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Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII’s reign
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1517
The Ninety-five theses by Martin Luther
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1526
The Tyndale Bible by William Tyndale
The new testament translated into english by William Tyndale -
1534
Act of Supremacy
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Period: 1534 to
Beginning - End
Early Modern Period -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Edward VI’s reign
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1549
The Book of Common Prayer
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Period: 1553 to 1558
Mary I (Tudor)’s reign
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Period: 1558 to
Elizabeth I’s reign
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1559
The Act of Supremacy and The Act of Uniformity
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Period: 1559 to 1563
Elizabeth’s new legislation
Including:
- The Act of Supremacy
- The Act of Uniformity
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1569
The Northern Rebellion
It was a rebellion against religious reforms and was led by the Earls of Westmorland and Northumberland -
1570
Elizabeth’s excommunication by the Pope
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1570
Regnans in Excelsis (papal bull) by Pope Pius V
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1571
The Treasons Act
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The Babington plot
Young Catholics tried to kill Elizabeth to put Mary on the throne. But Francis Walsingham discovered it. -
The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots
Mary was Catholic and attempted to replace Queen Elizabeth. Mary was a threat to Elizabeth. -
Elizabeth’s Speech to the troops at Tilbury
The Queen made a speech before repelling the invasion of the Spanish Armada. -
The Defeat of the Spanish Armada
The King of Spain attempted to invade England, but England found new strategies that led to their victory. -
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James I’s reign
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The Gunpowder Plot
Af failed assassination attempt against king James I -
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The Thirty Years’ War
One of the longest war in European history. -
Petition of Rights
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The Three Resolutions
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The Personal Rule
“The Eleven Years Tyranny”
The King ruled without parliament for 11 years -
Scottish National Covenant
Scottish people rejects the reforms proposed by the King Charles I. -
The Grand Remonstrance
An important document voted by Parliament after heated debates -
The Irish Rebellion
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Period: to
English Civil Wars
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Charles I declared war on Parliament
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The New Model Army
Created by the Parliament -
The King and the Royalists surrendered
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The King escaped from army custody and allied himself with the Scots
He made an alliance with the Scots -
Monarchy and House of Lords abolished, England was declared a Commonwealth (a republic)
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Period: to
The Interregnum
Between 2 reigns, between 2 Kings
The Commonwealth (1649-1653)
The Cromwellian Protectorate (1653-1660) -
King Charles I’s execution
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The Instrument of Government
England’s first and only written constitution -
End of the Commonwelth and start of the Protectorate
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Period: to
The Cromwellian Protectorate
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Charles II issued the Declaration of Breda
Promising a general amnesty, the continuation of religious tolerationn, to share power with Parliament in return for th restorationn of monarchy. -
The Restoration
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The Glorious Revolution
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The Bill of Rights
Limited the monarch’s power. -
The Act of Settlement
In order to ensure a protestant succession and to put an end to the quarrel between the King and the Parliament. -
Act of Union between England and Scotland
The creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain: England, Wales and Scotland.