Timeline

  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Henry VIII reign

  • Martin Luther writing the Ninety-Five Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther writing the Ninety-Five Theses

  • The Tyndale Bible (The New Testatment translated into English by William Tyndale)
    1526

    The Tyndale Bible (The New Testatment translated into English by William Tyndale)

  • The Act of Supremacy: the king was made “Supreme Head of the Church of England”.
    1534

    The Act of Supremacy: the king was made “Supreme Head of the Church of England”.

  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    Council of Trent

  • Period: 1547 to 1553

    Edward VI reign

  • Publication of the Book of Common Prayer
    1549

    Publication of the Book of Common Prayer

  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Mary I reign

  • Period: 1558 to

    Elizabeth I reign

  • The Northern Rebellion
    1569

    The Northern Rebellion

  • Pope Pius V excommuniates Elizabeth I
    1570

    Pope Pius V excommuniates Elizabeth I

  • The Babington plot

    The Babington plot

  • Execution of Queen Mary of Scots

    Execution of Queen Mary of Scots

  • The defeat of the Spanish Armada

    The defeat of the Spanish Armada

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    James I reign

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    The Thirty Years' War

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    Charles I reign

  • Battle of Naseby

    Battle of Naseby

  • Execution of King Charles I

    Execution of King Charles I

  • The Glorious Revolution

    The Glorious Revolution

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    War of the Spanish Succession

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    George I reign

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    George II reign

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    George III reign

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    French Revolutionary Wars

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    George IV reign