Important Dates For Triumph Of Elizabeth

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1547

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Deathof Henry VIII- Edward became King- Minority government put in place.

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1547

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Somerset overthrew Regency Council- replaced Protectorate- Lord Protector

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1547

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Acts against Catholicism- denouncing images in churches, Iconoclasm- move towards Protestantism

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1547

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Injunctions-Acts dissolving chantries

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1547

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War with Scotland and France- both allies. Tried to unite the thrones of Scotland and England- tried to Marry Edward and Mary Queen of Scots. Failure- France intervened- disaster: scared France would invade.

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1548

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Inflation increases- debasing of the coinage

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1548

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Enclosure started: Enclosure commission established

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1549

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Prayer Book was published- Thomas Cranmer - Moderate, Communion in both kinds, English instead of Latin.

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1549

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Somerset's brother: Thomas Seymour, tried to marry Elizabeth- executed

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1549

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Western Rebellion- Prayer Book rebellion, taxing sheepKett's Rebellion- Enclosures, proclamation againstenclosures, Earl of Warwick interfered.

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1549

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Fall of Somerset- Northumberland launched a coup

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1549

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Northumberland took over. Earl of Warwick takes control and re establishes the Regency Council.

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1549

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Pulled England out of war with Scotland- ended war payments. Sold Boulogne back to France- for £133,333.

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1550

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Launches a second coup against the conservatives. (Catholics) Southampton and Arundel

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1550

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Radicalisation in religion: Communion tables replaced alters: remove remaining Catholicelements- Eamon

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1551

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Makes himself the Duke of Northumberland

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1552

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Somerset launches a counter coup- unsuccessful

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1552

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New Act of Uniformity- tried to make religion practices the same- a New Book of Common Prayer- radical. The 42 articles of Religion were published: outliningthe faith of the church

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1553

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Somerset was executed

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1553

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Succession crisis- The Devise- tried to alter succession- make Lady Jane Grey Queen instead of Mary- Mary rallied support- and people wanted a legitimate heir. She married Northumberland's son- people saw it as Northumberland trying to come into power.

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1553

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Melting of the Church plate - Bullion- tried to improve the economy by doing this.

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1553

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Edward dies. Parliament called to officiate the change in succession by excluding Mary and Elizabeth from the line of succession.

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1553

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Mary comes to the throne

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1553

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Repealed Edwards' Protestant legislation- reverted back to Henry.

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1553

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Repealed Act of Attainder- which banished prominent Catholics from England.

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1554

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Lady Jane Grey was allegedly involved- locked in the Tower of London and executed.

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1554

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Mary marries Philip II of Spain- strong Catholic country- Catholic succession. Fix England's relationship with the Pope.

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1554

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Brought Pole back as Archbishop of Canterbury. Papal Legate (Pope's representative in England).

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1555

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Brought back medieval heresylaws- burnt heretics at the stake. (the act of repeal)

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1555

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Protestants were burnt at the stake: 289 protestants

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1556

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Executed Thomas Cranmer

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1557

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Pope Paul IV: denounced Pole- was a traitor. Ended his role as Papal Legate.

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1557

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1557: Cardinal Carafa ( Pope Paul IV ) = anti- Spanish- Spainand France at war- England dragged in to help Spain (marriage to Philip)

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1558

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England loses Calais during the war.

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1558

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Mary died- influenza- (thought to have uterine cancer). Elizabeth succeeded her.

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1558

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Elizabeth made her first major appointment to the Privy Council- Sir William Cecil made Principal Secretary. Appointed Robert Dudley (Duke of Northumberland's son) as master of horse.

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1558

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Travelled from Hatfield to London to plan her coronation to become Queen

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1559

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Elizabeth opened her first parliament to preserve the Prerogative powers of the crown.

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1559

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Religious Settlement, Act of Uniformity (Use of a single Book of Common Prayer, removal of altars, church ornaments and clerical dress reverted back to old, less protestant 1549 Book of Common Prayer) and the Act of Supremacy (Royal supremacy over church matters 'Supreme Governor').

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1559

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Injunctions to ensure the Act of Uniformity was followed at local church level

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1563

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Convocation- 'Matters to be moved by the clergy in the next parliament and synod' - reforms they wished to make on the Book of Common Prayer and to better church laws, discipline and education.

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1570

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Pope Pius V excommunicates Elizabeth

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1563

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House of Commons sought to debate the issue of marriage and succession

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1559

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Mary Queen of Scots was married to Francis II of France which united French and Scottish crowns.

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1559

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Treaty signed atCateau-Cambrésis mainly for France and Spain but England used it in order to settle issues with the ownership of Calais.

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1568

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Elizabeth seized Spanish ships docking into England carrying 400,000 florins for spanish troops in the Netherlands. Spain reacted by seizing English property in the Netherlands.

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1572

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Elizabeth expelled the sea beggars from English ports. They returned back to their home country of the Netherlands and started a rebellion.

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1576

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The Spanish Fury- mutinous soldiers of spain began pillaging protestant villages in the Netherlands.

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1580

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Union of Utrecht- Alliance of northern provinces in the netherlands who were protestant

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1580

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Union of Arass- Alliance of southern Catholic provinces with the Roman spanish Catholics.

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1580

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Acquisition of Portugal- Spain tried to take Portugal but Elizabeth supported Don Antonia on the protestant side.

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1583

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Treaty of Joinville- Alliance between spain and the Catholic league in France

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1585

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Assassination of William of Orange the Dutch leader in the Netherlands by Balfazar Gureau.

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1585

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Treaty of Nonsuch- Alliance between England and the Dutch rebels

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1588

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The Spanish Armada begins and the Spanish are defeated.