Chronology UK Flashcards
55 - 54 Before Christ
Julius Caesar invades England
Length of Roman occupation
400 years
King of Wessex - qui et quand?
Alfred the Great in 871
First king of England - qui et quand?
Edward the Confessor in 1042
Norman conquest - qui, quand & conséquence
William the Conqueror becomes king in 1066
Magna Carta - date & meaning
1215 & limits the power of the king
Act of Supremacy - date
1534
Act of Supremacy - consequence
Henry 8 breaks with Rome. Catholicism is replaced by Protestantism
Elizabeth I reign
1558-1603 + Catholicism is banned
Execution of Mary Stuart - date & why?
1587 + she was a Catholic
Spanish Armada
1588
James 7 becomes James I of Scotland
1603
Charles I governs without Parliament
1629 - 1640
Civil War - date
1642 - 1648
Civil War - opponents
Cromwell and puritans vs Charles I
Charles 2 becomes King
1660
Habeas Corpus - date
1679
Habeas Corpus - meaning
no imprisonment without fair trial
Glorious Revolution - date
1688
Glorious Revolution - meaning
Renverser James 2
Bill of Rights - date
1689
Bill of Rights - meaning
Parliamentary monarchy
Act of Settlement - date
1701
Act of Settlement - meaning
Catholics cannot access the throne nor illegitimate children
Act of Union - date
1707
Act of Union - meaning
Union of Scotland and England