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1491
Birth of Henry VIII
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1509
Henry VIII become king of England
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Period: 1509 to 1547
Henry VIII and the break with Rome
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1517
The Ninety-Five Theses
Martin Luther, a german monk and a professor in theology denounce the indulgences and nailed his critique of them to the door of the University of Wittenburg -
1526
The Tyndale Bible
The New Testament is translated into English by William Tyndale -
1527
Henry VIII want to break his marriage with Catherine of Aragon
Henry VIII want to divorce Catherine of Aragon because she first has been married with his brother Arthur who died in 1502 and the Old Testament forbide the marriage of man with his brother's wife. Another reason he gave was that she didn't give him any male heir. But the true reason is that he wanted to marry Ann Boleyn because he was in love with her. -
1529
The Pope rejects Henry's petition for a divorce.
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1533
Henry VIII marry Ann Boleyn
Because he did it without the Pope agreement Ann Boleyn is not considered as her wife and Henry is excommunicated -
1534
Schism between the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church
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1534
Act of Supremacy
The king was made "Supreme Head of the Church of England" -
1536
Smaller monasteries had disappeared
the greater one followed two years later -
Period: 1536 to 1541
The dissolution of the monasteries and the Pilgrimage of Grace
monasteries were disbanded and the Crown appropriated their income and land (which makes 25% of the land). All valuables were confiscated and melted down -
1537
Permission was given for an English Bible and not a Latin one
They were soon made mandatory in every church -
Period: 1545 to 1563
Council of Trent
The Pope instructed the English Catholics to not attend Anglican Churches services -
1547
Death of Henry VIII
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Period: 1547 to 1553
Edward VI : The young king
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1549
Publication of the Book of Common Prayer
Roman Catholic practices were eradicated The marriage of clergy was allowed The imposition of the Prayer book led to rebellionsin Cornwall and Devon. -
1553
Edward VI die from tuberculosis
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1553
Mary Tudor becomes the first Queen of England
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Period: 1553 to 1558
Mary I and the Catholic restauration
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Period: 1555 to 1558
"Blood Mary"
Because Mary Tudor was against Protestantism and wanted to bring Catholicism back protestants were considered as heretics and were burned down. Under her reign over 200 Protestants were burnt alive. Protestants were forced to flee the country, thry were the "Marian exiles". -
1558
The death of Mary I
her death was greeted as she turned the nation against her. Before dying she asked Elizabeth to carry the Catholic reforms. she said the the would "follow God's will". -
1559
The Act of Uniformity (1559)
- Every parish had to use the Book of Common Prayer
- people who didn't attand an Anglican service were fined.
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1559
Act of Supremacy (1559)
- Abolished the authority of the Pope
- restaured the Queen's authority over the Church
- She became "Supreme Governor of the Church of England"
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Period: 1559 to 1563
New Legislation
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Period: 1563 to 1571
The 39 articles of faith
3 important changes : a new ecclisiology, a new doctrine of Salvation, a new definition of sacrements and of the mass -
1570
Pope Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth
in response in 1571 the Treasons Act is made were it made treason to say that Elizabeth was not thetrue Queen of England and Wales -
Period: 1577 to
163 persons were killed during repressions in 26 years
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1581
the 1581 Act
- it provided the death penalty for any per converted to Catholisism
- it was now forbidden to participate or celebrate the Catholic Mass
- Anglican services were compulsory : £20 per month fine.
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The Babington plot
Young Catholics ha sworn to kill Elizabeth and put
Mary Stuart on the throne but but their strategies were discovered by Francis Walsingham, when he managed to decipher a coded letter between Marie Stuart and this group. -
The executution of Mary Queen of the Scots
She was executed in 1587 in Fotheringham Castle, wearing a bright red dress, the colour of Catholic martyrs. -
The defeat of the Spanish Armada
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James I was crowned King of England
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Period: to
James I and the origin of conflict
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The Gunpowder Plot
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The Great Contract
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A new translation of the Bible : the King James' Bible
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Period: to
The Thirty Years' War
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James Summoned a Parliament to ask for money for the war
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The Parliament agreeto finance the war on Spain
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King James I dies
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Period: to
Charles I and the development of the crisis
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MP's Complaints : Petition of Rights
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MPs Three Resolutions
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Period: to
The Personal Rule
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Charles I Attempts to impose a new Book of Common Prayers
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Period: to
The Scottish Crisis
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Sottish National Covenant
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"The Short Parliament"
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The Long Parliament
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The Irish Rebellion
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Militia Act
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The Grand Remonstrance of 1641
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Charles I marched into the House of Commons with troops and attempted to arrest 5 MPs
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Period: to
English Civil Wars
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Charles I formally declares war on Parliament
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A new army is created by Parliamentarians
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The Battle of Naseby
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the King and the Royalists surrendered
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The King is siezed by the New Model Army
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The King escapes from army custody and allied himself with the Scotts
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Period: to
The Second Civil War
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Massacre of Irish Royalist troops and civilians in Drogheda
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Monarchy and House of Lords abolished, England was declared a Commonwealth (a republic)
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Period: to
The Interregnum
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Period: to
The Commonwealth
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King Charles I is executed
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Cromwell defeated the Scotts Army
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Blasphemy Act
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The Royalist force led by Charles II was crushed
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The Instrument of Government
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Cromwell dissolved the Parliament
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end of the Commonwealth and start of the Cromwellian Protectorate (Military Protectorate)
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Period: to
The Cromwellian Protectorate
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Cromwell died
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Charles II issued the Delcaration of Breda
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Period: to
Early Restoration
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The Restoration
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The Act of Uniformity 1662
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outbreak of Plague
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Great Fire of London
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The Popish Plot
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Period: to
The 1678-1681 Political Crisis
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Period: to
The Exclusion Crisis
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King Charles II died and was sucedded by his brother James II
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Parliament invited William of Orange to envade englande and seize the crown
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James' second wife gave birth to a son
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Toleration Act
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The Bill of Rights
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The Act of Settlement
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Act of Union between England and Scotland
