timeline of England between 1534 and 1801

By zaiross
  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Henry VIII

    The king that started the separation of the anglican church and the church of Rome
  • 1517

    The 95 Thesis by Luther

    The 95 Thesis by Luther
    Martin Luther criticized the church of Rome
    Martin Luther said salvation is free and those seeking pardon should turn to charity instead of buying their way out
  • 1526

    the english bible by Tyndall

    the english bible by Tyndall
    Tyndall translated the bible in english to make it easier to read by everyone since it was in latin
  • 1534

    act of supremacy

    act of supremacy
    the act that founded the anglican church and made Henry VIII the leader of it
  • 1534

    The Schism

    The Schism
    the moment when Henry VIII separated the english church from the Rome church and became the leader of his church
  • Period: 1536 to 1537

    the pilgrimage of Grace

    a rebellion against the changes made by the king and because of the schism they wanted to give back authority to the pope
  • 1537

    The english bible

    The english bible
    that was the moment when the english bible wa sadopted in church it became mandatory later
  • Period: 1545 to 1563

    Council of Trent

    it was an attempt by the church of rome to make a counter reformation
  • Period: 1547 to 1553

    Edward VI the young king

    the king right after Henry VIII and continued the reformation
  • 1549

    book of common prayers

    book of common prayers
    the book of common prayers which was released under Edward's reign is a temporary compromise between reformers and conservatives
  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Mary and the catholic restauration

    Also known as bloody Mary she reigned after Edward and tried returning to Catholicism
  • Period: 1555 to 1558

    repression against protestant

    during the her reign Mary I declared protestant as heretics and gave the order to burn them around 200 people were burned which gave her the name "Bloody Mary"
  • Period: 1558 to

    Elisabeth I

    she became queen after Mary I she had a lot of chalenges to overcome but in the end she did way more than that going to the point where her reign is seen as the golden age of Great Britain
  • 1559

    2nd act of supremacy

    2nd act of supremacy
    This one was made under Elisabeth's reign and created an oath that every church must swear allegiance to the monarch
  • 1570

    the "papal bull

    the "papal bull
    it was the moment when the pope realised Elisabeth won't be going back to Catholism and he excommunicated Elisabeth calling her the "so-called queen" it was also the moment when Catholics were not tolerated anymore
  • 1571

    Treason act

    Treason act
    it was a response to the papal bull. This act maked it illegal to say Elisabeth I wasn't the real queen
  • Period: 1577 to

    repression against Catholics

    all Catholics deemded as traitors were killed a total of 163 person killed in 26 years
  • 1581

    Act to retain the Queen’s subjects in their due obedience

    Act to retain the Queen’s subjects in their due obedience
    in this act the Queen make fine higher to £20 per month which is a lot and if Catholics were acused to have tried to make someone become Catholics they would be senttence to death
  • The execution of Mary Queen of Scotts

    The execution of Mary Queen of Scotts
    after 19 years of imprisonment Elisabeth I decided to kill Mary after a document showing Mary wanted to kill the queen had been found Mary had a red dress the color of the Catholics martyr
  • The defeat of the spanish armada

    The defeat of the spanish armada
    deemed as invincible and as the strongest armada it was beaten by the preparation and superior boats of England and a storm that destroyed the armada saw as one of their greatest victory and as the will of god
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    James I reign

    the period in which James I was king
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    Charles I's reign

    he became king at the death of James I and died executed
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    Charles I and the parliament

    a period marked because of the relation between the king and the parliament because of the high debt and the thirty years war which was a lost and crated lots of distrust in lord Buckingham
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    the personal rule

    a period in which the king ruled without the parliament. Whig historians called it the eleven years tyranny.
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    The Scottish crisis

    this crisis was caused by Charles I because he tried to force Anglicanism and a new book of Common prayer in Scotland.
  • Treaty of Ripon

    Treaty of Ripon
    when the Scottish invaded England the king was forced to sign. the king was forced to pay the cost of the army
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    English civil war

    after the crisis and political turmoil a war begun were the king declared war to the parliament because of religious and economical disagrement
  • Charles I's execution

    Charles I's execution
    after losing the war Charles I was sentenced to death by the parliament
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    the interregnum

    it was a period where no king reigned it was between 2 kings
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    the commonwealth

    it was the period where England was a republic it was ended by Cromwell
  • the instrument of government

    the instrument of government
    it was the only written constitution known
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    the Cromwellian protectorate

    after the parliament was dismissed Cromwell ruled with the army it was a dictatorship with every revolt ending in a lot of blood it ended at the death of Cromwell
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    the early restoration

    after seeing 7 government in the span of a year the parliament told Charles II to come back
  • the Plague

    the Plague
    a plague ravaged London. only the richest could afford to pay doctors. a lot of poor people died the plague was caused by plea on rats
  • the great fire of London

    the great fire of London
    a massive fire started in London burning a lot of houses some people said it was the fire who stopped the plague
  • the popish plot

    it was a rumour of a plot by France to kill charles II and replace him by James II
  • the glorious revolution

    the glorious revolution
    the parliament invited William to come and seize the throne because the one in the line of succession could have been a threat to Anglicanism and the arrival of William shed no blood which is why it was glorious
  • The Union act

    The Union act
    an act that united Great Britain and Ireland