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1534
Act of Supremacy
The King (Henry VIII at the time) is the "Supreme Head of the Church of England". -
1536
The Pilgrimage of Grace
The Pilgrimage of Grace took place in the Yorkshire and the Lincolnshire and lasted 6 months in protestation of Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries and the Protestant Reformation. -
1549
The Book of Common Prayer
Revisions of the Mass Book led to the publication of the Book of Common Prayer written by Thomas Cranmer. -
1559
The Second Act of Supremacy and The Act of Uniformity
Queen Elizabeth I abolished the authority of the Pope and declared that every parish had to use the Book of Common Prayer. -
1570
Pope Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth I
In the papal bull "Regnans in Excelisis", the Pope Pius excommunicated the Queen and warned the Catholics against her and the Protestantism. -
1581
The Act of Persuasions
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The execution of Mary Queen of Scots.
Elizabeth I killed her cousin Mary to eliminate the danger that she represented for the crown and also because she was a Catholic. She made Mary a symbol of determination but also a warning for the Catholics that were plotting against her. -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
The King Philip II supported several plots against Elizabeth and planned the attack England. He failed due to multiples mistakes made by the Spanish, a bad weather and the new English ships. -
Elizabeth I's death
in 1603, after 45 years of reign, the queen died and the King James IV of Scotland became the King of England. -
The Gunpowder Plot
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James I's death
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Petition of Rights
The Parliament forced the King to sign a petition that would restrain his power. The King could no longer collect taxed the people without the Parliament's consent for example. -
The Grand Remonstrance
It designed an important document voted by Parliament after heated debates. It summarized all the wrong doing of Charles I and concludes on “revolutionary” demands. -
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The Commonwealth
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The Instrument of Government
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The Popish Plot
The French planned to replace the King Charles II by his brother James II that was Catholic. -
The Glorious Revolution
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The Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights lists the King James II's misdeeds and fixed limitations on the sovereign's powers. -
The Act of Union between England and Scotland
It is the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain encompassing England, Wales and Scotland.