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Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII and the break with Rome
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1517
Martin luther’s position in ninety-five theses
According to him salvation was free and one did not have to pay anything to obtain it.
Any priest declaring that being indulgences could free a man of his sins was lying.
Christians who were seeking pardon should turn to charity instead of being expensive letters of pardon. -
1521
excommunication of Martin Luther
expelled from the church and declared an heretic. -
1526
William tyndale translated the new testament into English
William Tyndall was a gifted scholar and linguist, was the first to translate the Bible into English from the original Hebrew and Greek. Tyndale wanted everyone in England, from the ploughboy to the king, to be able to read the Scripture in his own language. -
1534
act of supremacy
two acts passed by the Parliament of England in the 16th century that established the English monarchs as the head of the Church of England -
Period: 1536 to 1537
pilgrimage of grace
The dissolution process was interrupted by rebellions in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. These were the greatest rebellions ever faced by Tudor monarch, they lasted 6 months. -
1541
The act of supremacy
Church organisation
- Abolished the authority of the Pope
- Restored the authority of the Queen over the Church
- She became "Supreme Governor of the Church of England ». -
Period: 1547 to 1535
Edward VI : the young king
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Period: 1553 to 1558
Mary I and the catholic restoration
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1559
The act of uniformity
Religious belief
- Every parish had to use the Book of Common Prayer
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Period: 1559 to 1563
Elizabeth's new legislation
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Period: 1563 to 1571
The 39 articles of faith
Doctrine
- Stated the doctrine (religious belief) of the Church
- 3 important changes: a new ecclesiology (conception of the Church) / a new doctrine of Salvation (doctrine du salut) / a new definition of sacraments and of the mass
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1570
Pope Pius V excommunicated Elizabeth
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1570
Pope Pius V issued the papal bull in Excelsis
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Period: 1577 to
Repression of Catholics
163 persons killed during repression in 26 years -
1581
The 1581 act
("Act to retain the Queen's Majesty's Subjects in their due Obedience"):
- It provided for the death penalty for any person converting, or already converted to Catholicism.
- It was now forbidden to participate or celebrate the Catholic Mass
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Act of union
legislative agreement uniting Great Britain (England and Scotland) and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland