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1
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Henry VII becomes King, winning the Battle of Bosworth.

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1485

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2
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The Lovell Rebellion.

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1486

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Lambert Simnel, the Yorkist Pretender is defeated at the Battle of Stoke Field.

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1487

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4
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French invasion of Brittany.

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1487

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5
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Treaty of Etaples following invasion of France.

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1492

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Perkin Warbeck, supported by Margaret of Burgundy, lands in Kent. Defeated, he takes refuge in Scotland.

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1495

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Intercursus Magnus agreed with Burgundy to promote cloth exports.

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1496

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Cornish Rebellion. Truce of Ayton - later called the Treaty of Perpetual Peace - between England and Scotland.

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1497

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9
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Treaty of Windsor. Intercursus Malus.

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1506

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10
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Death of Henry VII. Henry VIII becomes King.

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1509

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11
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First invasion of France - restoring imperial glory from Agincourt.

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1512

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12
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Second invasion of France, the Battle of the Spurs.

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1513

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13
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Cardinal Walsey is rapidly promoted to Chief Minister. He is also Papal Legate.

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1514-29

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Treaty of London between France and Spain - non-aggression pact on the continent.

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1518

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Field of the Cloth of Gold - Henry VIII fights the younger Henry in France; proof of a renaissance King.

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1520

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16
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Cromwell is made chief minister.

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1532-40

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17
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Royal supremacy established - Cromwell and Cambridge researchers find proof Henry is an Imperial King, Pope is not the true ‘head of the Church’.

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1534

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18
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Dissolution of the monasteries.

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1535-40

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19
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Ten Articles Issued. Pilgrimage of Grace starts in Cornwall and marches to London.

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1536

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20
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Six Articles Act - reinforced conservative religious opinion and halted the discourse between factions.

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1539

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21
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Battle of Solway Moss - battle between Scottish and English forces. Decisive English victory, many Scots drowned.

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1542

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22
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Peace with France.

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1546

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23
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Henry VIII dies; the Regency Council leads with Edward VI.

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1547

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Somerset leads the Battle of Pinkie against Scotland; decisive English victory, but it proved too expensive to garrison border forts and he failed to prevent the French from relieving Edinburgh.

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1547

25
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First Book of Common Prayer introduced; translated traditional services into English to enhance understanding of key texts.

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1549

26
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Fall of Somerset.
The Western Rebellion:
In Devon and Cornwall rebellion was prompted in June by religious grievances: the catalyst being the new Book of Common Prayer. New sheep taxes were also seen as the imposition of an uncaring government in London hitting local farmers.
Kett’s Rebellion:
Caused by a hatred of local government officials and the enclosures which left many peasants without a livelihood.
The rebellion was brutally suppressed and Kett was hanged.

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1549

27
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Warwick becomes the new Lord Protector and Duke of Northumberland. Rises to power after Somerset is seen acting as a quasi-King, using the dry seal excessively. Kett’s Rebellion was crushed by Warwick, so he became a suitable successor.

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1550

28
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Second Book of Common Prayer introduced.

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1552

29
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Forty-two Articles of Religion Published.

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1553

30
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Edward VI dies; Lady Jane Grey takes over for a bit, but Mary I wins the support of the North and takes control.

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1553

31
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Poor Laws to help those suffering from the enclosures and famine. This created a ‘collector of alms’ in each
parish, responsible for a register of those eligible for Poor Relief.

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1552

32
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Edwardian religious laws repealed - papal legate restored and the Pope invited.

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1553

33
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Mary marries Phillip of Spain without permission from her Privy Council.

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1554

34
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Wyatt’s rebellion sees radical Protestants attempt to overthrow Mary with Edward Courtney, marrying Elizabeth. Fears that the Spanish King would throw England into foreign conflicts. Crushed by London.

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1554

35
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Harvest failures, and a particularly bad strain of influenza.

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1555-56

36
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England loses Calais during the War between France and Spain. Big humiliation as it was the last outpost into mainland Europe.

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1558

37
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Mary I dies; Elizabeth succeeds the throne.

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1558

38
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First Parliament held.
Edwardian religious legislation was repealed but the legal status of the Church of England was upheld
The Church was restored to its state of 1547
Clergy who had married could be deprived of their livings

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1553

39
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Act of Supremacy (1555) made the Pope the leader of the Church again.

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1555

40
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The Poor Law Act of 1555 extended the Act of 1552 and
ordered licensed beggars to wear badges; this was
intended to encourage fellow parishioners into donating more alms for poor relief.

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1555

41
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Elizabethan religious settlement - Act of Supremacy (Elizabeth becomes Supreme Governor of the English Church)

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1559

42
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Treaty of Cateau-Cambresis ends war with France officially.

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1559

43
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English intervention in France (on the side of the Huguenots). Le Havre captured - attempted swap for Calais fails as the Huguenots make a truce with the Catholic Guise’s and kick out the English.

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1562

44
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Thirty Nine Articles of Religion published - the Articles were intended to incorporate a balance of theology and doctrine. This allowed them to appeal to the broadest domestic opinion, Catholic and otherwise. The document works to navigate a via media (“middle path”) between the beliefs and practices of the Lutheran and of the Reformed churches.

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1563

45
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Statute of Artificiers - sought to fix prices, impose maximum wages, restrict workers’ freedom of movement and regulate training.

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1563

46
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Peace with France (Treaty of Troyes) - ejection of English forces from France in 1563 which recognized French ownership of Calais in return of France’s payment to England 120,000 crowns.

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1564

47
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Vestiarian Controversy - Puritans felt that wearing “albs and copes” were too elaborate and more importantly too catholic. Many clergy felt that they would disobey the rule and this was usually accepted as the bishops wouldn’t enforce it.

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1566

48
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Northern Rebellion - They had Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots as a figurehead who could replace Elizabeth. By replacing Elizabeth as Queen, Mary would be able to restore Catholicism, return the Earls to a position of influence and marry another Catholic to ensure the safety of Catholicism in England. The key figures in the plot were Thomas Percy, the Earl of Northumberland; Charles Neville, Earl of Westmorland and Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk. Had Papal Support.

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1569-70

49
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Pope Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth.

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1570

50
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Start of war between England and Spain.

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1585

51
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Spanish Armada

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1588

52
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Harvest failures.

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1594 - 97

53
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Poor Law.

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1563, 1587, 1601

54
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Essex Rebellion - sweet wine monopoly taken off the Earl of Essex - fell from grace after Ireland.

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1601

55
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Elizabeth dies.

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1603

56
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Ridolfi Plot. Florentine merchant who wanted to remove Elizabeth (the bastard) for Mary QoS, Cecil gathered intel through spy networks (much like Henry VII had Foxe). De Spes, Spanish ambassador, deported.

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1571

57
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Throckmorton, an English Catholic, became involved in a plot against Elizabeth - and put Mary QoS instead.

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1583-1584

58
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Babington Plot - where Cecil’s secret spies found that Babington wished to seize power through foreign support (Spain and the Habsburg factions).

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1586

59
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Execution of Mary QoS - Elizabeth signed the warrant but did “not” want it dispatched - controversial as to whether this is actually the case.

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1587.

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