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Period: 1509 to 1547
Reign of Henry VIII
Was the King of England because he's brothee died to soon. -
1517
Ninety five theses
Text that start the European reformation. -
1522
The New Testament
The Bible was only in Latin so people couldn't read it, it was translate in English and published in 1526 but England was Catholic. -
1534
Act of Supremacy
The King was made the "Supreme head of the church". -
Period: 1534 to
Early modern period
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1536
Rebellion of Yorkshire - Lincolnshire (1536-7)
Time of The pilgrimage of Grace. -
Period: 1536 to 1537
Rebellion of Yorkshire - Lincolnshire
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1537
Permission for English Bible
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Period: 1547 to 1553
Reign of Edward VI
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Period: 1553 to 1558
Reign of Mary I
The "Bloody Mary". -
Period: 1558 to
Reign of Elizabeth I
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1569
Northern rebellion
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1570
Pope excommunicate Elizabeth I
Form of saying that the Queen wasn't legitimate. -
1570
Papal bull
Pope Puis V issued the papal bull : 《Regnance in Excelsis》 -
1571
Treasons Act
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Execution of Mary Queen of Scots
She was emprisoned ad first for 19 years but then, Queen Elizabeth discovered that she was ploting against her. She wear a red gown, symbol of catholic martyrdom, a final act of triumphant defiance. -
Defeat of Spanish armada
Known as the unbeatable fleet, english fleet won against them. -
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Reign of James I
James I was crowned in 1603 after Elizabeth's death. -
Gunpowder Plot
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Establishment of Jamestown in Virginia
Named after James I, it is the first permanent settlement. -
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The starving time.
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Great Contract
The King would receive a fixed sum. -
The Thirty Years' War
The begining of Thirty Years' War -
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The Thirty Years' War
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King Charles I reign
Charles I was crowned in 1625 -
Petition of Rights
They requested the King to recognise the illegality of extra-parliamentary taxation, billeting, martial law, imprisonment without trial. -
Three Resolutions
Declared that whoever tried to bring in “Popery or Arminianism” or to alter the protestant forms of the Church of England was an enemy of the Kingdom. -
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The Personal Rule
Archbishop Laud (Arminian) was determined to impose uniformity in church practice. -
New Prayer Book
Scottish opposition came to the boil when Charles I attempted to impose a New Prayer Book (Book of Common Prayer) -
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The Scottish crisis
The end of the Personal Rule and the outbreak of the Civil war were caused by crises not just in England but in Scotland and Ireland. -
Scottish National Covenant (The bishops war)
It rejected the attempt by King Charles I to force the Scottish church to conform to English liturgical practice and church governance. -
The Grand Remonstrance
an important document voted by Parliament after heated debates. It summarized all the wrong doing of Charles I and concluded on “revolutionary” demands. -
Milita act
The army should be placed under the control of a general appointed by Parliament, taking away the King’s ability to appoint whoever he wanted. -
Arrestation of 5 members of parliaments by the King.
Charles I marched into the House of Commons with troops and attempted to arrest the 5 members of the parliament. -
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Civil war
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Charles I against the parliament.
Charles formally declared war on Parliament. -
Treaty of Ripon
Mark the end of the scottish invasion -
Pride's purge
Colonel Pride (Army) entered the House of Commons, stopped the vote and arrested the 45 conservative leader, members of the Parliament. -
Abolition of Monarchy.
Monachy and house of lords abolished, england was declared as common wealth. -
England, a Componwealth.
England was declared as a Commonwealth. -
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The Interregnum
Equals the period between two reigns, between two different kings. -
King Charles I death.
Charles I was executed, it is an important event for the beginning of England as a Commonwealth. -
The instrument of Government
England's first and only written constitution. -
Commonwealth end, Protectorate start
End of the Commonwealth and start of the Protectorate. -
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The Crowmellian protectorate
Cromwell appointes Lord Protector -
Cromwell's death
Cromwell died so, his son Richard became Lord Protector but resigned after 6 months so, Cromwell's death was an important event that led to the end of Englans as a Commonwealth. -
Declaration of Breda
Charles II issued the Declaration of Breda. It was a proclamation, in which he promised a general pardon for crimes committed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum for all those who recognised Charles as the lawful king. -
The Plague.
Outbreak of Plague, the doors of peoples who were contaminated, were stamped by a red cross. -
The Great Fire of London
"Fun" fact : It helped England to contain The Plague that happened, approximately, at the same time. -
The Glorious Revolution
Also known as "Bloodless revolution". -
The Bill of Rights
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The Act of Settlement
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War of the Spanish Succession
Britain gained Acadia over the French. -
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The Georgian era
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The Seven Years' war
Britain gained Florida and most of Canada over the Spanish and rhe French. -
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American war of Indépendence
The British nation los a huge part of its empire. -
Declaration of Independence
Grievances against George III. -
Treaty of Paris
Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States -
Period: to 1082
French revolutionary wars
Britain at war with French combating revolutionary ideas plus maritime, colonial and economic motives. -
Irish Rebellion
Influenced by American an French idea after the rebellion. That event led to the Act of Union creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain ans Ireland. -
Act of Union
After a first union between the two England's kingdom in 1707, they made a second union act in 1801. Created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland .