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1526
The Tynedale Bible
The Bible is translated in English by William Tyndale -
1534
The Schism
The separation between the Anglican Church and the Catholic Church -
1536
The "Pilgrimage of Grace"
Rebellions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire against Henry VIII's ideas -
Period: 1553 to
The poor people laws
In 1553, 1597 and 1601 -
1559
The act of Supremacy - The act of Uniformity
The Anglican Church rules and organisation -
1569
The Northern rebellions
The catholic nobility rebels against Queen Elizabeth I -
The execution of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
Executed for ploting against the Queen -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
During a battle between Spain and England -
Period: to
The Transatlantic slave trade
The Transatlantic slave trade or the Triangular voyage is the beginning of the enslavement of West Africans during the XVIIth, XVIIIth and XIXth centuries -
The Gunpowder plot
A Catholic plot against King James I of England and Scotland -
The Thirteen colonies - Creation of Jamestown
The first colonies in America, in Virginia -
Period: to
The Starving Time
60 of the 500 settlers in America survived -
Period: to
The Thirty Years' war
A war for the throne of Bohemia -
Petition of Rights
Petition by the Parliament for King Charles I to recognize that his powers are limited -
The Three Resolutions
"Whoever tried to bring 'Popery' or 'Arminianism' to alter the protestants of the Anglican Church is considered as enemy of the Kingdom" -
Period: to
The Personal Rule
Also called The Eleven Years of Tyranny: King Charles I ruled for eleven years without the Parliament -
The Scottish crisis
The Scottish rebel against Charles I's religious policy: it leads to an armed conflict between England and Scotland -
Period: to
The First Civil War
A war between the Parliament (and the Parliamentarians) and the King (and the Royalists) -
Period: to
The Second Civil War
A war between the Parliament (and the Parliamentarians) and the King allies to the Scottish -
England becomes a Commonwealth
- The House of Lords and House of Common are dissolved
- The Monarchy is abolished and England is ruled as a Republic
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Execution of Charles I
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Period: to
The Protectorate
A military dictatorship ruled by a Lord Protector (Oliver Cromwell) -
The Restoration
The Restoration of Monarchy by Charles II -
The Glorious Revolution
Invasion of England by the Dutch King William of Orange
- He became King William III and his wife Queen Mary II
- The Bill of Rights (December 16 1689)
- Act of Settlement (1701)
- Toleration Act (1689) -
The Act of Union
An union between Scotland and England -
Period: to
The Georgian era
- George I (1714-1727)
- George II (1727-1760)
- George III (1760-1820)
- George IV (1820-1830)
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Period: to
The Seven years' war
A war for territorial motives
- Prussia against Austria
- France against Great Britain -
Period: to
The American war of Independence
1783: Treaty of Paris -
Declaration of Independence of America
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The Second Act of Union
An union between England, Scotland and Ireland