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Period: Apr 24, 1509 to Jan 28, 1547
Henry VIII
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1517
Ninety five theses by Martin Luther
It marked the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. -
1526
Tyndale Bible
First Bible translation in English. -
1533
Act in restreint of Appeals
gave the King the legal power to annul marriages. -
1534
Act of Supremacy
the king was made “Supreme Head of the Church of England” -
Period: 1536 to 1537
Pilgrimage of Grace
Rebellions against the dissolution of monasteries and the Henrician Reformation. -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Council of Trent
The Roman Catholic church attempted to correct some of the abuses of the church and harshly condemned protestant heresies -
Period: Jan 28, 1547 to Jul 6, 1553
Edward VI
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1549
Book of Common Prayer
Revision of the mass-book -
Period: Jul 19, 1553 to Nov 17, 1558
Mary I
Also known as "Bloody Mary" because of the harsh repression against Protestants. -
Period: Nov 17, 1558 to
Elisabeth I
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1559
2nd Act of Supremacy
abolished the authority of the Pope
restored the authority of the Queen over the Church
She became “Supreme Governor of the Church of England”. -
1559
Act of Uniformity
every parish had to use the Book of Common Prayer -
Period: 1563 to 1571
The 39 articles of Faith
3 important changes : a new ecclesiology (conception of the Church) / a new doctrine of Salvation (doctrine du salut) / a new definition of sacraments and of the mass -
1570
Excommunication of Elizabeth I
The Pope excommunicate Elizabeth I in his Papal Bull -
1581
Act to retain the Queen’s Majesty’s Subjects in their due Obedience
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Babington plot
The goal was to kill Elizabeth I in order to replace her by Mary Stuart (also known as Mary Queen of Scots). -
Execution of Mary Stuart
After the discovery of the Babington Plot -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
It had great political impacts -
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James I
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Gunpowder plot
A conspiracy devised by a small group of Catholics to blow up Parliament and kill James I. -
King James Bible
New English translation of the Bible -
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The Thirty Years War
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Charles I
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Petition of Rights
Members of Parliament wanted King Charles I to recognise there were limits to his powers. -
The Three Resolutions
Declared that whoever tried to bring in “Popery or Arminianism” or to alter the protestant forms of the Church of England was an enemy of the Kingdom as well as anyone advising the King to collect custom duties without Parliament’s consent -
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The Personal Rule
11 years when the King ruled without calling a parliament -
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The Scottish crisis
the introduction of the New Prayer Book
(Book of Common Prayer) set Scotland aflame. -
Irish Rebellion
Irish Catholics rebels rose up against Protestant settlers -
The Grand Remonstrance
An important document voted by Parliament after heated debates. It summarized all the wrong doing of Charles I and concluded on “revolutionary” demands -
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The First Civil War
Between Royalists and Parliamentarians. Ended when Charles I surrender to the Scots. -
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The Second Civil War
Charles I who had escaped, tried to wage war on his own people with a foreign army -
Execution of Charles I
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The Commonwealth
House of Commons had supreme authority. England was rules as a Republic. -
England declared a Commonwealth
Monarchy and House of Lords abolished -
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The Protectorate
Led by Cromwell -
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Charles II
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Outbreak of the Plague
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Great Fire of London
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The Popish plot
Rumour of a plot organised by the French to murder Charles II and replace him by his Catholic brother James II -
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James II
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The Glorious Revolution
Parliament invited the King’s son in law (William of Orange) to invade England and seize the crown. James II fled to France and William became King William III -
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William III & Mary II
Constitutional monarchy -
Bill of Rights
Limited the monarch's power
Parliament had to consent to new laws
Parliament gained control over finances and over the army -
The Act of Settlement
Ensured a Protestant succession, ignoring dozens of Catholic heirs -
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Anne Queen of Great Britain
Last Stuart on the throne of England -
Act of Union between England of Scotland
Creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain -
Period: to
Georges I