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English and Welsh dysnasty that held the throne of England.
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Henry VIII is know for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage annulled. His disagreement with the Pope about such an annulment led Henry to initiate the English Reformation, separating the Church of England from papal authority.
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In 1534 Parliament passed the act of Supremacy which defined the right of Henry VIII to be supreme head on earth of the Church of England, thereby severing ecclesiastical links with Rome. -
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Crowned at the age of nine, Edward VI is the only surviving son of Henry VIII and he was the first English monarch to be raised as Protestant.
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Following the break with Rome, this 1549 work was the first prayer book to include the complete forms of service for daily worship in English. -
From 1549 to 1552, The Acts of Uniformity mandated the use of the Book of Common Prayer in all English church services, enforcing Protestant reforms and establishing uniform worship practices across England.
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Also known as Bloody Mary because of her persecution of the Protestant heretics, Mary Tudor is best known for her vigorous attempt to reverse the English Reformation, which had begun during the reign of her father, Henry VIII.
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Upon her half-sister's death in 1558, Elizabeth succedeed to the throne and set out to rule by good counsel. One of her first actions as queen was the establishment of an English Protestant church, of which she became the supreme governor.
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He united the thrones of Scotland and England, changing the direction of English history.
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Royal House of Scotland, England, Ireland and later Great Britain.
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The Gunpowder plot was a conspiracy made by catholic conservatives to kill King James II and blow up the parliament as he refused to grant tolerance to catholics. It was led by Guy Fawkes. -
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Charles I's reign (1625-1649) was marked by conflicts with Parliament over issues of royal power, leading to the English Civil War, his eventual defeat, and his execution, which temporarily abolished the monarchy in England.
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The Bishops' Wars of 1639-1640 were conflicts between King Charles I of England and the Scottish Covenanters, sparked by Charles' attempts to impose Anglican religious reforms in Scotland, leading to resistance.
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The War of the Three Kingdoms (1639-1653), also known as the British Civil Wars, was a series of interconnected conflicts in England, Ireland, and Scotland, all under the rule of King Charles I until his execution in 1649, driven by political, religious, and dynastic tensions.
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The 1707 Act of Union united the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into a single entity, the Kingdom of Great Britain, creating a unified parliament and government while maintaining separate legal systems and national identities. -
The Act of Union with Ireland (1801) merged the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into a single entity, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.