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1485
Henry VII became King of England
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Period: 1485 to 1509
Reign of Henry VII
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1491
Birth of Henry VIII
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1509
Henry VIII became King of England
After his father died -
1509
Henry VIII married Catherine of Aragon
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Period: 1509 to 1547
Reign of Henry VIII
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1515
Thomas Wosley became a Cardinal
and Cancellor of England -
1527
Henry VIII announced wish annulment of marriage
To Catherine of Aragon -
1529
Wosley failed to convince the Pope
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1533
Henry VIII married Anne Boleyn
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1533
Act of Restraint of Appeals
The Act of Restraint of Appeals meant that people could not appeal to the Pope to overturn Henry's rulings on the church. -
1534
Act of Supremacy
The Pope has no right anymore on the English Church -
1536
Pilgrimage of Grace
Rebellion in the North of England + 10 Articles -
1536
Henry VIII married Jane Seymour
And execution of Anne Boleyn -
1539
The Great Bible
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first authorized edition of the Bible in English. -
1547
Edward VI became King of England
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1547
Death of Henry VIII
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Period: 1547 to 1553
Reign of Edward VI
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1549
New Book of Common Prayer
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1553
Death of Edward VI
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1553
Mary I became Queen of England
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Period: 1553 to 1558
Reign of Mary I
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1554
Mary I married Philip II of Spain
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1557
England and Spain attack France
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1558
Death of Mary I
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1558
Elizabeth I became Queen of England
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1558
Loss of Calais
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Period: 1558 to
Reign of Elizabeth I
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1559
Act of Supremacy + First Treason Act
New break with Catholic Church -
1562
English participation in the Slave Trade
From 1562 -
1563
39 Articles define English Protestantism
The 39 Articles form the basic summary of belief of the Church of England. -
1567
Book of Common Prayer
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1570
The Pope excommunicated Elizabeth I
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1571
Second Treason Act
It was an Act of the Parliament of England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.
It became high treason to intend bodily harm to the Queen. -
1581
Third Treason Act
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Period: to
Anglo-Spanish War
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Execution of Mary Queen of Scots
After 19 years of imprisonment, Mary, Queen of Scots is beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle in England for her complicity in a plot to murder Queen Elizabeth I. -
Spanish Armada Defeated
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Creation of East India Company
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Translation of the Bible
The year 1588 saw the publication of the first Welsh translation of the complete Bible -
Death of Elizabeth I