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Period: 1509 to 1547
Reign of Henry VIII
- Led costly wars.
- Got married several times.
- Creation of the Church of England.
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1533
Act in Restraint of Appeals
- Forbids appeals of ecclesiastical cases to foreign jurisdictions.
- The King's justice is the highest justice to which an English subject could appeal.
- The King has the legal power to annule marriages.
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1534
Act of Supremacy (1)
Henry VIII is declared the heir of the church, and becomes "Supreme Head of the Church of England". -
1536
Pontefract Articles
Rebels demand the abolition of enclosures. -
Period: 1536 to 1537
Pilgrimage of Grace
Revolt in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire: a mix of economic grievances and resentment over a shift in power and institutions. -
1537
English bible becomes mandatory in churches
English bible is produced and made mandatory in churches. -
1538
Every monastery in England had disappeared
By this year, every monastery in England had disappeared and their goods had been confiscated. -
Period: 1547 to 1553
Reign of Edward VI
King at 9 years old.
Edward Seymour is Lord Protector.
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1549
Book of Common Prayers
Book published under Edward VI, replacing every latin books in churches. It is the only lasting change from Edward VI's reign. -
Period: 1553 to 1558
Reign of Mary I
Mary I, Queen of England and Ireland.
Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon.
First regnant ever.
Married Phillip II of Spain.
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Period: 1558 to
Reign of Elizabeth I
Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn.
The Virgin Queen.
Will never get married and will never have children.
Last monarch of the Tudor Dynasty. -
1559
Act of Supremacy (2)
After Mary's reign, Elizabeth reaffirmed the authority of the Queen over the Church. The Queen becomes "Supreme Governor of the Church of England". -
May 8, 1559
Act of Uniformity
Every parish has to use the Book of Common Prayer, and people who do not attend an Anglican service are fined. -
Period: 1563 to 1571
The 39th articles of faith
- Established the doctrine of the Church.
- A revised version of Edward's 42 articles.
- Still the main doctrinal frame for the Anglican Church today.
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Period: 1568 to 1573
Marian Civil War
Civil war in Scotland. Mary Queen of Scots has to escape in England, where she is imprisoned for 19 years. -
Period: Nov 9, 1569 to Jan 21, 1570
Northern Rebellion
Also called The Rising of North.
6000 Catholic insurgents rebelled in order to replace Elizabeth I by Mary Queen of Scots. -
1572
Vagabond Act
- Distinction between "deserving poor", and "undeserving poor".
- Important heritage of the Elizabethan era.
- Only replaced after World War II.
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1581
Act to retain the Queen's Majesty's Subjects in their due Obedience
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Defeat of the Spanish Armada
- Sent by Philip II of Spain to invade Britain.
- Defeated because of bad weather and the good naval strategy of Britain.
- Qualified as "invincible".
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Creation of the East India Company
- English joint-stock company.
- Formed to trade in the Indian Ocean region.
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Begining of James I's reign
King James VI, king of Scotland, also becomes King of England after the two countries decide to share the same monarch.
First Stuart monarch.