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1534
Creation of the Act of Supremacy
Under Henry VIII, the king was made « supreme head of the Church of England ». -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Edward VI's reign
Edward VI's reign emphasized and developed the Protestant roots his predecessor left behind. -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Mary I's reign
Mary I's reign was a brief and brutal return to Catholicism. -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I's reign
Elizabeth I's reign was considered the Golden Age of the country. She is known for the « religious settlement » : she stabilized the Church of England by giving it principles that still exist today. -
1570
Pope Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth I
The Pope issues the « Regnans in Excelsis », a papal bull in which he blatantly calls the queen "an heretic favouring heretics" as well as "a so-called Queen", and excommunicates her. -
Mary (Stuart) Queen of Scots' Execution
After 19 years of being imprisoned by Elizabeth, she was executed after being associated with the Babington plot, which involved getting rid of Elizabeth and replacing her with Mary Stuart. -
The Defeat of the Spanish Armada
This defeat helped England reaffirm itself as a nation and showed Elizabeth's great qualities as a Queen.