The Tudors : The establishment of the Church of England and of a pre-modern state (1534-1603)

  • Period: 1509 to

    The Tudors

  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Henry VIII's reign

    He had 6 different wives and 3 children.
    Very powerful alliance with Spain because of his marriage with Catherine of Aragon.
    He was a staunch catholic.
    He decided to disband all the monasteries.
  • Henry VIII presented his demand for divorce to the pope
    1527

    Henry VIII presented his demand for divorce to the pope

    Henry VIII wanted to divorce Catherine because she failed to give Henry a male heir and he was in love with Anne Boleyn.
  • Act of Supremacy
    1534

    Act of Supremacy

    The king was made "Supreme head of the Church of England"
  • Act of Union (Wales)
    1536

    Act of Union (Wales)

  • Period: 1536 to 1537

    Pilgrimage of Grace

    It was a popular revolt against Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church and the dissolution of the lesser monasteries.
  • Production of the English bible
    1537

    Production of the English bible

  • Period: 1547 to 1553

    Edward's VI's reign

    He was only 9 when his father died. Edward Seymour became Lord Protector.
    He was protestant and tried to make Church of England more Protestant.
    He died at the age of 15.
  • Publication of the Book of Common Prayer
    1549

    Publication of the Book of Common Prayer

  • 1553

    Poor Law (1553)

    This act for the Provision and Relief of the Poor was a statute passed by the Parliament of England during the reign of Edward VI.
  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Mary I's reign

    Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
    She was the first Queen regnant over.
    She restored Catholism. ("Bloody Mary")
    She married Phillip II of Spain.
  • Presbyterian Revolt
    1557

    Presbyterian Revolt

  • Tilbury Speech (Elizabeth)
    1558

    Tilbury Speech (Elizabeth)

    "I know I have the body of a weak woman but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and a King of England too."
  • Period: 1558 to

    Elizabeth I's reign

    She was protestant.
    In a 1559 speech, she declared herself "married to the Kingdom of England". (Virgin Queen)
    Elizabethan era is depicted as a Golden Age.
  • Period: 1558 to 1573

    Marian Civil War

    Mary Stuart supporters versus James VI (her infant son) supporters.
    This led to a specific form of faith in Scotland : "Puritan episcopacy".
  • Act of Uniformity
    1559

    Act of Uniformity

    Every parish had to use the Book of Common Prayer and people who did not attend an Anglican service were fined.
  • 1559

    Act of Supremacy (Elizabeth)

    Elizabeth reaffirmed the authority of the Queen over the Church becoming the "Supreme Governor of the Church of England".
  • Period: 1563 to 1571

    The 39th article of faith

    Stated the doctrine of the Church, a revised and tamed version of Edward VI's 42 article. It still is the main doctrinal frame for the Anglican church of today.
  • 1569

    Nothern Rebellion

    6000 insurgents aimed to replace Elizabeth by Mary, Queen of Scots (who was Catholic and next heir in line).
  • 1570

    The Pope Plus V excommunicated Elizabeth

  • Vagabond Act
    1572

    Vagabond Act

    It was a law passed in England under Queen Elizabeth I. It is a part of the Tudor Poor Laws and the predecessor to the Elizabethan Poor Laws.
  • Last Catholic plots discovery

    Last Catholic plots discovery

  • Spanish Armada defeat

    Spanish Armada defeat

    The King of Spain Phillip II will send the Spanish Armada to invade Britain but they defeated.
  • Poor Law (1597)

    This act for the Relief of the Poor was a piece of poor law legislation in England and Wales. It provided the first complete code of poor relief and was later amended by the Elizabethan Poor Law of 1601.
  • Poor Law (1601)

    Elizabeth I's Government tried to fill the gap with the Poor Relief Act, which obliged each parish to collect taxes to qupport people who could not work.
  • Act of Union (Scotland)

    Act of Union (Scotland)

  • Act of Union (Ireland)

    Act of Union (Ireland)