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BRITISH HISTORY 1534-1801

By EmmaR5
  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Henry VIII's reign

  • Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther's Ninety Five Theses

    Luther denouncing the practice of selling indulgences
  • the Tyndale Bible
    1526

    the Tyndale Bible

    the New Testament translated into English by William Tyndale
  • the Act of Supremacy
    1534

    the Act of Supremacy

    the King as "Supreme Head of the Church of England"
  • the Pilgrimage of Grace
    1536

    the Pilgrimage of Grace

    rebellions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire following the dissolution of monasteries
  • Period: 1547 to 1553

    Edward VI's reign

    Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford as Lord Protector pushed England towards Protestantism
  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Mary I's reign

    "Bloody Mary" restored Catholicism in 18 months
  • Period: 1558 to

    Elizabeth I's reign

    Golden Age of England
  • the Act of Supremacy of 1559
    1559

    the Act of Supremacy of 1559

    Elizabeth I as "Supreme Governor of the Church of England"
  • the Act of Uniformity
    1559

    the Act of Uniformity

    Book of Common Prayer mandatory and fine for not attending Anglican services
  • the 39 Articles of Faith
    1563

    the 39 Articles of Faith

    new religious doctrine
  • Pope Pius V's papal bull
    1570

    Pope Pius V's papal bull

    Excommunication of the Queen
  • Period: 1577 to 1580

    Francis Drake's voyage around the world

    establishment of England's presence overseas
  • 1581

    the Act of 1581

    death penalty for Catholics
  • Mary Queen of Scots' execution

    Mary Queen of Scots' execution

    following the Babington plot implicating Mary Stuart, Elizabeth decided to have her executed
  • the defeat of the Spanish Armada

    the defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Phillip II of Spain tried to invade England, landmark of Elizabeth's reign
  • James I proclaimed King of England

    James I proclaimed King of England

  • The Gunpowder Plot

    The Gunpowder Plot

    a group of Catholics' failed attempt to assassinate King James I
  • First English colony in America, Virginia

    First English colony in America, Virginia

    first English permanent establishment in America, Jamestown, Virginia
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    The Thirty Years War

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    Charles I's reign

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    The Personal Rule

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    the English Civil Wars

  • Charles I's execution

    Charles I's execution

    The Rump Parliament put the King on trial for high treason and England was declared a Commonwealth
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    The Interregnum

  • The Restoration

    The Restoration

    Charles II issued the Declaration of Breda and was restored in May
  • The outbreak of Plague

    The outbreak of Plague

  • The Glorious Revolution

    The Glorious Revolution

    William of Orange was invited by Parliament to seize the English throne and was met with no resistance
  • The Act of Union between England and Scotland

    The Act of Union between England and Scotland

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    The War of the Spanish Succession

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    The Georgian era

  • The 1715 Jacobite Rising

    The 1715 Jacobite Rising

  • The 1745 Jacobite Rising

    The 1745 Jacobite Rising

  • The final defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden

    The final defeat of the Jacobites at Culloden

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    The Seven Years War

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    The American War of Independence

  • The Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris

  • The outbreak of the French Revolution

    The outbreak of the French Revolution

  • The 1798 Irish Rebellion

    The 1798 Irish Rebellion

  • The Act of Union creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

    The Act of Union creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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    The Napoleonic Wars

  • The Battle of Waterloo

    The Battle of Waterloo