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1517
Martin Luther's 95 Thesis
Martin Luther goes against the Roman Catholic Church and calls out the corruption of the Pope and the Indulgence system. -
1526
The tyndale Bible
The new testament is translated to English -
1534
The Schism
Henri VIII becomes Supreme Head of the English Church and gets excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Bloody Mary, Mary I's Reign
Reign of extreme repression of Protestants as an attempt to reinstore Catholicism after Edward VI's Protestant reign. -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I's reign
After a few unstable years, the elizabethan era and Golden Age start. Art and exploration are their peak: it is the "English Renaissance". -
1559
Act of Supremacy and Uniformity
Rearranges the organisation of the church and uniformises the religious beliefs: restauration of the concept of Supreme Head of the Church and every parish being obligated to use the Common Book of Prayers. -
Period: 1563 to 1571
39 Articles of Faith
Started the Doctrine of the Church, the 3 most important being: the conception of the church, the new doctrine of Salvation and the new definition of Sacraments and Mass that are still used to this day. -
1569
The Northern Rebellion
Catholics in the North of England try to replace Elizabeth I with Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots. -
The execution of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots
After living in England since 1568, Mary Stuart gets caught plotting against Elizabeth I, who then orders her execution. -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
The Catholic kingdom of Spain has been participating in plots against Elizabeth I and as a response against Elizabeth I's support of the Dutch Revolt, they decide to try to invade England, but ultimatimately fail. -
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King James I and VI's reign
Son of Mary Stuart, he is both king of Scotland and England and the very first one to do so. -
The Gunpowder Plot
A group of Catholic men conspire to blow up the Parliement with the King in it. It is however found out and fails. -
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The thirty years war
In an attempt to reconcile Catholics and Protestants, JamesI marries his daughter to a Protestant prince, however it has the opposite effect when The Elector Palatine (Protestant prince) is invited to take the throne away from Emperor Ferdinand Habsburg. -
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Charles I's reign
Married to princess Henrietta Maria of France, he was however in favour of Arminians (a branch of Anglicanism) and not of Catholicism thathis wife practiced. -
The three resolutions
Declaration that anyone who tries to alter protestant aspects of the Church of England and tries to advise the King to collect custom duties, is a traitor and an enemy of the kingdom. -
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The personal Rule
Kig Charles I ruled for 11 years with no Parliement after disolving it because of the the Three resolutions. -
Period: to
The Scottish crisis
The introduction of the Book of Common Prayers is recieved extremely badly by Scotland, which practices Calvinism at the time. -
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The British civil wars
Successions of Civil wars withing Great Britain due to religious, poltical and economic tensions. -
The Irish rebellion
In October 1641, Irish Catholics rose against English Protestant Settlers, they end up killing 2 to 3 thousand Protestants. -
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The Interregnum
"in between Kings/Reigns": Creation of the concept of "Commonwealth", governed by the people with no King. -
The Glorious Revolution
Creation of the constitutional Monarchy -
The Bill of Rights
Extremely important political document for laws, rights, and the English constitution -
Act of Union between England and Scotland
Creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain: England, Wales and SCtoland are one unified kingdom. -
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The Georgian Era
The Age of revolutions, reforms and drastic changes for British society. -
The First Jacobite Uprising
Led by James Francis Edward Stuart, son of James II. -
The Final defeat of the Jacobites
The Jacobites are beaten in the battle of Culloden -
Period: to
America war of Independence
Great Britain refuses to accept the USA's independence and sends troops to fight against american revolutionaries. -
The American Declaration of Independence
Document written to announce and explain the separation from the kingdom of Great Britain. It is the founding document of the USA. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the War between Britain and America, leading to the independence of the USA. -
Second Act of Union
Ireland is added in the Kingdom of Great Britain