England from 1534 to 1801

By D. Dot
  • 1534

    Act Of Supremacy

    King Henri VIII is proclaimed Supreme Head of the Church of England.
  • 1534

    Act of Succession and excommunication of Henry VIII

    King Henry VIII made Anne Boleyn a legitimate Queen.
    But the Pope disagreed and claimed that A.Boleyn wasn't the King's real wife. Thus he decided to excommunicate Henry VIII.
  • Portrait of Henry VIII
    1534

    Portrait of Henry VIII

  • Period: 1534 to

    House of Tudor

    England is under the Tudor monarchy which took the power of the crown in 1485 after putting an end to the War of Roses. They made the first step towards what we could call an unified state. They also put in place "Anglicanism".
  • Period: 1534 to 1547

    King Henry VIII

    *religion= catholic then anglican
    He wasn't supposed to be the King but his older brother died in battle. Thus he was proclaimed king in 1509. King Henry VIII was a loyal catholic and a boastful who really like leading wars against France.
  • 1536

    Dissolution of monasteries

    By 1538 every monastery in England was disbanded. Henry VIII considered them to be under the Pope's rule. Moreover, all of their goods were confiscated which permitted the kingdom to get away from bankruptcy. However those monasteries were very involved in the everyday life which led to some insurgences which were brutaly repressed.
  • 1537

    English Bible

    The Bible was translated to english from latin and was made mandatory.
  • Portrait of Edward VI
    1547

    Portrait of Edward VI

  • Period: 1547 to 1553

    King Edward VI

    *parents= Henry VIII and Jane Seymour (3rd wife)
    **religion= protestant
    King Edward VI was only 9 years old when he was put on the throne.
  • 1549

    Book of Common Prayer

    This book replaced every latin mass books into english ones.
  • Portrait of Mary I
    1553

    Portrait of Mary I

  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Queen Mary Tudor

    *parents= Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon (1st wife)
    **religion= pure catholic
    Queen Mary Tudor was, at age 37, the first regnant Queen in England. She is also called "Bloody Mary" because of her brutal reign (protestantism was made a heresy and more than 200 protestants died)
  • Two Bodies Theory
    1558

    Two Bodies Theory

    Elizabeth 1st presented for the first time in a speech her two bodies theory. This theory stipulated that there was a dissociation between her natural body of a weak woman, and her political body of divine authority of a monarch.
  • Period: 1558 to

    Queen Elizabeth I

    *parents= Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn (2nd wife)
    **religion= protestant (but in the form of anglicanism thanks to her "Via Media")
    Queen Elizabeth I got the crown at age 25. She stayed unmarried during her whole reign, thus she has the surname of the "Virigin Queen".
  • Act of Supremacy + Act of Uniformity
    1559

    Act of Supremacy + Act of Uniformity

    After the reign of Mary I, England became once more catholic and under the Pope's power. So to reaffirm her full power, Elizabeth made another Act of Supremacy to put her as the Supreme Head of the Church of England. England also had to use the Book of Common Prayer in vernacular over the latin mass book.
  • 1563

    Convocation

    It was a gathering of religious peope to create a new anglican church. It was an important event for Marian exiles who could expose their new ideas.
  • 1567

    Welsh New Testament + Book Of Common Prayers

    It is those texts (and the Bible in Welsh of 1588) which truly made Wales anglican.
  • Abdication of Mary Queen of Scots
    1568

    Abdication of Mary Queen of Scots

    From 1568 to 1573 was the Marian Civil War. Mary had no choice but to abdicate. She also fled to England where she has gotten emprisoned.
  • Northern Rebellion
    1569

    Northern Rebellion

    The catholic people from Scotland wanted to put Mary Queen of Scots on the throne because she was well catholic, but also because she was the next on the line for the throne.
    A year after, the Pope who supported Mary excommunicated Elizabeth I. This led to important repressions of the catholics.
  • 1572

    Vagabond Act

    The central and local governements had a responsability to help the poor (since there were no more monasteries for poor relief).
  • Execution of Mary Queen of Scots

    Mary who was a threat to Elizabeth I was finally executed after almost 20 years of emprisonment in England (where she fled after the beginning of the Marian Civil War).
  • Victory of Britain against Spain

    The Spanish King send his armada to invade Britain, after Elizabeth 1st did everything to cut down the Spanish power: she forged alliances with the Netherlands and France against Spain, supported the Dutch revolt against Spain, and allowed her privateers (like Francis Drake) to attack Spanish ships in the West Indies.
    But thanks to poor weather and good strategy from the English commanders, the Armada got defeated by Britain. It was a huge victory both at a symbolic and a diplomatic level.
  • Welsh Bible

    Welsh Bible

    The Bible was translated to welsh. It greatly helped making Wales anglican.
  • East India Company

    East India Company

    The East India Company was chartered.
  • James 1st proclaimed King

    James 1st proclaimed King

    *religion = presbyterianist
    **parents = Mary (Queen of Scots) Stuart and Henry Stuart
    Elizabeth the 1st died childless. Thus it was James 1st, son of Mary Queen of Scots who was the next heir on the line, who accessed the throne
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    House of Stuart

    Stuart family reigns
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    King James I (King James VI of Scotland)

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    King Charles I

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    The Commonwealth

    No King nor Queen reigns
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    Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell

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    Richard Cromwell

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    King Charles II

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    House of Stuart

    The House of Stuart is restored
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    King James II

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    Queen Mary II

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    King William III + Queen Mary II

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    Queen Anne

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    House of Brunswick

    The Hanover Line reigns
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    King George I

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    King George II

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    King George III