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Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII's reign
At the beginning of its reign, Henry VIII was catholic. -
1533
Act in Restraint of Appeals
This act followed the divorce of Henry VIII with Catherine of Aragon. It gives the right to the king to annul marriages. -
1533
Henry VIII excommunicated
After Henry's divorce with Catherine of Aragon, The Pope never recognized Ann Boleyn as the legitimate King's wife and, therefore, he excommunicated Henry VIII. -
1534
Act of Supremacy (Henry's)
After his excommunication, the Act of Supremacy put Henry VIII at the Suprem Head of the Church of England. It weakened the power of the Pope in England. -
1536
Act of Union
Through this act, the Wales were officially integrated to England. -
Period: 1536 to 1537
Pilgrimage of Grace
Catholic revolt in response of the changes caused by the establishment of the Church of England (ex.: destruction of monasteries). -
1537
English Bible
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Period: 1547 to 1553
Edward VI's reign
Edward VI was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymore. He succeeded to his father when he was only nine yeasr old. -
1549
Book of Common Prayer
Edward VI was a protestant and during his reign he attempted to turn the Church of England more protestant. The Book of Common Prayer was the book of prayer for the Anglican Communion and it was the first with all the prayers in English. -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Mary I's reign
Mary I of England, daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, was catholic. She is also known as "Bloody Mary" because of the violent repression against protestants which happened during the Catholic Restoration. -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I's reign
Also called the "Elizabethan era" or "The Golden Age". Elizabeth I of England was the daughter of Henry VIII and Ann Boleyn. Unlike Mary I, she had been raised in a protestant faith. As a matter of fact, mist of her supporters were protestants who had fled the Catholic Restoration. -
1559
Act of Supremacy (Elizabeth's)
After the Catholic Restoration led by her predecessor, Elizabeth I had to reinstall the Church of England. -
1570
Elizabeth I excommunicated
Like her father (Henri VIII)before her, Elizabeth I of England was excommunicated after putting the Church of England back. -
1572
Vagabond Act
It is the Poor Law of 1572. Many Poor Laws were voted by the Parliamaent during Tudor's dynasty as the poverty was rising in England. Their purpose were mostly to settle a system of poor relief. The one of 1572 established a hierarchy between the poors (to give them what they needed depending on what "type" of poor they were) and especially a punishment for vagabonds. -
Babington plot
During Elizabeth's reign, many catholic plots to replace her by Mary of Scots (who, unlike Elizabeth, was catholic) were discovered. The last one was in 1586 and it was led by Anthony Babington. It caused Mary's execution (who had been imprisoned for nineteen years). -
Battle against the Spanish Armada
The battle ended with the victory of England. This is a very important victory as the Armada was known to be "invicible".