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Jan 25, 1570
The Pope excommunicates Queen Elizabeth
Excommunicate - exclude from participation in the sacraments and services of the Christian Church. -
Period: Jan 1, 1572 to
John Donne and England of the time
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Jan 25, 1576
First theatre opened in London
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Jan 25, 1580
Francis Drake sails around the world
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John Donne went to an univesrity
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Brits victorious -
Donne went to law school
Thavies Inn Legal School -
Act of the Poor Law
It formalised earlier practices of poor relief distribution in England and Wales. People were now forced into paying to support the poor. -
Donne elected to the Parliament
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Queen Elizabeth dies - James I becomes king
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Gunpowder Plot
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Jamestown
The first successful British colony in North America -
The King James Bible is published
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Donne appointed the Dean of St Paul's Cathedral
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James I dies - Charles I becomes king
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The Duke of Buckingham is assassinated
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The Eleven Years Tyranny
Charles the FIrst decided that he had a divine right to rule and did not need anyone to help or guide him. -
Donne dies
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Civil war between king and parliament
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Charles I surrenders
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Charles I starts another civil war