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1509
Catherine of Aragon , Henry VIII first wife
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Period: 1509 to 1533
Catherine of Aragon marriage with Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon was Henry VIII’s first wife. He divorced her in 1533 after she failed to produce a male heir, leading him to break from the Catholic Church and form the Church of England. known as the Anglican Church -
Feb 18, 1516
Mary I
Mary I was, daughter of Catherine of Aragon and first queen regnant of England , she was also called Bloody Mary. -
1517
Martin Luther writes the Ninety-Five Theses
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1521
Martin Luther is excommunicated and declared a heretic
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1522
Martin Luther publishes German translation of the New Testament
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1526
William Tyndale
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1529
Pop rejected Henry’s petition for divorce
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1533
Henry Vlll marries Ann Boleyn
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Period: 1533 to 1536
Ann Boleyn
Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII who was executed because she was suspected of adultery -
1534
Act of supremacy
Act of Supremacy establishes the Church of England with Henry VIII as supreme head -
1536
Henry Vlll marries Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour was the third wife of Henry VIII , she died shortly after giving birth to Henry VIII's only surviving legitimate son, Edward VI. She stayed married to Henry VIII from 1536 - 1537. -
Period: 1536 to 1537
Pilgrimage of Grace
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Oct 12, 1537
Edward VI
Son of Henry VIII and his third wife Jane Seymour, Edward succeeded his father in 1547 aged nine. But he died of tuberculosis before his sixteenth birthday in 1553. -
Period: 1545 to 1563
The Council of Trent
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Period: 1547 to 1553
Reign Of Edward VI
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1549
First Book of Common Prayer is published
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Period: 1553 to 1558
Reign of Mary I
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1559
The Act of Uniformity by Elizabeth I.
Religious beliefs were imposed, Every parish was required to use the Book of Common Prayer, and those who did not attend Anglican services were fined . -
1559
Second Act of supremacy
The Second Act of Supremacy was done by Elizabeth I. She abolished the authority of the Pope, restored the authority of the Queen over the Church, and became the Supreme Governor of the Church of England. -
Period: 1563 to 1571
The 39 Articles of Faith
Started the doctrine and religious beliefs of the Church of England. -
1569
The Northern Rebellion
The Northern Rebellion was a rebellion against religious reforms, involving 6,000 insurgents. There was also an attempt to replace Queen Elizabeth I with Mary, Queen of Scots. The revolt was led by the Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland. -
1570
The excommunication of Elizabeth I
The excommunication of Elizabeth I was done by Pope Pius V, who issued a papal bull called “Regnans in Excelsis”, a formal document that declared Elizabeth a heretic and excommunicated her from the Catholic Church. -
Period: 1577 to
The repression of 26 years
163 persons were killed during The repression of 26 years. -
1581
1581 Act to Restrain the Queen’s Majesty’s Subjects in Their Due
Death penalty for any person converting to or already converted to Catholicism. It was now forbidden to participate in or celebrate the Catholic Mass. Anglican services were obligatory otherwise, individuals were fined. -
First Act of Union
First Act of Union that unites the kingdoms of England and Scotland, creating Great Britain -
Act of union
Act of Union unites the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland