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Period: 1509 to 1547
Reign of King Henry 8th of England
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1534
Act of Supremacy
Henry 8th becomes the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Thsi title gives him the power to control the people thanks to the oath of supremacy they swore to him. -
1534
Act of Sucession
This Act is a way to force people to accept Henry 8th second wife, Anne Boleyn after divorcing Catherine of Aragon. -
1536
Act of Union with Wales
Wales is first annexed but then becomes one state with England. -
1539
Publication of the Great Bible
The Great Bible was the 1st edition of the Bible in english published in 1539. -
1539
Six Articles of Faith
These articles permited to Henry 8th to stop the spread of the Protestants doctrine in England. They They called it a “whip with six strings” as a shock and it reintegrate the Catholic faith as well. -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Reign of King Edward VI of England
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1549
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer was a means of religious unity. It had to be approved by the Parliament to rest on it. It became the most important book in England. -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Reign of Mary Tudor alias "Bloody Mary"
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Period: 1558 to 1563
“Elizabethan religious settlement”
This period focuses on political and religious decisions made to unify the Church under Elizabeth 1st's reign. -
Period: 1558 to
Reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England
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1559
Act of Uniformity
Doctrine of the Church of England where it says to attend to church and use the Book of Common Prayer. -
1559
Act of Supremacy
Queen Elizabeth 1st is made Governor of the Church of England. -
1570
Elizabeth I's excommunication
Pope Pius V declared Elizabeth as a heretic then she was excommunicated and has been revoved from the throne. -
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Reign of King James I of England
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The Gunpowder Plot
Catholics betrayers including Guy Fawkes tried to explode the Parliament with King James I. -
King James' Bible apparition
King James' Bible is a version of the Bible translated in english for the Church of England. -
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Reign of King Charles I of England
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Petition of Right
This document claims that King Charles 1st has limited power on the people and the country of England. -
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The Eleven Years of Tyranny
King Charles 1st ruled without the Parliament. -
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The Bishops War
This war shows Charles 1st against the Presbetyrians from Scotland. It started from a disagreement on the instauration of a New Prayer Book. -
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The English Civil War
The Civil War opposed the three kingdoms ( England, Scotland and Ireland) but the main enemies were the Roundheads (Parliament's supporters) and the Cavaliers (Charles 1st's supporters). The reasons behind it were numerous but the major causes are financial, the power and religion. -
Execution of Charles 1st
