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Nov 3, 1534
Act of Supremacy
On the 3rd November 1534, the Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy , in order to make the king Henry VIII the Supreme Head of the Church of England which was the Schism. -
Feb 20, 1547
Coronation of Edward VI
He was the son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour. He was only nine years old when he became the King of England. During his reign, a series of measures pushed England towards Protestantism -
Jan 21, 1549
Act of Uniformity
Under the reign of Edward VI, The Act of Uniformity introduced: the Book Of Common Prayers and the protestant doctrine as well. -
Oct 30, 1553
Mary I Tudor; Queen of England
In 1553, she became the first Queen of England. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. She wanted to restore Catholicism (and did in 18 months) -
Nov 17, 1558
Death of Mary TUDOR/ "Bloody Mary"
Mary I became ill and died in 1558. Her death was greeted by the whole nation, because under her reign, over two hundred Protestants went to the stake. -
Period: Nov 17, 1558 to
Elizabethan era
The Elizabethan Era took place from 1558 to 1603 ans is considered as the Golden Age in English history. The rich became richer during Elizabeth’s reign and the
number of poor people increased of 25 percents. -
Jan 15, 1559
Corronation of Elizabeth I
In 1559, Elizabeth became the Queen of England. She was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. Elizabeth was a sincere protestant, her priority was to pacify religious divisons. -
Feb 10, 1559
Elizabeth's speech about marriage
The Queen Elizabeth was called The Virgin Quuen because she did not want to get married. As she said in her speech, she is married to the Kingdom of England. She also had a maternal relationship with her subjects: "mother of the Church of England". -
1569
Rising of the North
The rebellion was against religious reforms. The revolt was led by the Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland. There were 6 000 insurgents. -
Babington plot
The Babingtone plot wanted to assassinate the Queen Elizabeth I and put Mary Queen of Scots on her throne. As a result : Mary was executed. -
Execution of Mary Queen of Scots
She was beheaded for treason, at the age of 44 on the orders of her cousin Elizabeth I. She was wearing a red dress (the color of Catholic martyrs). -
The Defeat of the Spanish Armanda
Phillip II was against Elizabeth. He tried to invade England but it was a defeat. England's victory was due to a material advantage, new fleet constructed and because of the line battle. -
Speech to the troops at Tilbury
In her speech, the Queen Elizabeth I used masculine analogies (called herself Prince) -
Destruction of Elizabeth's portraits
As the Queen Elizabeth was growing old, she could not stand seeing herself any more. That is the reason why, she oredered to destroy the portraits that made her feel old or that offended her. -
Death of Elizabeth I
Elizabeth died at the age of 69 after a reign of 45 years. She sucessfully imposed Protestantism. Her heir was the son of her cousin: James I of England. -
Coronation of King James VI of Scotland
After being proclaimed King of Scotland in 1567, he became in 1603 King James I of England, after his mother's death (Elizabeth) -
The gunpowder plot
The gunpowder plot was a small group whose had as main goal to kill the King James and to blow up the Parliament. -
The King Jame's Bible
The King James authorized a new English translation of the Bible. This version was one of the most important book in English culture. -
Death of James I
On the 25th March, James I had a stroke which led him to die two days after. -
Petition of Rights
The Petition of Rights had for purpose to ask to a settlement of Parliament's complains. This was against the imprisonements without a trial and also against the martial law. -
Three Resolutions
The members of the Parliament, passed thoses three resolutions that declared if somebody tried to alter the protestant forms of the Church of England was an enemy of the Kingdom. -
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The Personal Rule
Also called : The Eleven Years Tyranny, was the period when King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland decided to rule without recourse to the Parliament. -
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Scottish Crisis
1637 was the year of the introduction of the New Prayer Book
(Book of Common Prayer). In 1640 Charles called a Parliament for the first time in 11 years (The Short Parliament) -
The Grand Remonstrance
It was an important document (voted by the Parliament). It impacted the Parliament and divided it in two groups: The PARLIAMENTARIANS and The ROYALISTS -
War against Parliament
Charles declared the war to the Parliament which began the Civil War -
The New Model Army
The New Model Army was a national and centralized army formed by THE PARLIAMENTARIANS. -
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The Second Civil War
The Second Civil War, was made of a series of revolts in the South of England, Wales and Scotland -
England as Commonwealth (republic)
In 1649,The Monarchy and House of Lords was abolishe so that is why England was declared a Commonwealth. It was governed by its people which means without a King. It was from there ruled as a Republic. -
Execution of King Charles I
On January 30th 149, the King Charles I was executed (beheaded) because of treason. -
Act of Blasphemy
It imposed the death penalty for incest and adultery. -
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The Cromwellian Protectorate
The Protectorate was a MILITARY DICTATORSHIP
Cromwell appointed Lord Protector. -
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Early Restoration
The Early Restoration marked the return of Charles II as a King. -
The Popish plot
This was organized by French people to murder Charles II (the son of Charles I) and replace him by his brother James II. -
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The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 replaced the reigning king, James II with the joint monarchy of his protestant daughter Mary. -
The Act of Settlement
It was an Act of the Parliament of England to settle the succession to the English and Irish crowns on Protestants. -
Act of Union between England and Scotland
This Act created the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain: England, Wales and Scotland. -
Act of Union
The Act of Union united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain.