-
1534
Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII establishes the Church of England. -
Period: 1534 to
The Tudor Era
-
1535
The English Bible
-
1536
Pilgrimage of Grace
-
1536
Dissolution of the monasteries
-
1536
William Tyndale executed for heresy
-
1537
Coverdale’s Bible
-
1539
The Great Bible
-
1547
Death of Henry VIII
-
1547
Edward VI becomes king
(r. 1547–1553) -
1549
the Book of Common Prayer
- Prayer Book Rebellion
-
Period: 1549 to 1552
Acts of Uniformity
-
1553
Mary Tudor becomes Queen
(r. 1516–58)
- Restores Catholicism -
1558
Death of Mary Tudor
-
1558
Elizabeth I becomes Queen
(r. 1558 - 1603) -
1559
Act of Supremacy + Act of Uniformity
Defined the Anglican Church under Elizabeth. -
1567
James VI begins his reign in Scotland
-
1571
Subscription Act - Elizabeth I
Required clergy to affirm the Thirty-Nine Articles of the Church of England. -
Period: 1577 to 1580
Circumnavigation of Sir Francis Drake
-
Beheading of Mary of Scots
-
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
-
The True Law of Free Monarchies
By James VI -
Basilikon Doron
Written as a guide for his son, this book also supported the idea of absolute monarchy. -
Death of Elizabeth I
End of the Tudor dynasty. -
James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England
(r.1603-1625) -
Period: to
The Stuart Era
-
Peace Treaty Between England and Spain
-
Guy Fawkes & the Gunpowder Plot
Failed Catholic conspiracy to blow up Parliament. -
Period: to
James VI & I rules without Parliament
-
Death of James VI & I
-
Charles I becomes King
(r. 1625–1649)
Parliament asserts limits on royal authority. -
Petition of Right
-
Period: to
Personal Rule of Charles I
“Eleven Years of Tyranny” -
William Laud becomes Archbishop of Canterbury
Promoting Arminianism. -
The Book of Common Prayer- kirk
- Scottish opposition - A version of the English Book of Common Prayer revised for use by the Church of Scotland.
-
The Covenant
Against Charles’s policies. -
Abolition of Episcopacy
-
Period: to
Bishops War
-
Period: to
The Long Parliament
-
Period: to
The Short Parliament
-
The Irish Rebellion
-
The Grand Remonstrance
Parliament issued a list of grievances against Charles. -
Period: to
The Confederation of Kilkenny
The Irish Catholic Confederation -
Charles attempts to Arrest 5 Members of the Parliament
-
Period: to
The English Civil War
-
New Model Army
-
Charles I surrenders to the Scots
-
The "Engagement"
he signed a secret treaty or engagement, whereby presbyterianism should be established in Scotland, and in England for three years. In exchange, the Scots promised an army. -
Period: to
The Putney Debates
-
Period: to
The Second Civil War
-
“Pride’s Purge”
The Rump Parliament -
Execution of Charles I
Regicide - Abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords.
Military occupation of Sclotland (1649–1655). -
Cromwell dissolves Parliament & becomes “Lord Protector”
-
Cromwell refuses the crown
The Humble Petition and Advice (but Lord Protector becomes hereditary) -
Richard Cromwell became Lord Protector
-
Oliver Cromwell passed away
-
Richard Cromwell resigns
Due to increasing tensions within the army and his inability to maintain control. -
Charles II invited to return as king
(1660–1685) -
George Monk marches on England
