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Histoire Britannique

  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Reign of Henri VIII

  • Oct 31, 1517

    Critics of the Indulgence by Martin Luther

    Critics of the Indulgence by Martin Luther
    Martin Luther wrote the Ninety-Five Theses. He mailed this critique of the Indulgences to the door of the University of Witterberg
  • 1526

    Tyndale Bible

    Tyndale Bible
    William Tyndale translated the New Testament into English
  • 1532

    Authority Tranfert (1532-1537)

    Authority Tranfert (1532-1537)
    Authority of clerge and the Pope were transfered to the king (Henri VIII)
  • 1534

    Acte of Supremacy (The 1st one by Henri VII)

    Acte of Supremacy (The 1st one by Henri VII)
    He funded the Anglican Church and he become the supreme head of the Church of England
  • 1549

    Book Of Common Prayer under Edward VI

    Book Of Common Prayer under Edward VI
    Publication of the Book of Common Prayer
    (Roman Catholics practices were eradicated , the marriage of clergy was allowed )
  • 1553

    Mary I , The Queen of England (1553-1558)

    Mary I , The Queen of England (1553-1558)
    Restauration of the Catholic Church under Mary I also call Bloody Mary (over 200 protestant were killed )
  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Reign of Mary I

  • Period: 1558 to

    Reign of Elizabeth I

  • 1559

    The Act Of Supremacy ( the 2nd one by Elizabeth I )

    The Act Of Supremacy ( the 2nd one by Elizabeth I )
    Abolished the Autority Of the Pope , restored the authority of the Queen over the Church , she became "Supreme Governor of the Church of England"
  • 1559

    Act of Uniformity

    Act of Uniformity
    Every parish had to use the Book of Common Prayer , People who did not attend on Anglican service were fined
  • Period: 1563 to 1571

    39 article of faith

    -stated the doctrine of the Church ,
    - 3 important changes : a new ecclesiology, new doctrine of Salvation, new defintion of sacraments and of the mass ,
    -Still in use today
  • Execution of Mary Stuart

    Execution of Mary Stuart
    Mary Stuart was executed in 1587 in Fortheringham Castle because there were many plots against Elizabeth I where Mary Stuart attempt to the Throne of Elizabeth I
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    Reign of James I

  • The Gunpowder Plot

    The Gunpowder Plot
    A conspiracy devised by a small group of Catholics to blow up Parliament and kill James I.
  • The Great Contract

    The Great Contract
    The King would receive a fixed sum. But some MPs feared the King would not need to call up parliaments anymore to get money (the king would be financially independent!)
    The House of Commons refused to vote in favour of the Great Contract -- James dismissed Parliament
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    The Thirty Years War

  • Death Of James I

    Death Of James I
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    Reign of Charles I

  • Petition of Rights

    Petition of Rights
    They requested the King to recognise the illegality of extra-parliamentary taxation, billeting, martial law, imprisonment without trial.
    Wanted to get Charles to recognise that there were limits to his powers
    Charles reluctantly signed it but was furious, and as MPs were discussing impeaching Lord Buckingham again, he suspended parliament seating.
  • Three Resolutions

    Three Resolutions
    Declared that whoever tried to bring in “Popery or Arminianism” or to alter the protestant forms of the Church of England was an enemy of the Kingdom
    as well as anyone advising the King to collect custom duties without Parliament’s consent
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    The Personnal Rule

    11 years of Tyranny
    11 years when the King ruled without calling a parliament
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    The Scottish Crisis

    Scotland was Calvinist (Protestant too, but different religious practices /England)
    The Kirk = the Church of Scotland
    The General Assembly = the Kirk’s governing body
    In 1637 King Charles I attempted to draw the Church of Scotland (Calvinist) into line with the Church of England (Anglican).  Widespread public discontent.
  • The Grand Remonstrance

    The Grand Remonstrance
    an important document voted by Parliament after heated debates.
    It summarized all the wrong doing of Charles I and concluded on “revolutionary” demands:
    the right of the House of commons to choose the King’s ministers
    the right for Parliament to control any army sent to Ireland
    the right for Parliament to reform the Church
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    English Civil War

  • King's defeat and Royalist surrendered

    King's defeat and Royalist surrendered
    Charles surrendered to the Scots, who handed him to Parliament Thinking the war was over, the House of Commons decided to disband the New Model Army BUT without paying the soldiers what they were due (at that point they hadn’t being paid for months).
    This led to mutiny. In June 1647, the New Model Army seized the King.
  • The King escaped

    The King escaped
    the King escaped from army custody and allied himself with the Scots (he promised to introduce Presbyterianism/Calvinism into England, in return the Scottish army would invade England and restore him to power)
    Horrified Parliament (using a foreign army to wage war on his own people!) and led to the Second Civil War
  • Commonwealth

    Commonwealth
    Monarchy and House of Lords abolished, England was declared a Commonwealth (a republic).
  • Death Of Charles I

    Death Of Charles I
  • Union Act

    Union Act
    Union Act between England and Ireland --> it create the United Kingdom of the England and Ireland