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1517
The Ninety-Five Theses
Martin Luther wrote the famous text that marks the start of
the European Reformation. -
1526
The Tyndale Bible
It's the New Testatment translated into English by William Tyndale. -
Nov 3, 1534
Act of Supremacy
Officially made the king the supreme head of the Church of England. -
Period: 1536 to 1537
Pilgrimage of Grace
Caused by the English Reformation, dissolution of the monasteries, rising food prices, and Statute of Uses.
They wanted the reversal of the Act of Supremacy, restoration of Mary Tudor to the line of succession, and removal of Thomas Cromwell. Resulted in Suppression of the risings, execution of the leading figures -
Period: Jan 28, 1547 to Jul 6, 1553
Edward VI's reign
Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. Edward was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, and England's first monarch to be raised as a Protestant. -
1549
The Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer was a product of the English Reformation. The Reformation began in the 1530s when Henry VIII separated the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church and the authority of the pope. -
Period: 1553 to Nov 17, 1558
Reign of Mary I, "Bloody Mary"
Became the 1st Queen of England. She restored Catholicism and send over 200 protestants to the stake. -
Period: Nov 17, 1558 to
Elizabethan era
The reign of Elizabeth I is often thought of as a Golden Age. Known as the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth was the last of the five monarchs of the House of Tudor. -
Jan 21, 1559
Act of Uniformity
Made every purish had to use the Book of Common Prayer. -
Period: Nov 9, 1569 to Jan 21, 1570
Northern rebellion
Was an unsuccessful attempt to replace the Queen Elizabeth with Mary, Queen of Scots . -
Feb 25, 1570
The papal Bull
Pope Pius V published Bull Regnans in Excelsis, announcing that Queen Elizabeth of England had been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church and stripped her of her sovereignty in England and Ireland. -
1571
Treasons Act 1571
The law makes it punishable by death any acts of treason, including harming the royal family, or speaking maliciously of the queen. -
The Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada was a large naval fleet sent by Spain in 1588 to invade England but England was victorious. -
Speech to the troops at Tilbury
Queen Elizabeth's famous speech before the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada.
Her famous sentence: “But I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too.” -
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Reign of James I of England
James I of England who was also James VI of Scotland was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots. He held Calvinist views (protestant) -
Act of Union
The Act of Union joining Ireland to Great Britain, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.