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Period: 1509 to 1547
Reign of Henry VIII
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1534
Act of Supremacy
It recognised Henry VIII as the supreme head of the Church of England. And required an oath of loyalty from English subjects to recognised his marriage to Anne -
1534
English Reformation
The Reformation is a religious movement characterised by the end of the Catholic Church to the English Church. -
1536
'Act Extinguishing the authority of the bishop of Rome'
Act which doesn't recognised the Pope's authority. -
1539
Six Articles of Faith
This Act established the fundaments of the English Church, based on Catholics beliefs. -
May 12, 1543
Act of Advancement of True Religion
Henry VIII restricted the reading of the Bible to the clerics, noblemen, the gentry and richer merchants. Everyone else was forbidden to read it. Women of the gentry and nobility were only allowed to read the Bible in private. -
Period: 1545 to 1563
The Council of Trent
It was defending transubstantiation against the Lutheran doctrine of consubstantiation and fixing the number of sacraments at 7 -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Reign of Edward VI
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1549
Act of Uniformity
It assures that people pray the same way as well as the Book of Common Prayer published the same year which assemble different prayers to unite everyone and to make the rites of the Anglican liturgy uniform. -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Reign of Mary I
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1554
Reunification with Rome
The Reginald Pole were sent back to the Vatican to reunite with the Catholic Church. -
1558
Act of Supremacy
It declares the Queen supreme Governor of the Church of England. -
Period: 1558 to
Reign of Elizabeth I
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1559
Act of Uniformity
People must attend church services one a week and use the Book of Common Prayers to create a religious stability. -
1571
Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion
Pratices of the Church of England, it was illegal not to abide by these articles. -
Babington Plot
Plot against the Queen Elizabeth I to put Mary Stuart on the throne instead of her. Followed by the beheading of Mary I in 1587. -
Decline of Catholicism
Due to the extinction of Mary I's supporters. -
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Reign of James I
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Hampton Court's Conference
It was a meeting created to establish a compromise between the Bishop and English Puritans. -
The Gunpowder Plot
A group of Catholic men, led by Robert Catesby tried to blow up the king, unfortunately, the powder was wet, and Guy Fawkes, the seller of explosives got caught. -
The Great Contract
In 1610, the Parliament submitted a contract to get rid of the debt accumulated by King James I. -
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The Thirty Years War
It was a religious conflict between the Catholic and the Protestant states. Parliament asked King Charles I to go to war, despite the missing financial support. -
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Reign of Charles I
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Petition of Right
This text was submitted by the MPs to Charles I. It reunites Parliament's complaints against the king during his reign without a Parliament and the non-parliamentary laws established. -
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The Eleventh Years' Tyranny
Charles I governed England without Parliament while eleven years. However, he established at the same time new religious laws as well as to re-establish bishops' authority. -
Bishops' War
From 1639 until 1640, the king decided to reform the Scottish Kirk, unsuccessfully. In response, he twice tried to invade Scotland. -
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The Long Parliament
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The Grand Remonstrance
A text, written by John Pym and John Hampden, which lists a series of parliamentary demands, that the king refused. -
Battle of Edgehill
The battle opposed the Roundhead led by Cromwell to the Cavaliers, supporters of the king. -
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First Civil War
Charles declares war against his people at Nottingham. -
Solemn League and Covenant
An alliance between the Parliament and the Scots, where the Parliament should establish Presbyterianism in England, and in return Scotland would send over 21.000 men. -
Putney Debates
Parliament is divided and a new army is created, called the Levelers. They disciplined the army by force. Levelers established a contract named Agreement of the People and wanted to fully enjoy the rights of participation in a decentralised and democratic state. -
"Pride's Purge"
The army purged the Parliament by arresting 45 members of the HoC and removed 186 of them. -
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Second Civil War
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Head of the State - Oliver Cromwell
The monarchy was abolished to be replaced by a Republic, headed by Oliver Cromwell. -
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The Commonwealth
Response to the regicide and the purge. -
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The Interregnum
They tried to establish new laws, with four successive institutions between 1649 and 1659 but were unsuccesful. -
Execution of King Charles I
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Third Civil War
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The Protectorate
It defines Cromwell's period when his power was defined by two Constitutions. -
The Convention Parliament
Members didn't have to swear loyalty to the Crown or to the Parliament. -
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Reign of Charles II
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Declaration of Breda
It promised that religious toleration would be respected. -
Indemnity and Oblivion Act
It mainly declared that only men who had voted for the regicide would be prosecuted. -
Corporation Act
It imposed that corporation members should swear allegiance to the Oath of Supremacy and received the Lord's Supper. However, it didn't reassure the population concerning religion in England. -
Act of Uniformity
It was supposed to restore the old Church but failed. -
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The Great Plague
Epidemic which killed 1/5 London's population. -
The Great Fire
It burnt over 13,000 houses and nearly 90 parish churches. -
Exclusion Bill
It excluded Charles II's brother and his legacy from the throne of England, he was imprisoned in the Tower due to his negotiations with France. -
The Habeas Corpus Act
The text stated that within 20 days of imprisonment, the prisoner must be brought to a court in which the reasons for their custody must be justified.