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Jan 1, 1540
Enrique VIII
Henrry married 6 times, he ejecuted, one queen.
The most important thing that he did is the reformed the english church. -
Jan 1, 1553
Mary I
When Edwards dies, Lady Grey and Mary I proclaimed queen. -
Jan 1, 1554
Mary I
Mary I marries prince Phillip of spain. And in 1555 Burning of protestants begins. In 1558 Mary I dies and accesion of Elizabeth I -
Jan 1, 1559
Elizabeth I
• 1559: Elizabeth Religious Settlement
• 1564: William Shakespeare born
• 1569: Nothern Revolution
• 1580: Francis Drake circumnayigates the globe
• 1587: Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
• 1588: Defeat of the Spanish Armada
• 1601: Essex Rebellion
• 1603: Queen Elizabeth I dies
Accesion of James I -
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Gunpowder plot
The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to blow up England's King James I (1566-1625) and the Parliament on November 5, 1605. The plot was organized by Robert Catesby (c. 1572-1605) in an effort to end the persecution of Roman Catholics by the English government. -
civil war, who won it?
After four bloody years of conflict, the United States defeated the Confederate States. In the end, the states that were in rebellion were readmitted to the United States, and the institution of slavery was abolished nation-wide. -
Restoration of the Monarchy
Charles II becomes king. First king executed by the restoration -
The great plague
The Great Plague killed an estimated 100,000 people—almost a quarter of London's population—in 18 months. The plague was caused by the Yersinia pestis bacterium, which is usually transmitted through the bite of an infected rat flea. -
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Glorius revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called “The Revolution of 1688” and “The Bloodless Revolution,” took place from 1688 to 1689 in England. ... The event ultimately changed how England was governed, giving Parliament more power over the monarchy and planting seeds for the beginnings of a political democracy. -
War of spanish succession begins
Its cause was the extinction of the Spanish branch of the Habsburg family, after which the Austrian Habsburgs tried to take over Spain. The War of the Spanish Succession broke out on this day in 1701. Its cause was the extinction of the Spanish branch of the Habsburg family, after which the Austrian Habsburgs, being the only surviving branch, tried to take over Spain and its huge estates both in the Americas and in Europe . -
Act of union (England and soctland)
The Acts took effect on 1 May 1707. On this date, the Scottish Parliament and the English Parliament united to form the Parliament of Great Britain, based in the Palace of Westminster in London, the home of the English Parliament. Hence, the Acts are referred to as the Union of the Parliaments -
Queen Anne dies
Anne was the last from the Stuart dynasty -
