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Period: 1509 to 1547
The Reign of Henry VIII
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1533
Henry VIII marry Ann Boleyn
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1534
Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII divorced with Catherine of Aragon -
Period: 1547 to 1553
The Reign of Edward VI
He created :
- conflicts with Scotland
- ministers because he was very young
- tensions and riots againt the landowners -
1549
Rebellion
The resistance didn't want changes to their religion
(Edward was a Protestant and made a lot of physical changes to churches and edited the Book of Common Prayer ) -
Period: 1552 to 1558
The Reign of Mary I
She tried to :
- have a popular marriage with Philipe II
- have a heir
- re-catholicized the country
- consolidate the state finances -
Period: 1558 to
The Reign of Elizabeth I
She wanted to :
- re-established the Reformation
- stabilized the country
- have better international relationships -
1559
Act of Supremacy
All the members or the Church needed to take an oath to the Queen so everyone would be Protestant -
Period: 1567 to
The Reign of James VI and I
James VI of Scotland and I of England :
- started the Stuart Line
- tried to establish an absolute monarchy
- also tried to establish a policy of religious toleration
- balanced between the Arminian and Puritan factions -
Period: to
Alliance between England, Netherlands and France
England made an alliance with Netherlands and France to defeat the Spanish invasion -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
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"Gunpowder Plot"
A group of Catholics wanted to blow up Parliament -
Period: to
The Reign of Charles I
Charles I :
- sought to the govern without Parliament
- favoured the Arminianism and was close to the Catholicism
- opposed the Prebysterianism of the Kirk -
Petition of Rights
The citizens were against the "illegal" rule of the King -
Period: to
Eleven Year of Tyranny
Charles I decided to rule without Parliament as his father -
Period: to
Bishops' War
War between Scottish forces and the King army
--> Charles I needed to raise money to have a better army so he needed Parliament -
Rebellion
This event leaded to multiple massacres of England Protestants -
Second Civil War
Charles I was surrended by the Scots who handed him over to Parliament -
Execution of Charles I
Charles I refused to plead on the trial then was executed -
Glorious Revolution
