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Henry VIII become Supreme Head of the Church of England, seperation from Roman Catholic Church. -
Anne Boleyn become a legitimate queen. -
In Yorkshire and Lancashire, the people, clergy and gentry started a rebellion against the dissolutions of monasteries and the Reformation. Demand of the restoration of the Pope and Mary Tudor as the legitimate Royal Successor.
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The Crown disbanded monasteries, appropriated their income and land. Valuable items were taken or melted.
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Edward become king at the age of 9. -
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Publication of the Book of the Common Prayer, replaces Latin books to English one's. -
Edward VI died of tuberculosis. -
Mary I become the first queen of England. -
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Mary I, aka Bloody Mary, restores catholicism in 18 months by condamning them to the stake.
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Mary I died of her ill. -
Elizabeth I becomes the first Queen. -
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Parish had to use the Book of Common Prayer, people get fined if they didn't attend to an Anglican service.
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Abolition of Pope's authority, and so Queen's authority over Church is restored becoming Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
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A rebellion against reforms, they were at least 6000 insurgents. This revolt was led by the Earls of Westermorland and Northumberland. They tried to replace Elizabeth I by Mary Stuart.
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New ecclesiology, new doctrine of Salvation, new definition of sacraments and mass.
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The Pope Pius V wrote a papal bull which excommunicated her and give Catholics a licence to kill the Queen with impunity for Rome.
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Anyone saying that the Elizabeth I wasn't the True Queen and Wales were treated as a traitor.
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Death sentence inflicted for people converting or already converted to Catholicism, Catholic mass were forbidden, Anglican services were compulsory, there was a £20 fine per month.
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A little bit of context, Mary was involved in a civil war in Scotland and so had to flee to England. Elizabeth I granted her a shelter but she was a prisoner for 19 years. To Catholics, she was the legitimate heir and so a threat to Elizabeth I. Eight plots were discovered but Mary wasn't linked to them, except one where Mary was directly involved. She was then beheaded for complicity. -
A little bit of context, Philip II supported many plots against Elizabeth I and so supported the cause of Protestantism. Also, Elizabeth I supported the Dutch Revolt against Spain, thus he tried to invaded England, which ended by a failure. -
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James VI of Scotland becomes James I of Scotland. -
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A small group of Catholics wanted to blow up the Parliament with thirty six barrels of power, and at the same occasion kill James I. The plot got discovered, ended up in a failure. -
England is in war with Spain and France.
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Charles I, son of James I becomes King. -
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Members of the Parliament wanted the King to recognize that they were limits to his power, and also his illegal actions (extra-parliamentary taxation, imprisonment without trial...)
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Parliament members declared that the King couldn't collect custom duties without their consent, and someone trying to bring the "Popery of Armianism" or intercede with Protestants forms was enemy of the Kingdom.
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During this period of time, the King ruled without a Parliament.
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Multiple reasons leds to Scotland invading England and eventually emerging victorious, one of them was the introduction of the New Prayer Book.
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A document voted by the Parliament which summarized Charles I's wrong doings but also concluded demands; the right of the House of Commons to chose the KIng's ministers, the right of the Parliament to control army sent to Ireland, the right of the Parliament to reform Church.
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Charles I walked to House of Commons with troups and attempted to arrest five Parliament members but Parliament refused.
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Charles I declares war to the Parliament.
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Charles I surrendered and is made prisoner.
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On November 1647, the King escaped and ally himself with Scots, he promised to introduce Calvinisim in England but in return they will help him invade England. Once again, the Parliament is victorious.
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After the execution of his father (Charles I), Charles II becomes King. -
Between 1649 and 1653, England was declared a Commonwealth and between 1653 and 1660, England was under Cromwell Protectorate which was a military dictatorship.
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King Charles I is once again made prisoner, and eventually got beheaded. -
Charles II raises an army to invade England. The army is defeated by Cromwell in 1650 but also, he crushed the uprising of the Scots Royalists led by Charles II in 1651 forcing the King to escape.
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Charles II is back on the throne.
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There was rumour of a plot organised by the French to murder Charles II and replace him by his Catholic brother James II.
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Parliament wanted to exclude James II from the succession to the English throne because he was Catholic. As an answer, Charles II dissolved the Parliament.
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The Parliament invited William of Orange, King's son in law, to invade England. James II fled to France and so William became King William II.
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The Bills of Right limited the King's power for the first time. It lists King James' misdeeds, set out the right of Parliament and civil rights.
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Ensured a Protestant succession.
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Creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain (England and Scotland).