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Period: Jan 1, 1485 to
TUDORS RULE
The century of Tudor rule (1485-1603) is often thought of as a most glorious period in English history. -
1486
Henry VII married Elizabeth of York
When Henry married her, the two houses were united which gave an end to the Wars of Roses. -
Jan 1, 1509
1509 Henry VII died
He was important in establishing the new monarchy. He had the same ideas as the growing classes of merchants and gentleman.He has basesd royal power an good business sense. -
1509
Henry VIII became the King of England.
He was quite unlikel, his father. He was cruel, wasteful with money, and interested in pleasing himself. -
1510
Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon
She was the widow of his elder brother Arthur.But she couldn`t hav a son, so Henry tried to persuade the pope to allow him to divorce her. -
1513
Scotland and England.
Henry VIII wanted Scotland to accept his authority. Althought James IV married Henry`s daughter Margaret.
In 1513 his army destriyed the Scottish army at Flodden. It was the worst defeat the Scots ever experienced. James himself was killed, and with him over 20 Scottish nobles. -
1520
Renaissance
England felt the effects of Reinassance later than much of Europe because it was an island. Reinassance influenced religion, encouraging the Protestant Reformation. In music England enjoyed its most fruitful period ever. Literature was England's greatest art form -
1531
Henry VIII persuaded the bishops to make him head of the Church
This became law after Parliament passed the Act of Supremacy. it was a popular decision. -
1533
Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn
When Henry could divorce from Catherine of Aragon, he married Anne Boleyn who gave birth to Elizabeth. -
1534
Act OF Supremacy
Henry was made the head of the Church -
1536
England became Protestant
Through several Acts of Parliament between 1532 and 1536 Engaland became politically a Protestant country, even though the popular religion was still Catholic. -
1536
Problems
In 1536 large numbers of people form the north marched to London to show their anger at the dissolution of the monasteries. Their reason were only partly religious. This 'Pilgrimage of Grace' was cruelly put downs and its leaders excecuted. -
Period: 1536 to 1543
Wales and England
Between 1536 and 1543 Wales became joined to England under one administration. English law was now the only law for Wales. -
1539
Henry VIII and Cromwell closed a lot of monasteries
He was his assistant. Together, made a careful survey of Church property. Between 1536 and 1539 they closed 560 monasteries and other religious houses. He did this in order to get money, but he also wanted to be popular with the rising classes. -
1547
Henry VIII died
He left behind his sixth wife , Catherine Parr and his three chidren. Mary, the eldest, was the daughter of Catherine og Aragon; Elizabeth was the daugther of Anne Boleyn; and Edward was the son of Jane Seymour, the only wife whow Henry really loved. -
1547
Efforts to keep order of the unemployment
Parliament gave magistrates the power to take any person who was without work and give him for two years to any local farmer who wanted to use him. -
1552
A New book
Most English people still believed in the Old Catholic Religion. Less than half the English were Protestant by belief, but these people were allowed to take a lead in religious matters. In 1552 a new book was introduced to make sure that all Churches followed the New Protestan Religion. -
1558
Mary
Mary, The Catholic daugther of Catherine of Aragon became Queen when Edward Died in 1553 -
1558
Elizabeth Reign
Elizabeth became Queen when Mary died, she was an obvious leader for Protestant revolt. -
1558
Most English people believed that to be a Catholic was to be an enemy of England.
This hatred of everything Catholic became an important political force -
1560
Coal
London used 33.000 tons of coal from Newcastle , but by 1600 it used five times as much, and the smoke darkened the sky over London -
1562
First West African slaves
John Hawkins who was a sailor encouraged to continue the atack and destroy Spanish ships, carried his first slave cargo. -
1579
Eastland company to trade with Scandinavia and The Baltic
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1580
Irish rebellion
IN 1580 during Elizabeth's reign , many Irish rebelled, encouraged by the arrival of a few Spanish and French soldiers. -
1581
Levant Company to trade with the Ottoman Empire
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Elizabeth declared the war against Spain.
She helped the Dutch rebels with money and soldiers. -
Elizabeth agreed To Mary of Scott`s excecution.
It waspartly beacuse Mary named Philip as her heir to the throne of England. -
Philip decide to conquer England
beacuse he believed this had to be done before he would be able to defeat the Dutch rebels in Netherlands. He built a great fleet of ships, but Francis Drake attacked and destroyed part of this fleet in Cadiz harbour. -
'Armada', Philip`s fleet of ships, reached England.
Elizabeth called her soldiers together. She won their hearts with well-chosen words. -
Period: to
BAD HARVESTS
It made the problem of the poor worse again. -
Peasants in Oxfordshire
During the period of bad harvests, peasant in Oxfordshire rioted against the enclosures of common land. Apprentices in London rioted against the city authorities. -
The poor moved to town
During the period of bad harvest, peasants in Oxfordshire rioted against the enclosures of common land. Aprenticesin London rioted against the city authorities. -
The East India Company to trade with India
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Elizabeth and the monopolies
She had found ways to raise money that were extremely unwise. She sold monopolies which gave a particular person or company a total control over a trade. -
Poor Law
The parliament passed the first Poor Law. This made local people responsible for the poor in their own area. It gave power to JP to raise money in the parish to provide food. -
Population: four million.
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Slavery: an important trade
