Tudors 1485-1603

  • Period: 1485 to 1509

    Henry VII

  • Aug 22, 1485

    Battle of Bosworth

  • 1487

    Battle of Stoke

    The pretender Lambert Simnel defeated at the Batle of Stoke by Henry VII
  • 1495

    Warbeck lands at deal

  • 1499

    The execution of Perkin Warbeck and the Earl of Warwick

    Were rivals to Henry for the English crown
  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Henry VIII

  • 1513

    Introduction of Tudor subsidy

    A more modern form of taxation
  • 1534

    Act of Supremacy

    Made Henry VIII head of the Church in England instead of the pope
  • 1536

    The Pilgrimage of Grace

    40,000 rebels protest against Henry VIII's religious policy
  • 1537

    Bigod's Rebellion

  • Period: 1547 to 1553

    Edward VI

  • 1549

    Kett's Rebellion

    Poses a serious threat to the social and economic structures of Tudor England
  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Mary I

  • 1568

    Mary, Queen of Scots arrives in England

    Posing a serious threat to Elizabeth's position as Queen of England
  • Period: 1569 to 1570

    The Revolt of the Northern Earls

    Supported Mary, Queen of Scots and is a reaction to Elizabeth's policies in the North of England
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    Elizabeth I

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    Tyrones revolt in Ulster

    Against English government policy in Ireland and the revolt is ended with a peace treaty