "First British Empire"
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Period: to
The Cromwellian Protectora