British history: 1534 - 1801

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  • Period: 1455 to 1485

    War of the Roses

    The War of the Roses was a series of civil wars in England opposing two houses, the House of York (the white rose) and the House of Lancaster (the red rose). The end of the War was marked by the Battle of Bosworth and the Tudor dynasty.
  • Period: 1485 to 1509

    Reign of Henry VII

  • 1509

    Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon

    Catherine of Aragon was the daughter od the King of Spain.
  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Reign of Henry VIII

  • 1517

    Martin Luther wrote the "Ninety-Five Theses"

    Martin Luther wrote the "Ninety-Five Theses"
    Martin Luther was a German monk and major Protestant Reformer who challenged the Church authority with his "Ninety-Five Theses". He wrote against indulgences for instance.
  • 1532

    Henry VIII divorces Catherine of Aragon

  • 1533

    Henry VIII marries Anne Beleyn

  • 1533

    Act in Restraint of Appeals

    Anything that happens can’t be settled any else where that in England, people could not appeal to the Pope to overturn Henry’s rulings on the Church.
  • 1534

    Act of Supremacy

    Henry VIII is at the head of the Church and against the Pope authority.
  • 1534

    Treasons Act

    As England is not catholic anymore the Act is aiming to make punishable by death the idea of challenging the authority or the supremacy of the Church.
  • Period: 1536 to 1541

    Monasteries are abolished and lands are confiscated and sold

  • Period: 1547 to 1553

    Reign of Edward VI

  • Period: 1558 to

    Reign of Elizabeth I

  • Period: 1567 to

    Reign of James VI in Scotland

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    Reign of James I in England

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    Reign of Charles I