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1534
Act of Supremacy
It is an act that declares Henri VIII as Supreme Head on earth of the Church of England, which causes the severing of all links of England with Rome. -
1534
Henri VIII's first divorce
Henri the 8th reigns England from 1509 to 1547, 1534 is the year where he divorces Katherine of Aragon. -
1534
Act of Succession
The annulment of his marriage to Katherine of Aragon .
It is an Act that required for the King's subjects to accept and recongnize his second marriage to Anne Boleyn. -
1539
Great Bible
The Great Bible is the first edition of the Bible in English authorized by Henri VIII -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Edward VI's reign
Son of Henri VIII and Jane Seymour, -
1549
First version of the Book Of Common Prayer
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Period: 1549 to 1552
Acts of Uniformity
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1552
Radical version of the Book of Common Prayer
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Period: 1552 to 1553
Forty-Two Articles of Faith
It is a set of doctrinal formulas fefining the dogmatic position of the Church of England -
1553
Mary I
Daughter of Henri VIII and Katherine of Aragon, reigns in England from 1553 to 1558 -
1554
Marriage of Mary I with Phillip II of Spain.
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1559
Elizabeth I's reign
Daughter of Henri VIII and Anne Boleyn. She reigns in England from 1558 to 1603 -
1559
Act of Supremacy
The Act that defines Elizabeth as Supreme GOvernor of the Church of England. -
1559
England is officially Protestant
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1563
The Thirty-Nine Articles
It estabished basic terms, the faith and practice of the Church of England. -
1571
Suscription Act
It is an act that required the clergy of the Church of England to follow the Thirty Nine Articles. -
Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
After 19 years spent in captivity, Mary, queen of Scots cousin of Elizabeth I is tried and executed under the orders of the Queen for her implication in an attempt to kill the Queen. -
Defeat of The Spanish Armada
The British Navy defeated the Spanish Armada off the coast of France. The Spanish Armada was a fleet of ships and transports that tried to invade England. -
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Nine Years War in Ireland
War pitting Irish Gaelic against the British army ruling the kingdom of Ireland. The war ended in a defeat for the Irish. -
James VI & I's reign
Son of Mary Stuart and Henry Stuart. He reigns after Elizabeth in England from 1603 to 1625, he introduces a new dynasty: The Stuarts. -
Gunpowder Plot
It is a failed attempt to assassinate the King during the Opening of Parliament, organized by Robert Catesby a devout English Catholic. -
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James VI & I rules without Parliament
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Charles I's reign
Son of James VI I and Anne of Denmark. He succeeds his father to the throne from 1625 to 1649 -
Petition of Right
It is an English constitutional document that set the imprescriptible freedoms of the subjects before the King. -
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11 years of Tyranny
Charles I rules without Parliament. -
Book of Common Prayer for the Kirk
The Kirk is the name of the Presbyterian Church of Scotland. -
Abolition of the episcopacy in the Kirk
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Bishop's War
It is an armed encounter between Charles I and the Scottish Covenanters. The Covenanters wanted to abolish episcopacy. -
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Short Parliament
Charles I appeal to Parliament for 1 month -
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Long Parliament
Charles I appeal to Parliament for a longer duration. -
The Irish Rebellion
This rebellion led to a massacres of English Protestants because they were seen as corrupt. -
Breakdown of the relations between Charles and Parliament.
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Attempt to arrest the MPs
The King tries to arrest 5 leading MPs but he fails -
First Civil War
Charles I raises his standard at Nottingham.It is the supporters of the King: Cavaliers against the supporters of the Parliament : Roundheads. -
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English Civil War
War that pitted England, Ireland and Scotland all ruled by Charles I. -
The King surrenders to the Scots
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Putney Debates
Series of discussions over the political settlement after the Parliament's victory against Charles I. -
Second Civil War
It tooks place between February and August 1648 in England and Wales. -
Execution of Charles I
Charles I is on trial and refuses to plead, he is executed in Whitehall. -
Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector.
After his victory against Charles I ,he dissolves Parliament and he gets offered kingship in 1657 which he refuses.