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The 95 Theses were expressions of Martin Luther's opinions about the practices and beliefs of the Catholic Church -
(The New Testatment translated into English by William Tyndale) -
Henry VIII Under his reign, the church of England separated from the Roman Catholic Church -
Permission was given for an English Bible and not a Latin one. They were soon made mandatory in every church
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The imposition of the Prayer Book (which replaced Latin services with English) led to rebellions in Cornwall and Devon. -
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Act of the Parliament of England, passed in 1559, to regularise prayer, divine worship and the administration of the sacraments in the Church of England -
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the act made punishable by death any acts of treason, including harming the royal family, waging war against the state, or speaking maliciously of the queen. -
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The Babington Plot was a plan in 1586 to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I, a Protestant, and put Mary, Queen of Scots, her Catholic cousin, on the English throne -
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The Gunpowder Plot was a failed attempt to assassinate King James I of England during the Opening of Parliament in November 1605 -
The Great Contract was a plan submitted to James I and Parliament in 1610 by Robert Cecil. It was an attempt to increase Crown income and ultimately rid it of debt. -
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The Petition of Right, passed on 7 June 1628, is an English constitutional document setting out specific individual protections against the state -
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The aim of the Blasphemy Act of 1650 was to curb religious extremism.
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In 1660, the monarchy was restored when Parliament invited King Charles II to take the throne. -
The Declaration of Breda (dated 4 April 1660) was a proclamation by Charles II of England in which he promised a general pardon for crimes committed during the English Civil War and the Interregnum for all those who recognised Charles as the lawful king -
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The Glorious Revolution, also called “The Revolution of 1688” and “The Bloodless Revolution,” took place from 1688 to 1689 in England. It involved the overthrow of the Catholic King James II, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange. -
Act of Parliament granting freedom of worship to Nonconformists (i.e., dissenting Protestants such as Baptists and Congregationalists). It was one of a series of measures that firmly established the Glorious Revolution (1688–89) in England -
It is an original Act of the English Parliament and has been in the custody of Parliament since its creation. The Bill firmly established the principles of frequent parliaments, free elections and freedom of speech within Parliament – known today as Parliamentary Privilege. -
The Act of Settlement was passed in 1701, reinforcing the Bill of Rights agreed by William and Mary in 1689. The main aim of this legislation was to ensure a Protestant succession to the English throne. -
The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, led to the creation of a united kingdom to be called “Great Britain” on 1 May of that year