British History (1534-1801)

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  • 1491

    Birth of Henry VIII

    Birth of Henry VIII
  • 1509

    Coronation of Henry VIII

    Coronation of Henry VIII
  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Henry VIII’s reign

  • 1516

    Birth of Mary I

    Birth of Mary I
  • 1529

    The pope rejected Henry’s petition for a divorce

  • 1533

    Henry VIII married Ann Boleyn

    Henry VIII married Ann Boleyn
  • 1533

    Act in Restraint of Appeals

    Act in Restraint of Appeals
    It gaves the king the legal power to annul marriages.
  • 1533

    Birth of Elizabeth

    Birth of Elizabeth
  • 1534

    Act of supremacy

    Act of supremacy
    The king was made “Supreme head of the Church of England”.
  • 1534

    Separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic church

  • Period: 1536 to 1541

    Dissolution of Monasteries

  • Period: 1536 to 1537

    Pilgrimage of Grace

    A popular revolt beginning in Yorkshire in October 1536 and which lasted 6 months. They were against the dissolution, they demanded the restoration of the pope and of Mary Tudor to the Royal succession and economic grievances were also at the center of the rebellions.
  • 1537

    Translation of the Bible

    Translation of the Bible
    The permission was given for an English Bible. And it became obligated in every church.
  • 1537

    Birth of Edward VI

    Birth of Edward VI
  • Period: 1547 to 1553

    Edward VI’s reign

  • 1549

    Publication of the book of common prayer

    Publication of the book of common prayer
  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Mary I’s reign

  • Period: 1558 to

    Elizabeth’s reign

  • 1559

    The Act of Supremacy

    The Act of Supremacy
    The authority of the pope was abolished, it restored the authority of the queen over the church and she became “supreme governor of the Church of England”.
  • 1559

    The Act of Uniformity

    Every parish had to use the book of common prayer and people who did not attend an Anglican service were fined.
  • Period: 1563 to 1571

    The 39 articles of faith

    It stated the doctrine ( religious belief ) of the church.
    It made 3 importants changes : a new ecclesiology ( conception of the church ) / a new doctrine of salvation ( doctrine du salut ) / a new definition of sacraments and of the mass.
    They are still in use today.
  • 1569

    The northern rebellion

    The northern rebellion
  • 1570

    The pope excommunicated Elizabeth

    The pope excommunicated Elizabeth
  • 1581

    The 1581 Act

    It provided for death penalty for any person converting or already converted.
    It was now forbidden to participate or celebrate the catholic mass.
    Anglican services were compulsory : £20 per month.

  • The Babington plot

    The Babington plot

  • The execution of Mary Queen of Scots

    The execution of Mary Queen of Scots

  • Speech to the troops at Tilbury

    Speech to the troops at Tilbury
    The queen Elizabeth made this speech in Tilbury, Essex, in order to rally the troops who were preparing to repel the invasion of the
    Spanish Armada.

  • The Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    The Defeat of the Spanish Armada