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Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII’s reign
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Oct 31, 1517
The Ninety-Five Theses by Martin Luther
Martin Luther nailed his critique of the Indulgences to the door of the University in Wittenberg, resulting to his excommunication in 1521. -
1526
The Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale
The new testament translated into English by William Tyndale -
1534
Act of Supremacy (Henry VIII)
Making Henry VIII the Supreme head of the Church of England, replacing the Pope and creating the Anglican Church. This is a SCHISM. -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Edward VI’s reign
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1549
Book of Common Prayer
A revision of the mass-book under the reign of Edward VI -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Mary I’s reign
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Period: 1553 to
Elizabeth I’s reign
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1559
Act of Supremacy (Elizabeth I)
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1559
Act of Uniformity
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1570
« Regnans in Excelsis » by Pope Pius V
Called Elizabeth the « So-called Queen », « a heretic favoring heretics » and excommunicated Elizabeth. -
1571
The 1571 Treasons Act
created for anyone to say that Elizabeth was not the true Queen of England. -
The Babington plot
A plot organized by young catholics who wanted Mary Stuart to become Queen of England. -
Execution of Mary Queen of Scots (Mary Stuart)
Mary Queen of Scots was executed after being convicted for complicity. -
East India Company
Empire of trading posts in India settled mainly in Bombay (Mumbai), Calicut (Calcutta), Madras (Chennai) -
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James I’s reign
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Gunpowder Plot
An attempt by a small group of Catholics to blow up Parliament and kill James I. -
Establishment of Jamestown, Virginia
The first permanent settlement. Named after James I. -
Great Contract of 1610
The king would receive a fixed sum of money, leading to a possible financial independence of the King which the Parliament were firmly opposed to. -
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Thirty Years’ War
One of the reasons behind the open breach between the King and his Parliament. Military defeats which were blamed on Lord Buckingham, the King’s advisor. -
Plymouth colony
Puritans, left England on the arrival of James I on the Mayflower. -
The dissolution of the Parliament
The dissolution after James I’s failed attempt to ask for money for war -
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Charles I’s reign
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Period: to
Personal Rule
A time period when the King Charles I ruled without calling a parliament for 11 years. Also called « The Eleven Years Tyranny » -
Maryland
Catholics. -
Period: to
Scottish Crisis
Scottish people not being pleased with the new religious changes occurring in their kingdom following the union of England and Scotland. -
The Great Remontrance
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First English Civil War
Declaration of War by King Charles I against Parliament -
Period: to
The Interregnum
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The Instrument of Government
England‘s first and only written constitution -
End of the Commonwealth and start of the Protectorate
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Death of Cromwell
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The Declaration of Breda and the Restoration
It promised a general amnesty, to continue religious toleration, to share power with parliament … all this in return for the restoration of monarchy. -
Taking over New Netherland
Including the state of New Amsterdam, later becoming New York. -
Great Fire of London
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The Popish Plot
Rumour of a plot organised by the French to murder Charles II and replace him by his Catholic brother James II. -
Period: to
The Exclusion Crisis
Parliament attempted to debar James II from the succession to the English throne -
Pennsylvania
Quakers. -
The Bill of Rights
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Act of Union between England and Scotland
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Period: to
War of the Spanish Succession
Britain gaining Acadia over the French. -
Period: to
The Georgian era
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Period: to
Seven Years’ War
Britain gained Florida over the Spanish and a part of Canada over the French. -
Period: to
American War of Independence
Turning point of British history, marking the end of the « First British Empire ». -
Declaration of Independence
Grievance against George III -
Treaty of Paris
Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States -
Period: to
French Revolutionary War
Britain at war with France.
Combatting revolutionary ideology with maritime, colonial and economic motives -
Irish Rebellon
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Act of Union
United the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. -
Reform Act
Gave the right to vote to 5% of the population in Britain.
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