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Metamorphoses by Ovid
Key Latin subtext of period studied -
1439
Invention of Printing Press c.1439
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1485
Henry VII
Tudor -
1492
Christopher Columbus discovers America
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1509
Henry VIII
Tudor -
1516
Utopia by Thomas More
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1517
Martin Luther starts Protestant Reformation
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1525
First English translation of Bible
William Tyndale -
1539
Great Bible
First authorised English Bible translation
Authorised by Henry VIII -
1547
Edward VI
Tudor -
1553
Mary I
Tudor -
1554
Philip II
Tudor -
1558
Elizabeth I
Tudor -
1560
Geneva Bible
Annotations and commentaries
Version favoured by Milton -
1563
John Foxe Acts & Monuments
Multiple versions
Common name Book of Martyrs
Protestant history found in every Church -
Defeat of Spanish Armada
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The Lie by Walter Ralegh
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James I of England and VI of Scotland
Stuart -
King James Bible
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Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum by Amelia Lanyer
Includes Eve's Apologie in Defence of Women -
Charles I
Stuart
Executed 1649 -
English Civil War 1642-1648
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Oliver Cromwell 1653-1658
Lord Protector -
Charles II
Stuart -
Paradise Lost by John Milton
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James II
Stuart -
William III and Mary II
Stuart -
Queen Anne
Stuart -
George I
Hanoverian -
George II
Hanoverian