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Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VII reign
The Break with Rome -
Oct 31, 1517
Ninety-five Theses by Martin Luther
Proposal list written by Martin Luther that mark the start of the European Reformation
http://reverendluther.org/pdfs/The_Ninety-Five_Theses.pdf -
1526
Tyndale Bible
Publication of the New Testament translated in English by William Tyndale. -
1533
Henry VII marry Ann Boleyn
After the act in Restraint of Appeals, Henry VIII annulled his marriage to Catherine of Aragon and married Ann Boleyn -
1534
Act of supremacy
The king was made “Supreme Head of the Church of England”
Separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church -
1536
Pilgrimage of Grace (1536-1537)
Rebellions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire that last 6 months (ended in 1537). They demanded the restoration of the pope Mary Tudor as succession. -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Edward VI reign
The young King -
1549
Book of Common prayers
Book of authorized prayers -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Mary I
The Catholic Restoration -
1555
Burnings of heretics (1555-1558)
Over 200 protesters went to the stake.
That's what earned her the nickname Bloody Mary. -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I reign
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1559
The act of supremacy
- She became “ Supreme Governor of the Church of England”
- abolished the authority of the pope
- restored the authority of the queen over the Churched
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1559
The act of uniformity
- every parish had to use the book of common prayer
- people who did not attend an anglican service were fined
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1570
Excommunication of Elizabeth I
She was excommunicated by the pope Pius V -
1571
The 39 articles of faith
Written between 1536 and 1571
State the doctrine of the Church -
Babington Plot
Young Catholics had sworn to kill Elizabeth and put Mary Stuart on the throne. Their strategies were discovered by Francis Walsingham, when he managed to decipher a coded letter between Marie Stuart and this group. -
Mary Stuart’s execution
After the Babington plot, Mary Stuart was convicted for complicity and sentence to death.
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Victory of England over the Spanish Armada
Spain attempted to invade England via a Naval battle. England won thanks to a material and men advantage.
It was during this battle that Queen Elizabeth gave the speech to the Troops at Tilbury. -
Period: to
James VI and I reign
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Gun powder plot
A Conspiracy devised by a small group of Catholics to blow up Parliament and kill James I.
The conspiracy was a failure and Guy Fawkes, who was keeping watch outside parliament was sentenced to death. -
Great contract
Financial reform that state that the king would receive fixed some. The House of the common people refused to ratafied -
Period: to
Thirty years war
The war is due to the religious conflict initiated by the 16th-century Reformation within the Holy Roman Empire.
War between Catholic powers and Protestant powers (including England) over the throne of Bohemia, Germany -
Period: to
Charles I reign
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Petition of Right
Wanted to get Charles I to recognize there was limits to his power (illegality of Extra-parliament taxation, billeting, martial law, imprisonment without trial) -
Three Resolution
Declared that whoever tried to brig in “Popery or Arminianism” or to alter the protestant forms of the Church of England was an enemy of the kingdom. As well as anyone advising the king to collect custom duties without Parliament’s consent -
Period: to
Personal Rule
Also called the “eleven years Tyranny”, period of time during which the King Charles I ruled over England without calling the parliament