British History

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  • Act of Supremacy + Act of Succession
    1534

    Act of Supremacy + Act of Succession

    Henry VIII establishes the Church of England.
  • Period: 1534 to

    The Tudor Era

  • Pilgrimage of Grace
    1536

    Pilgrimage of Grace

  • Dissolution of the monasteries
    1536

    Dissolution of the monasteries

  • William Tyndale executed for heresy
    1536

    William Tyndale executed for heresy

  • Coverdale’s Bible
    1537

    Coverdale’s Bible

  • The Great Bible
    1539

    The Great Bible

  • 1539

    The Six articles

  • Death of Henry VIII
    1547

    Death of Henry VIII

  • Edward VI becomes king
    1547

    Edward VI becomes king

    (r. 1547–1553)
  • The Book of Common Prayer
    1549

    The Book of Common Prayer

    • Prayer Book Rebellion
  • Period: 1549 to 1552

    Acts of Uniformity

  • 1553

    Death of Edward VI

  • Mary Tudor becomes Queen
    1553

    Mary Tudor becomes Queen

    (r. 1516–58)
    - Restores Catholicism
  • Death of Mary Tudor
    1558

    Death of Mary Tudor

  • Elizabeth I becomes Queen
    1558

    Elizabeth I becomes Queen

    (r. 1558 - 1603)
  • 1559

    Act of Supremacy + Act of Uniformity

    Defined the Anglican Church under Elizabeth.
  • James VI begins his reign in Scotland
    1567

    James VI begins his reign in Scotland

  • 1571

    Subscription Act - Elizabeth I

    Required clergy to affirm the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England.
  • Period: 1577 to 1580

    Circumnavigation of Sir Francis Drake

  • Beheading of Mary of Scots

    Beheading of Mary of Scots

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Defeat of the Spanish Armada

  • The True Law of Free Monarchies

    The True Law of Free Monarchies

    By James VI
  • Death of Elizabeth I

    Death of Elizabeth I

    End of the Tudor dynasty.
  • James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England

    James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England

    (r.1603-1625)
  • Period: to

    The Stuart Era

  • Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot

    Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot

    Failed Catholic conspiracy to blow up Parliament.
  • Period: to

    James VI & I rules without Parliament

  • Death of James VI & I

    Death of James VI & I

  • Charles I becomes King

    Charles I becomes King

    (r. 1625–1649)
    Parliament asserts limits on royal authority.
  • Petition of Right

    Petition of Right

  • Period: to

    Personal Rule of Charles I

    “Eleven Years of Tyranny”

  • The Book of Common Prayer - Kirk

    Scots felt it threatened their Presbyterian identity
  • The Covenant

    The Covenant

    Against Charles’s policies.
  • Period: to

    The Bishops War

  • Period: to

    The Long Parliament

  • Period: to

    The Short Parliament

  • The Irish Rebellion

    The Irish Rebellion

  • The Grand Remonstrance

    The Grand Remonstrance

    Parliament issued a list of grievances against Charles.
  • Period: to

    The Confederation of Kilkenny

    The Irish Catholic Confederation
  • Charles attempts to Arrest 5 Members of the Parliament

    Charles attempts to Arrest 5 Members of the Parliament

  • Period: to

    The English Civil War

  • New Model Army

    New Model Army

  • The "Engagement"

    he signed a secret treaty or engagement, whereby presbyterianism should be established in Scotland, and in England for three years. In exchange, the Scots promised an army.
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    The Putney Debates

  • Period: to

    The Second Civil War

  • “Pride’s Purge”

    “Pride’s Purge”

    The Rump Parliament
  • Execution of Charles I

    Execution of Charles I

    Regicide - Abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords.
    Military occupation of Sclotland (1649–1655).
  • Cromwell dissolves Parliament + Lord Protector

    Cromwell dissolves Parliament + Lord Protector

  • Cromwell refuses the crown

    Cromwell refuses the crown

    The Humble Petition and Advice (but Lord Protector becomes hereditary)
  • Richard Cromwell became Lord Protector

    Richard Cromwell became Lord Protector

  • Death of Oliver Cromwell

    Death of Oliver Cromwell

  • Richard Cromwell resigns

    Richard Cromwell resigns

    Due to increasing tensions within the army and his inability to maintain control.
  • Charles II invited to return as king - The Restoration

    Charles II invited to return as king - The Restoration

    (1660–1685)
  • George Monk marches on England

    George Monk marches on England