England Timeline

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  • Period: Sep 7, 1533 to

    Elizabeth I

    Elizabeth was the Queen of England and Ireland from November 17, 1558 until her death.
  • Period: Jun 19, 1566 to

    James I

    James I was the King of Scotland as James IV from 1567 and was the first Stuart king of England from 1603. Called himself "King of Great Britain."

  • Defeat of the Spainish Armada

    Defeat of the Spanish Armada, August 1588; was a Spanish fleet of 140 ships that sailed from Spain to England to invade England. They got defeated by Queen Elizabeth I.
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    Rump Parliament

    The Rump Parliament was the English Parliament after Colonel Pride purged the Long Parliament on 6 December 1648 of those members hostile to the Grandees’ intention to try King Charles I for high treason.
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    Oliver Cromwell

    Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader and later Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.
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    Charles I

    Charles I was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland from March 27, 1625 until his execution in 1649.
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    Charles II

    Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms England, Scotland and Ireland.
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    James II

    James II was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII.
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    Long Parliament

    It followed the fiasco of the Short Parliament which had been held for three weeks during the spring of 1640.

  • Roundheats

    Roundheats was the given name to the supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War.

  • Cavaliers

    Cavaliers was the given name to the supporters from King Charles I and his son Charles II during the English Civil War.
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    English Revolution

    English Revolution, 1642 - 1651; the first 1642 - 1646 and the second 1648 - 1649 was from supporters of the Long Parliament against the supporter from King Charles I. The third 1649 - 1651 was from supporters from the Rump Parliament against supporters from King Charles II.

  • Maryland Toleration Act or Act Concerning Religion

    Maryland Toleration Act or Act Concerning Religion, was a law mandating religious tolerance for Trinitarian Christians. Passed on April 21, 1649 by the assembly of the Maryland colony, in St. Mary’s City.
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    William III & Mary II

    William III (1650 - 1702) & Mary II (1662 - 1694) a married couple. He reigned from 1689 to 1702 and she reigned from 1689 to 1694.

  • Restoration of the English monarchy

    Restoration of the English monarchy (began 1660) when then the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the War of the Three Kingdoms.
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    Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford

    Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, before 1742 known as Sir Robert Walpole, was a British statesman who is generally regarded as the first Prime Minister of Great Britain.

  • Tories

    Tories were member of two political parties which existed, sequentially, in the Kingdom of England. The first Tories emerged in 1678 in England, when they opposed the Whigs.

  • Whigs

    Whigs were a political faction and then a political party in the parliament of England, Scotland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Founded in 1678.

  • Habeas Corpus Act

    Habeas Corpus Act is an Act of the Parliament of England passed during the reign of King Charles II by what became known as the Habeas Corpus Parliament to define and strengthen the ancient prerogative writ of habeas corpus.
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    Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution also called the Revolution of 1688, was overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau.

  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights is an act that the Parliament of England passed. The Bill creates separation of powers, limits the power of the king and queen, enhances the democratic election and bolsters freedom of speech.

  • Act of Settlement

    Act of Settlement is an Act of the Parliament of England that was passed to settle the succession to the English and Irish crowns and thrones on the Electress Sophia of Hanover and her non-Roman Catholic heirs.

  • Acts of Union

    Acts of Union 1707, were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and the Union with England Act passed in 1707 by the Parliament of Scotland.