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1491
Birth of Henry VIII
He was a strong Catholic and became king solely because of his brother's death -
Period: 1509 to 1547
Reign of Henry VIII
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1517
Writing of the Ninety-Five Theses
Martin Luther denounced the Catholic Church -
1526
Translation of The Bible
Tyndale translated The Latin Bible to English -
1533
Marriage between Henry VI and Ann Boleyn
After divorcing Catheryn of Aragon, despites the Pope's refusal -
1534
Act of Supremacy
Henry VIII became the head of the English Church -
Period: 1536 to 1537
The Pilgrimage of Grace
English Catholics started a six month revolt towards Henry VIII's decision to destroy the monestaries -
1547
Edward VI succeding to his father
His young age led his uncle Edward Seymour to reign for him -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Reign of Edward VI
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1549
Book of Common Prayers
Creation of a book meant to be used by Anglican Protestants -
1553
Mary Tudor succeding on the throne
She restored Catholicism and her violence towards Protestants earned her the nickname of "Bloody Mary" -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Reign of Mary I
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1558
Elizabeth I as Queen of England
After her sister Mary Tudor, she was determined to instore a moderate Protestanism in England -
Period: 1558 to
Reign of Elizabeth I
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1559
Act of Uniformity
The goal was to give a new sense of unity to English people through moderate rules towards Catholics -
1559
New Act of Supremacy
Elisabeth created an edited version of her father's Act of Supremacy -
Period: 1559 to 1561
(Possible) Love affair between Elizabeth I and Robert Dudley
Their marriage was however rendered impossible because of false accusations against Dudley -
Period: 1563 to 1571
The Thirty-nine articles of Faith
These articles used both Protestant and Catholic elements to appeal to the largest number -
1569
The Northen Rebellion
A failed attempt of English Catholics to replace Elisabeth with Mary Queen of Scots -
1570
Excommunication of Elisabeth I
The Pope excommunicated her because of her actions to reinstate Anglicanism -
The Babington plot
Elisabeth's master spy deciphered a coded letter between Mary Stuart and a Catholic group ploting to assassinate her -
Execution of Mary Stuart
Elisabeth ordered the execution of Mary Queen of Scots after being kept prisoner for nineteen years in England -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Elisabeth's qualities allowed England to defeat the Spanish navy, known as "The Invincible Armada" at the time -
James I/James VI of Scotland succeding on the throne
James I/James VI of Scotland succeded his aunt since she had no heir -
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Reign of James I
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Gunpowder Plot
A group of Catholics unsucessfully tried to blow up the Parliament -
Great Contract
The King tried to introduced this contract to get a fixed some of money every months but the Parliament refused out of fear of him being independent from them -
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Thrity Years War
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Summon of the Parliament by James I
He asked them for money to finance the war, which they answered by portesting against -
Charles I as King
James I died at the start of the thirty years war and Charles I took his place. -
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Reign of Charles I
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Petition of Rights
The Parliament wrote a petition to complain against King Charles I which he reluctantly signed -
Three Resolutions
The Parliament passed this act with the intent to protect Anglicanism and put off the King from collecting custom duties without their consent -
Period: to
The Personal Rule
Also named "The Eleven Years Tyranny", it represents the timespan during which King Charles I reigned without Parliament -
Riot of St Giles's Cathedral
Scottish opposition rebelled against King Charles I attempted to impose a new prayer book -
Period: to
The Long Parliament
Two acts were passed to ensure the importance of Parliament in England -
Irish Rebellion
Because of James I plantation policy, Irish Catholics rose against Portestant settlers -
The Grand Remontrance
The Parliament was divided into two groups, the parliamentarians and royalists -
Arrest of five parliamentaries
Charles I marched into Parliament with his troops -
The Crown declares war on the Parliament
Charles I was furious after the Parliament presented him with multiple propositions -
Surrending of the King and royalists
The King was handed over to the Parliament -
Battle of Naseby
Turning point for the new army created by the parliamentarians over the royalists -
Allyship between the King and the Scots
Using a foreign army against his own people led to a second civil war -
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Interregnum
England was declared a "commonwealth" and monarchy was abolished -
Execution of Charles I
The King was executed for high treason against his kingdom -
Blasphemy Act
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Instrument of Government
England's first written constitution -
Start of the Cromwellian Protectorate
Military dictatoriship in which Cromwell had the executive power -
Death of Cromwell
He survived a plot and a rebellion planned against him. After his death, seven government succeded without success -
Reinstatement of monarchy through Charles II
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Period: to
Reign of Charles II
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Act of Uniformity
All ministers had to swear to conform to the Book of Common Prayer -
The Popish Plot
Rumors to replace the King by his Catholic brother, James II -
Period: to
The Exclusion Crisis
Fearing he would reinstore Catholicism, the Parliament attempted to shut James II off from the succession -
King James II
His reign created a deep fear of the return of Catholicism, especially through his heir -
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Reign of James II
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William III king of England
To avoid Catholicism, the Parliament asked James II son in law, William of Orange to invade England. He then became king -
Period: to
Reign of William III
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Bill of Rights
This bill was voted to ensure Civil Rights and Parliament Rights -
Act of Union between England and Scotland
Creation of the United Kingdom