Timeline Political Events Flashcards
1
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1485
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- Henry VII takes throne following victory at the Battle of Bosworth
- Henry’s first parliament
2
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1486
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- Henry marries Elizabeth of York
- Lovell rebellion
- Birth of Prince Arthur
3
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1487
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- Imposture of Lambert Simnel
- Defeat of the Earl of Lincoln at the Battle of Stoke
4
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1489
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Murder of Earl of Northumberland and Yorkshire rising
5
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1491
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- Beginning of Imposture of Perkin Warbeck
- Birth of Prince Henry
6
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1495
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- Execution of Sir William Stanley
- Introduction of the Council Learned in the Law under the leadership of Sir Reginald Bray
- Creation of Privy Chamber
7
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1497
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Cornish Rebellion
8
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1497
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Surrender of Warbeck
9
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1499
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Execution of the Earl of Warwick and of Warbeck
10
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1502
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Death of Prince Arthur
11
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1503
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Death of Sir Reginald Bray
12
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1509
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Death of Henry VII and accession of Henry VIII
13
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1509
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Empson and Dudley arrested
14
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1509
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Henry VIII’s coronation
15
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1510
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- Abolition of Council Learned in the Law
- Empson and Dudley executed
- Thomas Wolsey appointed to Council
16
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1514
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Wolsey emerges as chief minister
17
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1515
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Wolsey appointed Lord Chancellor
18
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1515
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Princess Mary marries the Duke of Suffolk
19
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1516
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Birth of Princess Mary
20
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1521
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Execution of Duke of Buckingham
21
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1526
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Eltham Ordinances issued
22
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1529
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- Fall of Wolsey
- Sir Thomas More appointed Lord Chancellor
23
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1532
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- Resignation of More
- Thomas Cromwell emerges as chief minister
24
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1533
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- Henry marries Anne Boleyn
- Birth of Princess Elizabeth
- Princess Mary declared illegitimate
25
1535
Execution of Thomas More
26
1536
- Execution of Anne Boleyn
- Marriage of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour
- Princess Elizabeth declared illegitimate
27
1537
Birth of Prince Edward
28
1540
- Marriage of Henry and Anne of Cleves was quickly dissolved
- Execution of Cromwell
-Marriage of Henry and Catherine Howard
29
1542
Execution of Catherine Howard
30
1544
Mary and Elizabeth reinstated to the line of succession
31
1547
- Death of Henry VIII
- Marquis of Hertford (later Duke of Somerset) appointed Protector
32
1549
- Execution of Thomas Seymour
- Fall of Somerset
- Earl of Warwick takes over leadership of government
33
1550
Warwick becomes Lord President of the Council and Duke of Northumberland
34
1552
Execution of Somerset
35
1553
- Death of Edward VI succeeded by Lady Jane Grey temporarily
- Mary I proclaimed Queen
- Execution of Northumberland
36
1554
- Wyatt's Rebellion
- Execution of Lady Jane grey
37
1558
- Death of Mary I and accession of Elizabeth I
- Sir William Cecil appointed secretary
38
1559
Coronation of Elizabeth I
39
1562
Elizabeth seriously ill with smallpox
40
1563
Elizabeth urged to marry
41
1566
Elizabeth again pressed to marry
42
1569
Northern Rebellion
43
1571
- Ridolfi Plot
- Cecil raised to the peerage as Lord Burghley
44
1572
Duke of Norfolk executed
45
1573
Sir Francis Walsingham appointed secretary of state
46
1583
Throckmorton Plot
47
1584
Bond of Association
48
1585
Parry Plot
49
1586
- Babington Plot
- Mary Queen of Scots convicted of treason
50
1587
Mary Queen of Scots executed
51
1588
Death of Earl of Leicester
52
1590
Death of Walsingham
53
1591
- Death of Sir Christopher Hatton
- Robert Cecil promoted to Privy Council
54
1596
Cecil appointed secretary of state
55
1598
Death of Lord Burghley
56
1599
- Cecil appointed Master of Wards
- Essex returns from Ireland
57
1601
Rebellion and execution of Earl of Essex
58
1603
Death of Elizabeth I and accession of James I
