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Jan 1, 1485
Henry VII
First Tudor king after defeating richard III -
Jan 1, 1509
Henry VIII
He had six wifes and the first monarch to have his wife excuted -
Period: Jan 16, 1517 to Jan 16, 1564
English Reformation
The English Reformation started in the reign of Henry VIII.Church of England broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Catholic Church. -
Jan 15, 1547
Edward VI
The only male tudor of his generation and if he died one of his sisters would come to power -
Jan 1, 1553
Lady Jane Grey
Wasent Queen very long -
Jan 15, 1553
Mary 1
Unhappy, Bloody Mary -
Jan 1, 1558
Elizabeth I
How long she ruled for. -
James I
Unites the English and Scottish crowns -
Charles I
Was the leader when the scotts tried to take over England -
Period: to
English Civil War
The English Civil Wars (1642-1651) stemmed from conflict between Charles I and Parliament over an Irish insurrection. The first war was settled with Oliver Cromwell’s victory for Parliamentary forces at the 1645 Battle of Naseby. -
Oliver Cromwell
Execution of Charles I ad English civil war -
Charles II
Charles was far more successful than his father, but the Civil War had left its legacy, and Charles did not have as much power as his father -
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The Resoration
monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. -
James II
exiled to France and died their -
Period: to
Glorious Revolution
was the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland and James II of Ireland) -
William III
Being crowned joint with his wife -
Mary I
Being crowned joint with her husband -
Anne
unlikely person to become queen of England. She was born on February 6, 1665 to the Duke and Duchess of York and was their second daughter out of three children. Shortly before her birth, her uncle, King Charles II, had married and seemed destined to have a large family after fathering several illegitimate children
