Early Modern Period

  • 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

    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

    German translation of the Bible
    Translated by Martin Luther
  • 1526

    Tyndale Bible

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Invisible Armada defeat
    The english Armada won over the spanish armada known as "the invisible" that wanted to invate England.
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    James I reign

    James I is Mary Stuart son and when Elizabeth died he bacame King of england while he was already James VI of Scotland.
  • The gunpowder plot

    The gunpowder plot
    A group of catholic wanted to bloow up the Parliament and the King but it failed
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    Charles I reign

  • The Petition of Rights

    The parliament wanted the King to realise his power has a limit.
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    Personal Rule

    Eleven years when England had no parliament, the king had all the power. This period is also called the Eleven years Tyranny.
  • Irish Revolution

    After Protestant invade ireland during James' reign irish catholic decided to rebel against Protestant and they killed 3 to 4 thousand people.
  • The grand Remonstrance

    The grand Remonstrance
    the parliament listed all the things Charles I did during the Personal rule and they asked for revolutionary measure so it created 2 groups in the Parliament.
  • Start of civil War

    Charles I declared war at the Parliament
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    Interregnum

    The interregnum is a period between two King's reign.
    During that period there were the common wealth between 1649 and 1653. Then on december 16th 1653 there were the Cromwellian Protectorate until 1658. finally there were anarchy with 7 different government in less than a year.
  • Blasphemy Act

    This act repressed people (members of the Quakers) who belive the Bible isn't God's word.
  • Restoration

    after the declaration of Breda published by Charles II the monarchy was back in England.
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    Charles II reign

    King Charles died in 1685 so the next King was his brother James II who was catholic.
  • Uniformity Act

    With this at all ministeers agreed to conform to the Book of Common Paryer
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    James II reign

    He became King after his brother passed and he was catholic but he didn't have a catholic male heir until 1688, only a protestant daughter. When he had a catholic son there were a revolution to change the King.
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    William III and Mary II reign

    They were joint monarch who were put on the throne after James II fled to France.
  • Bill of Rights

    This act limited the monarch's power for the 1st time
  • Act of settlement

    This act said that the next king after William and Mary would have to be protestant.
  • Act of union

    Act of union
    This act united England/Wales with Scotland in one kingdom.
  • Union Act

    Creation of United Kingdom (union between Great
    Britain and Ireland) and the end of the Early Modern Period