Timeline: Timeline 1509-1801 | Timetoast

1509

Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon
Period: 1509 to 1547

Henry VIII's reign
1533

Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn
1533

Act in Restraint of Appeals

Estbalishes the sovereignty of England
1534

Act of Supremacy

Henry VIII is made "Supreme head of the English Church"
1536

Act of Union of Wales
1539

The Great Bible
Period: 1547 to 1553

Edward VI's reign
1549

Book of Common Prayers
Period: 1553 to 1558

Mary I's reign
Period: 1558 to 1603

Elizabeth I's reign
1559

Act of Uniformity

Says that the Book of Common Prayers should be used in every church
1563

Thirty-Nine Articles
Period: 1567 to 1625

James VI's reign (Scotland)
1572

Saint-Bartholomew's Day massacre

A massacre against Protestants in France
1585

Elizabeth allies with Henry of Navarre against Spain
1588

Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Period: 1594 to 1603

Nine Years’ War

It results in the total conquest of Ireland
Period: 1603 to 1625

James I's reign (Enland)
1604

Treaty of London

Peace treaty between Spain and England
Nov 5, 1605

The Gunpowder Plot

Unsuccessful murder attempt of James IV I by a group of Catholics
Period: 1610 to 1621

King rules without Parliament
Period: 1625 to 1649

Charles I's reign
1628

Petition of Rights

Proclaimed the illegality of taxation without parliamentary consent and of arbitrary imprisonment
Period: 1629 to 1640

Eleven Years of Tyranny

Charles I rules without Parliament
Period: 1629 to 1630

The Bishops' Wars
Period: 1641 to 1649

English Civil Wars
1647

Putney Debates
Jan 1, 1649

Charles I's trial starts
Period: 1649 to 1653

The Commonwealth rules
Jan 30, 1649

Charles I's Regicide
Feb 7, 1649

Abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords
1653

The Instrument of Government
Period: 1653 to 1658

Oliver Cromwell rules as Lord Protector
Period: 1658 to 1659

Richard Cromwell rules as Lord Protector
Period: 1660 to 1685

Charles II's reign
1707

Act of Union of Scotland
1801

Act of Union of Ireland