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Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII reign
He became king at 17 years old and he had 6 wifes and 3 children -
1517
Start of the European Reformation
Martin Luther wrote the Ninety-Five Theses and he nailed it to the door of the University of Wittenberg. This text was a critic of th indulgences -
1522
German translation of the Bible
Translated by Martin Luther -
1526
Tyndale Bible
English translation pf the Bible made by William Tyndale -
Period: 1532 to 1537
Pope's powers go to the King Henry VIII
Henry VIII gived himself different powers in England as he was the king but those powers were the same as the pope's powers. He became the Head of the Church of England like the pope was with the roman catholic church. -
1534
Schism : Act of Supremacy
Beggining of the Early Modern Period. With this Act Henry VIII became "supreme head of church" and he made Anne Boleyn a legitimate queen. -
Period: 1536 to 1541
Monasteries were disbanned
At first the small one and then the bigger one. The nuns and monks were forced to became homeless. Henry wanted the lands back because the churches were taking 25% of the land of England. -
Period: 1536 to 1537
Pilgrimage of Grace
This pilgrimage lasted 6 month and was part of the rebellion of the Catholics against the dissolution of the monasteries -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Edward VI reign
He became king at 9 years old but he didn't had any heirs. -
1549
Publication of the Book of Common Prayers
New Testament still in use today -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Mary I reign
Mary Tudor became the first Queen of England at 37 years old. She was maried to the king of Spain Philip II but she didn't had any heirs. -
Period: 1555 to 1558
Bloody Mary
Mary Tudor burned over 200 protestants because she had successed to bring Catholicism Back in England. -
Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I reign
She was 25 years old when she became Queen and she died 45 years later. She didn't want a husband so she didn't had any heirs. Her reign is associated as Golden age of England. -
1559
2nd Act of Supremacy and Act of Uniformity
Like her father, She take the power of the Pope for her as the Queen of England. but she didn't choose the same title, she was "supreme Governor of the Church of England". She also started to fine people who didn't attend the anglican church and she replace the Bible with the Book of Common Prayers. -
Period: 1563 to 1571
The 39 articles of Faith
This doctrine is still the one used in England. With those articles Elizabeth I changed the organisation of the church, a new salvation, and new definition of the sacraments. -
1570
Excommunication of Elizabeth
The pope excommunicated Elizabeth because he lost his hope to convert Elizabeth to Catholicism. -
Period: 1577 to
Repression
they were 163 people killed in 26 years. -
The Babington plot
during her reign Elizabeth had to survive to a lot of plot but this one was one of the major one. A group of young Catholic tried to kill elizabeth but got caugh by a letter they sent to Mary Stuart who was imprisoned and it led to the execution of Mary. -
Execution of Mary Stuart
Because of a Civil War in Scotland Mary Stuart leave her country and go in England but her cousin Elizabeth I kept her imprisoned for 19 years before executing her. For her execution she prayed in Latin and wore a red dress which was the color of Catholic marthyr. -
Invisible Armada defeat
The english Armada won over the spanish armada known as "the invisible" that wanted to invate England. -
Union Act
Creation of United Kingdom and the end of the Early Modern Period