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Period: Apr 3, 1366 to Mar 4, 1461
House of Lancaster
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Period: Sep 30, 1399 to Aug 22, 1509
War of the Roses
War of the Roses For a hundred and ten years, the houses of Lancaster and York battled to determine who was the more powerful house and subsequently the true heir to the English throne. -
Period: Mar 4, 1461 to Oct 2, 1470
House of York
The House of York were descendents of Edward III, the member of the House of Plantagenet that was usurped. -
Period: Oct 30, 1470 to Apr 11, 1471
House of Lancaster (Restored)
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Period: Apr 11, 1471 to Jun 26, 1485
House of York (restored)
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Apr 26, 1509
Henry VII takes the throne
Henry VII was the son of a Lancaster family and he married Elizabeth of York. The marriage ended the War of the Roses by combining the two houses. For more info -
Mar 18, 1533
Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn
Henry and Anne marry. She uses her influence over him to have the monarchy separate from the Catholic Church. She encouraged protestantism. Her influence over Henry VIII changed the way monarchs viewed the Church and its authority. -
Mar 18, 1536
Dissolution of Monasteries Act
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Jan 28, 1547
Edward VI takes the throne
As the only male heir, Edward VI took the throne after his father Henry VIII. Edward was only a boy and very sickly. Lady Jane Grey ruled alongside him as his regent until his early death. For more info -
Apr 21, 1547
Henry VIII takes the throne
Henry VIII and his six wives Henry VIII took the throne with peaceful transfer from his father upon his father's death. -
Jul 19, 1558
Mary I takes the throne
Mary I, a Catholic believer, takes the throne after Edward VI as the next legitimate heir of Henry VIII. Mary I was a cruel leader and the English did not like her. For more info -
Elizabeth I takes the throne
Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Henry's second wife. Many people thought Elizabeth was illegitimate and had no right to the throne. She became one of the strongest female monarchs to ever rule. For more info -
SOL Standard for Timeline
WHII.2 The student will demonstrate an understanding of the political, cultural, geographic, and economic conditions in the world about 1500 A.D.(C.E.) by
b) describing artistic, literary, and intellectual ideas of the Renaissance;
c) describing the distribution of major religions; The English monarchs starting with Henry VIII represent a break with the Catholic Church's control over rulers and a growth of absolutism. This timeline serves as an introductory piece to the study of abolsutism.
