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Date at which Martin Luther wrote the Ninety-Five. -
Date at which the bible was translated in English. -
The king receives legal power to annul marriages
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Henry VIII becomes supreme head of the Church of England. -
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Publication date of the Book of Common Prayer -
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Queen Elizabeth I becomes "Supreme Governor of the Church of England".
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Elizabeth I's coronation after Queen Mary Tudor's death. -
Queen Elizabeth's length of reign until her death.
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Rebellion against Queen Elizabeth I. Led by the Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland. -
Pope Pius V's papal bull : "Regnans in Excelsis" against Elizabeth.
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Mary Queen of Scots was executed for she was fomenting a plot against Queen Elizabeth I -
England was victorious against Spain's "Invincible" Armada. -
New English translation of the Bible. -
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James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England and was coroned as King of England. -
A small group of Catholics planned to blow up Parliament and James I along with it. -
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The Parliament declared that anyone bringing in "Popery or Arminianism" or to alter the protestant forms of the Church of England was an enemy of the Kingdom. Same goes for advising the King to collect custom duties wirthout Parliament's consent. Led to the MPs imprisonment -
King Charles I declared there would be no more parliaments.
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Introduction of the Book of Common Prayer in Scotland. -
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Peace treaty between England and Scotland after the latest' victory. -
Document summarizing King Charles I's misdeeds and concluding on "revolutionary" demands. -
King Charles I declares war to Parliament.
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Turning point in the war as the Royalist forces weakened. -
The King and the Royalists surrendered and were officially defeated by the Parliamantarians.
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England was declared a republic.
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King Charles I was executed for high treason. -
Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament. MPs were ordered to leave.
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The end of the Commonwealth, and start of the Protectorate
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Cromwell died and his son became Lord Protector, but for only 6 months, causing chaos. -
Restoration of monarchy. Charles II became King of England. -
All ministers had to swear to conform to the Book of Common Prayer -
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Rumour of a plot by the French to murder Charles II and replace him with his Catholic brother James II
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Charles II died and was succeeded by James II -
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The Parliament invited William of Orange (the King's son in law) to invade England and take the throne. He succeeded. -
William of Orange becomes King William III of England. -
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William III died and was succeeded by Anne (last stuart monarch). -
Anne Stuart became Queen of England -
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King William III and Mary II had no surviving children and their potential Stuart successors were Catholics. Thus, they ensured there would be a Protestant successor
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George I became King of England
