England Timeline

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  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Henry VIII's Reign

    Beginning of separation from the Catholic Church and creation of the Church of England.
  • The Act of Supremacy
    Dec 18, 1534

    The Act of Supremacy

    Henry VIII declares himself Supreme Head of the Church of England.
  • The Book of Common Prayers
    1549

    The Book of Common Prayers

  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Mary Tudor (Bloody Mary)

  • Period: 1557 to

    Elizabeth I's Reign

    Establishment of England as a Protestant power and the Elizabethan Golden, including maritime expansion.
  • The Act Supremacy of Elizabeth I
    1559

    The Act Supremacy of Elizabeth I

  • The Bishops' Bible
    1568

    The Bishops' Bible

  • Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre
    1572

    Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre

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    Charles I's Reign

  • The Gunpowder Plot

    The Gunpowder Plot

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    Charles I's Personal Rule

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    Charles II's Reign

  • Book of Common Prayer (for the Kirk)

    Book of Common Prayer (for the Kirk)

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    Bishops War

  • Grand Remonstrance

    Grand Remonstrance

  • Treaty of Ripon

    Treaty of Ripon

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    The breakdown of relations between Charles and Parliament

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    The English Civil War

    A lot of conflicts between the Royalists and the Parliamentarians.
  • New Model Army

    New Model Army

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    The Commonwealth and Protectorate

    The Republican government is led by Oliver Cromwell.
  • Charles I's execution

    Charles I's execution

  • Abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords

    Abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords

  • Declaration of Indulgence

    Declaration of Indulgence

  • The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

  • Battle of the Boyne

    Battle of the Boyne

  • The Act of Union

    The Act of Union

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    The Georgian Era

    Reign of the Hanoverian kings and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution and colonial expansion.
  • The Act of Union (Ireland)

    The Act of Union (Ireland)

    Creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.