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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
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1509
Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon
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Period: 1509 to 1547
Reign of Henry VIII
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1517
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
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1533
Henry VIII marries Anne Beleyn
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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
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Period: 1547 to 1553
Reign of Edward VI
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Period: 1558 to
Reign of Elizabeth I
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Period: 1567 to
Reign of James VI in Scotland
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Reign of James I in England
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Period: to
Reign of Charles I