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1513 Battle of Flodden Field: King James IV of Scotland and thousands of other Scots were killed in a defeat at the hands of the English.
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1529 King Henry VIII severed ties with the Catholic Church and declared himself head of the church in England.
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Henry VIII issued the Treasons Act 1534.
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1549 Prayer Book Rebellion: A rebellion occurred in the southwest.
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1559 The Act of Supremacy was issued.
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1588 8 August The Spanish Armada was destroyed.
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1640 Long Parliament: The Parliament was convened.
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1642 English Civil War: The war began
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Charles's son, Charles II, who dated his accession from the death of his father, did not take up the reins of government until the restoration of the monarchy in 1660
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1688 Glorious Revolution: A revolution occurred.