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The king was made "Supreme Head of The Church Of England" -
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Revolt against Henry VIII's Act of Supremacy that took place in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire.
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Replaced every latin mass books in every churches. -
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Every parish had to use the Book of common prayer, and people who did not attend an Anglican service were fined. -
Animated by the Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland, they were back by 6000 insurgents. Their aim was to replace Elizabeth by Mary, Queen of Scots (Catholic and next heir in line). The rebellion was crushed. -
After Mary’s reign and the Catholic Restoration, Elizabeth I reaffirmed the authority of the Queen over the Church, and became “Supreme Governor of the Church of England”. -
Stated the doctrine of the Church, a revised and tamed version of Edward VI”s 42 articles. It still is the main doctrinal frame for the Anglican church of today.
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Between Mary Stuart's supporters and those who ruled the country in the name of her infant son James VI
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This established the idea that central and local government had a responsibility for helping the poor.
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In 1588, the King of Spain Philipp II will send the Spanish Armada to invade Britain. Due to weather conditions and a good naval strategy, the “invincible” armada will be defeated. Huge victory, at a symbolic and diplomatic level. -
Were also voted in 1553 and 1597. -
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Between King and Parliament stipulated that the King received a fixed sum for his annual expenses. -
England was at war against both Spain and France, and Lord Buckingham, the King’s most prominent counsellor, as during his father’s reign, became unpopular : he led a costly war with poor results. Particularly disastrous campaign against Spain.
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In which the Parlialent requested the King to recognise the illegality of extra-parliamentary taxation, billeting, martial law, imprisonment without trial. -
During which the King (Charles I) ruled without Parliament.
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In Scottland, opposing the covenanters defenders of Scottish Presbyterian independence and royal troops.
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This radical text adopted :
- The House of Common’s right to choose King’s ministers.
- Parliament’s right to control an army
- Parliament’s right to reform the church
- The Parliament is now divided in two factions the Parliamentarians and the Royalists -
Between the Cavaliers (Royalists) and the Roundheads (Parlementarians).
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Where the Agreement of the People were acknowledged but not adopted. -
The Army’s Colonel Pride entered the Parliament to arrest 45 conservative MPs. This led to the formation of the very radical and quite reduced Rump Parliament, that put the King on trial for high treason. -
Caused by the King escaping in 1647 and forming an alliance with the Scotts;
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Monarchy and the House of Lords were abolished. -
England was declared a Commonwealth: a republic. Oliver Cromwell will assume the role of the head of the state.
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With the dissolution of the Barebones Parliament.
Start of the Protectorate. -
In which Charles II promised amnesty, religious toleration and acknowledgment of Parliament power if the monarchy was restored. -
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With the arrival of King Charles II. -
The Clarendon Code was a series of four legal statutes passed between 1661-1665 which effectively re-established the supremacy of the Anglican Church after the interlude of Cromwell's Commonwealth, and ended toleration for dissenting religions.
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: Rumours of a plot organised by the French to assassinate Charles II and to put his catholic brother on the throne. The Parliament decided to execute 35 people. -
The Parliament tried to debar James from succession. Charles reaction was to dissolve Parliament. He ruled without it until his death in 1685.
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Revolution that lead to the arrival of William III to the throne -
Allowed for freedom of worship to nonconformists who had pledged to the oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy and rejected transubstantiation. -
Sets out certain basic civil rights and clarifies who would be next to inherit the Crown. -
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The main aim of this legislation was to ensure a Protestant succession to the English throne. -
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Between England and Scottland -
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Opposed a French coalition to the English, mostly over questions of colonial and naval control.
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Gave independance to the United States -
Created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
