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1517
1517 : Martin Luther writing the Ninety-Five Theses
Martin Luther writes the 95 theses to denounce the religious practices of the church. And to support the idea that actions, forgiveness and faith belong to God -
1526
1526 : The Tyndale Bible
The New Testament translated into English by William Tyndale -
1533
1533: Act in Restraint of Appeals
This act gives the King the right to have the power to annul his marriage -
1533
•1533: Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn since he hoped she could give him a male heir. -
1534
1534: Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII became the "Supreme Head of The Chruch of England". He takes the place of the pope in the church so that he is no longer in oppositions with his ideas -
1537
1537: The English Bible allowed to be published
The English Bible is allowed to be published, the second language after Latin. -
1547
1547: Henry VIII died successor Edward VI son
Edward VI, son of Henry VIII became king at the age of 9 and decided to lead England on the path of Protestantism -
1549
1549: The Book of Common Prayer
The book of the common prayer was written by Thomas Cranmer, and serves to gather the faithful after their dissolution with Rome to instruct them in their daily life. -
1553
1553: Edward VI died successor Mary Tudor
Edward VI died in 1553 and Mary Tudor became Queen of England, she restored the catholisim. -
1555
1555-1558 Mary Tudor " Bloody Mary"
Mary Tudor, who became the first Queen of England to reign, ordered the execution of all Protestants who didn't want to become Catholics. She killed about 200 Protestants, her surname " Bloody Mary". Between 1555 and 1558, she died that year on -
1558
1558: Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I restores Protestantism, her goal is to repair her sister's errands, to unite her country and to make sure that Catholics are not left out. -
1559
1559: Act of Supremacy
This act serves to abolish the authority of the pope and the Queen in the lead having the authority on the church. She becomes “Supreme Governor of the Church of England”. -
1559
1559: The Act of Uniformity
Set, this act serves to condemn any person who doesn't go to church will be fined, the book of common prayer is mandatory and must be read. -
1563
1563-1571: The 39 articles of faith
This Doctrine: believe in the church, new ecclesiology , new doctrine of salvation, new definition of sacrament and of the mass -
1569
1569: The Northern Rebellion
This rebellion shows the disagreement with the reform of Elizabeth I and serves to replace her by Mary queen of Scot, her cousin , who is an enemy for Elizabeth. -
1570
1570: Pope Pius V and "the papal bull"
In his papal bull, the pope despises Elizabeth I , affirms that she isn't the heir, and invites all Catholics to rebel against her. -
1586: The Babington plot
Catholics tried to assassinate Elizabeth I, to making Mary Suart queen in her place, but they failed because the plan has been discovered. -
1587: Mary Queen of Scot executed
Elizabeth was afraid she would take her place, so she ordered the execution of Mary Queen of Scot. On that day, she wore a red dress to represent the Catholic matyrs -
1588: The Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The king of Spain wanted to invade England so Elizabeth I confronted him. This was a victory for England and earned her the support of her people and their gratitude. -
1588: First speech of Elizabeth I
Speech to the troops at Tilbury, to motivate his army, persuade them
"I know I have the body of a weak woman but I have the heart and
stomach of a king, and a King of England too”. -
1603: Death of Elizabeth I , heir James I
Her death showed that England was a united country. She succeeded in her objectives of reuniting and re-establishing protest. But also that England is a country to be afraid of. James I is indeed the son of Mary Stuart. -
5 Nov 1605 : The Gunpowder Plot
A plot organized by a small group of catholic against parliament. The goal was to kill James I -
1611: The King James' Bible
This bible is a new English translation -
1628: Petition of Rights
This was created to recognize the illegality of extra-parliamentary taxation. Also, the parliament wanted Charles to know that is has limits to his powers. -
1618-1648: The Thirty years war
A War where it was a military defeats: England against Spain and France -
1625: James I died, heir Charles I
Charles I becomes king but England will still have economic troubles -
1629-1640: The Personal Rule
11 years when the King Charles I rules without the parliament -
1637: The Scottish Crisis
The Scottish war led to the dissolution of the bishops so Charles I decided to lead a rebellion against Scotland. -
1642: Charles I declared War on Parliament
Charles I thought that five representatives of the Parliament were plotting against the Queen -
1643-1646: The First Civil War
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1649-1660: The Interregnum
After the death of king charles I, England has no more king so the people decided to govern but it was not excellent ,so Olivier Cromwell comes to help and is a committed leader for his country -
1649: Charles I executed
Just after the death of the King Charles I, Monarchy and House of Lord abolished and England was declared A Commonwealth. -
1653: The instrument of Government
The first England constitution -
1658: Olivier Cromwell died
Charles II is the heir he promised a general amnesty, to continue religious toleration and to share power with parliament but he wanted the return of Monarchy -
1685: Charles II died, heir James II
Charles II was succeeded by his brother James II, He was catholic and fear by a lot and the Glorious revolution start -
1689: The Bill of Rights
This text was written after the glorious revolution to ease tensions and set out the principles of the monarchy in England -
1770: Act of Union between England and Scotland
This act lead to the creation of the United Kingdom, under Queen Anne and also the ratification of the Act of Union -
1801: Second Act of Union included Ireland
This second act of Union included Ireland. So they change the flag.