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On the 3rd November 1534, the Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy , in order to make the king Henry VIII the Supreme Head of the Church of England which was the Schism. -
He was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. He was only nine years old when he became the King of England. During his reign, a series of measures pushed England towards Protestantism -
Under the reign of Edward VI, The Act of Uniformity introduced: the Book Of Common Prayers and the protestant doctrine as well. -
In 1553, she became the first Queen of England. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She wanted to restore Catholicism (and did in 18 months) -
Mary I became ill and died in 1558. Her death was greeted by the whole nation, because under her reign, over two hundred Protestants went to the stake.
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The Elizabethan Era took place from 1558 to 1603 ans is considered as the Golden Age in English history. The rich became richer during Elizabeth’s reign and the
number of poor people increased of 25 percents. -
In 1559, Elizabeth became the Queen of England. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was a sincere protestant, her priority was to pacify religious divisons. -
The Queen Elizabeth was called The Virgin Quuen because she did not want to get married. As she said in her speech, she is married to the Kingdom of England. She also had a maternal relationship with her subjects: "mother of the Church of England". -
The rebellion was against religious reforms. The revolt was led by the Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland. There were 6 000 insurgents. -
The Babingtone plot wanted to assassinate the Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on her throne. As a result : Mary was executed. -
She was beheaded for treason, at the age of 44 on the orders of her cousin Elizabeth I. She was wearing a red dress (the color of Catholic martyrs). -
Phillip II was against Elizabeth. He tried to invade England but it was a defeat. England's victory was due to a material advantage, new fleet constructed and because of the line battle. -
In her speech, the Queen Elizabeth I used masculine analogies (called herself Prince) -
As the Queen Elizabeth was growing old, she could not stand seeing herself any more. That is the reason why, she oredered to destroy the portraits that made her feel old or that offended her.
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Elizabeth died at the age of 69 after a reign of 45 years. She sucessfully imposed Protestantism. Her heir was the son of her cousin: James I of England.
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After being proclaimed King of Scotland in 1567, he became in 1603 King James I of England, after his mother's death (Elizabeth) -
The gunpowder plot was a small group whose had as main goal to kill the King James and to blow up the Parliament. -
The King James authorized a new English translation of the Bible. This version was one of the most important book in English culture.
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On the 25th March, James I had a stroke which led him to die two days after.
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The Petition of Rights had for purpose to ask to a settlement of Parliament's complains. This was against the imprisonements without a trial and also against the martial law.
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The members of the Parliament, passed thoses three resolutions that declared if somebody tried to alter the protestant forms of the Church of England was an enemy of the Kingdom. -
Also called : The Eleven Years Tyranny, was the period when King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland decided to rule without recourse to the Parliament.
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1637 was the year of the introduction of the New Prayer Book
(Book of Common Prayer). In 1640 Charles called a Parliament for the first time in 11 years (The Short Parliament) -
It was an important document (voted by the Parliament). It impacted the Parliament and divided it in two groups: The PARLIAMENTARIANS and The ROYALISTS -
Charles declared the war to the Parliament which began the Civil War
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The New Model Army was a national and centralized army formed by THE PARLIAMENTARIANS. -
The Second Civil War, was made of a series of revolts in the South of England, Wales and Scotland
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In 1649,The Monarchy and House of Lords was abolishe so that is why England was declared a Commonwealth. It was governed by its people which means without a King. It was from there ruled as a Republic.
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On January 30th 149, the King Charles I was executed (beheaded) because of treason. -
It imposed the death penalty for incest and adultery.
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The Protectorate was a MILITARY DICTATORSHIP
Cromwell appointed Lord Protector. -
The Early Restoration marked the return of Charles II as a King.
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This was organized by French people to murder Charles II (the son of Charles I) and replace him by his brother James II. -
The Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 replaced the reigning king, James II with the joint monarchy of his protestant daughter Mary.
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It was an Act of the Parliament of England to settle the succession to the English and Irish crowns on Protestants.
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This Act created the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain: England, Wales and Scotland.
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The Act of Union united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain.