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Period: 1509 to 1547
Reign of Henry VIII
Henry VIII was King of England from 1509 to 1547. During his reign he established a schism (1534).The Church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church, he had six wives. Two divorced and two were beheaded. Henry was 17 when he became king in 1509. He died in 1547. Three of his children reigned after him: Edward, Mary and Elizabeth.
Henry VIII was the first Tudor King and his reign is one of the most emblematic in England. -
Oct 31, 1517
Ninety Five these by Martin Luther
Luther's 95 theses denounces the Catholic Church with which he disagrees, he does not recognise the pope and his power or even the power of the church but only believes in the power of God -
1526
Tyndale bible translation
Tyndale bible translation in English to make it accessible to a larger part. -
Nov 3, 1534
Act of supremacy
The king was supreme head of the Church of England.
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Period: 1547 to 1553
Reign of Edward VI
He was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. He was only 9 years old when his father died. Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford and soon Duke of Somerset, the new king's eldest uncle, became Lord Protector. During his reign, a series of measures pushed England towards Protestantism. Edward himself was a Protestant.dward VI was 15 years old when he died of tuberculosis in 1553. At that time, the country was practically bankrupt. -
1549
Book of common prayer.
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Period: 1553 to 1558
Reign of Mary I
In 1553 Mary I became the first Queen of England. The daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, she was the first reigning queen and was 37 years old at the beginning of her reign. During her reign she restored Catholicism in 18 months.Bloody Mary:Protestantism was confined to secrecy as heretics were burned between 1555 and 1558. During Mary's brief reign over 200 Protestants were burned at the stake hence her nickname.Her death in 1558 was hailed as she had turned the nation against her -
Period: 1558 to
Reign of Elizabeth I
She was unmarried (and only 25 years old when she became queen). She stabilised the Church of England by giving it principles that still exist today - the 'religious settlement'. Foreign policy: she extended England's influence over its neighbours, Europe and the world She remained in power for 45 years without marrying, which strengthened England's independence. Her reign is associated with the idea of a golden age for the country. -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I: Golden age of England
English renaissance with Music, literature, theatre and fine art.
The Elizabethan era was also an age of exploration and expansion:
in political, commercial and diplomatic reasons, Francis Drake travel around the world (1577-1580), Walter Raleigh set up the first two colonies in America in Virginia in the 1580s named the Virgin Queen. This initiative resulted in the colonial empire of the 17th and 18th centuries. -
Feb 25, 1570
Regnans in Excelsis
Pope Pius V issued the papal bull “Regnans in Excelsis” It excommunicated Elizabeth, the pope almost giving Catholics licence to kill her with the certainty that it would not be seen as a crime by Rome. -
Execution of Mary Queen of Scots
Mary Queen of Scots was catholic and Elizabeth I was scared that she could harm her. -
The defeat of the Spanish Armanda
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Queen Elizabeth I's death
She died at the age of 69 and her heir was the son of Mary of Scot: James VI (became James I) -
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Reign of James I
James Stuart in 1566 and died in 1625. He was King of Scotland and King of England and Ireland as James I Stuart His reign in Scotland was the longest in the country's history, in England he frequently opposed the English Parliament and was the subject of several assassination attempts, including the Powder Conspiracy in 1605. He was the author of a number of treatises and verse collections, and was responsible for the translation of the Bible that bears his name, the King James Bible. -
The Gunpowder plot
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to blow up King James I of England and Parliament on 5 November 1605. The plot was organised by Robert Catesby in order to stop the persecution of Roman Catholics by the English government. -
Establishment of Jamestown in Virginia
In 1607, 104 English men and boys arrived in North America to start a settlement. On May 13 they picked Jamestown, Virginia for their settlement, which was named after their King, James I. The settlement became the first permanent English settlement in North America. -
The king James' Bible
a new edition of the bible written by the new King James I -
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The Thirty years' war
The Thirty Years' War was a series of armed conflicts that tore Europe apart from 23 May 1618 to 15 May 1648. The causes were manifold, but it was triggered by the revolt of the Protestant Czech subjects of the House of Habsburg, the ensuing repression, and the Habsburgs' desire to increase their hegemony and that of the Catholic religion in the Holy Roman Empire.The Thirty Years' War was marked on the religious level by the confrontation between Protestantism and Catholicism -
The Parliament agreed to finance the war on Spain
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Reign of Charles I
Charles I was born in 1600 and died in 1649. He was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 to 1649.
During his reign, Charles I confronted the Parliament of England to increase his revenues, while the latter sought to limit the royal prerogatives, which the king considered to be of divine right. His interference in the religious affairs of the Churches of England and Scotland, and his raising of taxes without the consent of Parliament,who regarded him as an absolute monarch and tyrant. -
Petition of Right
The Petition of Right, adopted on 7 June 1628, is an English constitutional document that sets out specific individual protections against the state.
The Petition of Right protected the liberty of the subject and contributed to the development of the rule of law and the concept of fundamental law. The Framers of the Constitution regarded the act of 1628 as part of their common law inheritance establishing rights against government. -
Three resolution
Charles I dissolved the Parliament that very same day. He did not call another one for 11 years, making clear his distaste for dealing with Parliament and his belief that the royal prerogative allowed him to rule and to raise money without it. -
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The Personal Rule
he period from March 1629 to April 1640 later became known as the Personal Rule because Charles I did not summon Parliament during this time. -
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Civil war
The new king James I didn’t help easing tension between Catholics and Protestant,England had a lot of problem with the finance Furthermore, when Charles I became the King of England the country was in very fragile. Since the beginning the relationship between the Parliament and the King wasn’t good.After 11 years without the Parliament, the mp came back then the Civil war has started (1642-1649)The first civil war is a victory from the Parliament -
England was declared a Commonwealth
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Irish Rebellion
The Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland is the recapture of Ireland by the forces of the English Parliament, led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell invaded Ireland with the New Model Army on behalf of the Rump Parliament of England in 1649. -
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The interregnum
The Interregnum which means between 2 reigns, between 2 kings, After England declared a Commonwealth there was a failure to reach stability and creation of a military protectorate ruled by Cromwell. -
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Commonwealth
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King Charles I was executed
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The Restoration
The King restored in 29 May 1660 also called "The Restoration".
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Act of uniformity
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Reign of James II
James II of England was unpopular because of his pro-Catholic policies and was obliged to live in exile following an invasion of England led by the Protestant Prince William of Orange. -
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, took place from 1688 to 1689 in England. It involved the overthrow of the Catholic king James II, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange
The 'Glorious Revolution' was called 'glorious' because all of the objectives and goals of the revolutionaries were achieved without any bloodshed. -
Toleration act
The Toleration Act 1688, also referred to as the Act of Toleration, was an Act of the Parliament of England. Passed in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution, it received royal assent on 24 May 1689. -
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Reign of William III
James II of England was unpopular because of his pro-Catholic policies and was obliged to live in exile following an invasion of England led by the Protestant Prince William of Orange. -
The bill of right
It is an original Act of the English Parliament and has been in the custody of Parliament since its creation. The Bill firmly established the principles of frequent parliaments, free elections and freedom of speech within Parliament – known today as Parliamentary Privilege. -
Act of settlement
The Act of Settlement was passed in 1701, reinforcing the Bill of Rights agreed by William and Mary in 1689. The main aim of this legislation was to ensure a Protestant succession to the English throne. In 1707, as a result of the Act of Union, this Act was extended to Scotland. -
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Reign of Anne Stuart
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Act of Union between England and Scotland
The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 May of that year. The UK Parliament met for the first time in October 1707.