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Period: 1509 to Jan 28, 1547
Henri VIII's reign
Henri VII is a famous monarch. During his reign he had six wives and four of them died because of him. He as developed the schism. -
1533
Act in Restraint of Appeals
Gave the King the legal power to annul marriages -
1533
Thomas Cranmer married Henri VIII and Anne Boleyn
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1534
Act of Supremacy
The King wad made "Supreme Head of the church of England". -
Period: 1534 to
The Tudors : The establishment of the Church of England and of a pre-modern state
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1536
Pontefract Articles
It expresses the demand of the rebels, including the abolition of enclosures. -
1536
Ten articles by Henry VIII
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Period: 1536 to 1537
Pilgrimage of grace
A revolt who took place in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire in response of the changes (end of monasteries). -
Period: 1547 to Jul 6, 1553
Edward VI's reign
He was only 9 when his father (Henri VIII) died. Edward (1538-1553) died when he was 15. He was protestant and he tried to make the chruch of England more protestant. -
1549
Book of Common Prayer
This was the achievement of the process of Edward VI which consisted in making the Church of England more protestant. -
1553
Publication of the 42 Articles
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1553
Poor Laws
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Period: Jul 6, 1553 to Nov 17, 1558
Mary I's reign
Mary I (1516-1558) was the first Queen ever in the history of England. She married Philipp II of Spain. She was experienced (37yo when she came to the throne), her aim was to restore catholicism. She died of an illness in 1558, her reign was short but emblematic. -
Period: Nov 17, 1558 to
Elizabeth I's reign
Elizabeth I (1533-1603) accessed to the throne at 25yo. She was unmarried so she had to prove wrong gender prejudice. -
1559
Act of Uniformity
Every parish had to use the Book of common prayer -
1559
Act of Supremacy
Reaffirmed Queen authority over the Church -
Period: 1563 to 1571
The 39th article of Faith
Stated the doctrine of the Church. -
Period: 1568 to 1573
Marian Civil War
A war between Mary Stuart suppporters and those who ruled the country in the name of her infant son James VI. -
1569
Northern Rebellion
The Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland wanted to replace Elizabeth by Mary Queen of Scots, but it didn't work. -
1572
Vagabond Act was voted
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Millenary Petition
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James I's reign
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Catholic conspirators' attack
In early November 1605 a group of conspirator planned to put some explosives under the parliament and kill James I. Only three hours before the king’s arrival, the plot was discovered : Guy Fawkes was preparing the explosives. -
The Great Contract
In 1610, the Great Contract between King and Parliament stipulated that the King received a fixed sum for his annual expenses. The Crown was recognized as a proper administration, but some feared that this will collide with the Parliament prominence on taxation and military expenses. The House of Common refused to vote for it, and the King responded by dissolution of the Parliament. -
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Thirty years War
England was at war against both Spain and France. -
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Charles I's reign
His reign has finished with a regicide where he was killed in 1649. -
Petition of Right
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The Eleven Years Tyranny
Charles ruled without Parliament. -
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The Long Parliament
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Grand Remonstrance
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The Irish Rebellion
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Civil War
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Battle of Naseby
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Putney Debates
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Second Civil War
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Pride's Purge
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Cromwell dissolved the Rump
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End of the Commonwealth/Start of the Protectorate
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Cromwell's death
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The King was restored
After the Declaration of Breda in 1660, the King was restored -
Act of Uniformity
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Outbreak of plague
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Great Fire of London
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The Popish Plot
Rumors of a plot organised by the French to assassinate Charles II and to put his catholic brother on the throne. The Parliament decided to execute 35 people. -
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The Exclusion Crisis
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Bill of Rights
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Toleration Act
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Treaty of Limerick
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Bank of England's creation
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Act of Settlement
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Agricultural revolution
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Act of Union
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Peace of Utrecht
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The Hanoverian Dynasty
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George I's reign
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The Seven years war
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Boston Tea Party
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American Revolutionary War
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Treaty of Paris
Britain recognized the independance of the United States -
French Revolution
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Irish Rebellion
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Act of Union
Ireland integrated Great Britain. Created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.