Timeline

By Djaann
  • 1215

    Magna Carta ( the rebellion)

    The Barons rebelled against King John, leading to the establishment of limits in the royal power.
  • 1517

    1517

    Martin luther document criticisms about the Catholic Churches practices and with that sparked the Reformation.
  • 1534

    Act of supremacy

    Legislation that declared Henry Vlll as the supreme head of the
    Church of England and that marked an official break from the Catholic Church.
  • 1536

    Act of Union

    Legislation that extended English laws to Wales and that represented Wales
    in the English Parliament.
  • 1547

    Edward Vl reign

    Period where England was under radicals protestantism reforms and removed Catholic practices.
  • 1553

    Mary l reign

    Period during Mary I attempted to restore Catholicism in
    England and leading to the persecution of protestants.
  • 1558

    Elizabeth l reign

    She retablished protestantism and promoted religious stability.
  • The execution of Mary Queen of Scots

    She was executed for plotting against Elizabeth l, highlighting the tension between the two religions ( Catholism and Protestantism)
  • Jamestown

    The first permanent settlement in North America.
  • Execution of King Charles l

    Conflits between the King ( Charles l) and the Parliament leading into his execution
  • The Bills of Rights ( signed)

    The overthrow of King James ll, leading into the establishment of Mary and William as monarchs and signing the Bills of Rights
  • Bills of Rights

    An Act that limits the power of the monarchy. It established the rights of parliament and all individuals, making the transition between a monarchy and a constitutional monarchy.
  • Great England

    Formation of the Great England with Scottland, England and Wales.
  • Anglo-irish Union

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • Reform Act l

    Giving voting Rights to the middle class.
  • Reform Act ll

    Giving voting Rights to the working class men
  • Reform Act lll

    Expending the electorate.
  • Voting Rights for women

    All universal suffrage Granted to women.
  • 1998

    The establishment of the parliament in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
  • The succession act

    Abolished males primogeniture and allowed daughters to be equal in the rights of succession of the crown