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The Renaissance in England

By raffaella.tonazzi
  • Mar 11, 1485

    HenryVII marries Elisabeth of York

    HenryVII marries Elisabeth of York
    and the War of the Roses comes to an end
  • Period: Mar 12, 1485 to

    The Renaissance

  • Mar 11, 1509

    Henry VIII becomes King

    Henry VIII becomes King
    and marries Catherine of Aragon
  • Mar 11, 1516

    Sir Thomas More

    Sir Thomas More
    publishes Utopia
  • Mar 11, 1517

    Martin Luther

    Martin Luther
    nails his Ninenty-five Theses and so The Reformation begins
  • Mar 11, 1533

    Henry VIII's divorce

    from Catherine of Aragon
  • Mar 11, 1534

    Act of Supremacy

    Henry VIII becomes Head of the Church of England
  • Mar 11, 1543

    Copernicus

    Copernicus
    publishes On the Revolutions of the Celestial Spheres
  • Mar 11, 1549

    Act of Uniformity

    Act of Uniformity
    enforces the use of the Book of Common Prayer
  • Mar 11, 1558

    Elisabeth I

    Elisabeth I
    daughter of HenryVIII and Anne Boleyn becomes Queen
  • Mar 11, 1568

    Queen Mary of Scotland

    Queen Mary of Scotland
    flees England, but leaves her baby boy James behind

  • Sir Walter Raleigh

    Sir Walter Raleigh
    is given permission by Queen Elisabeth to establish the first colony in today's Virginia

  • The Invincible Armada

    The Invincible Armada
    is defeated

  • King James VI of Scotland

    King James VI of Scotland
    becomes King of England and so the two Houses become united