Timeline 1509-1801

  • 1509

    Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon

    Henry VIII marries Catherine of Aragon
  • Period: 1509 to 1547

    Henry VIII's reign

  • 1533

    Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn

    Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn
  • 1533

    Act in Restraint of Appeals

    Estbalishes the sovereignty of England
  • 1534

    Act of Supremacy

    Henry VIII is made "Supreme head of the English Church"
  • 1536

    Act of Union of Wales

  • 1539

    The Great Bible

    The Great Bible
  • Period: 1547 to 1553

    Edward VI's reign

  • 1549

    Book of Common Prayers

    Book of Common Prayers
  • Period: 1553 to 1558

    Mary I's reign

  • Period: 1558 to

    Elizabeth I's reign

  • 1559

    Act of Uniformity

    Says that the Book of Common Prayers should be used in every church
  • 1563

    Thirty-Nine Articles

    Thirty-Nine Articles
  • Period: 1567 to

    James VI's reign (Scotland)

  • 1572

    Saint-Bartholomew's Day massacre

    Saint-Bartholomew's Day massacre
    A massacre against Protestants in France
  • Elizabeth allies with Henry of Navarre against Spain

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

  • Period: to

    Nine Years’ War

    It results in the total conquest of Ireland
  • Period: to

    James I's reign (Enland)

  • Treaty of London

    Treaty of London
    Peace treaty between Spain and England
  • The Gunpowder Plot

    The Gunpowder Plot
    Unsuccessful murder attempt of James IV I by a group of Catholics
  • Period: to

    King rules without Parliament

  • Period: to

    Charles I's reign

  • Petition of Rights

    Proclaimed the illegality of taxation without parliamentary consent and of arbitrary imprisonment
  • Period: to

    Eleven Years of Tyranny

    Charles I rules without Parliament
  • Period: to

    The Bishops' Wars

  • Period: to

    English Civil Wars

  • Putney Debates

  • Charles I's trial starts

  • Period: to

    The Commonwealth rules

  • Charles I's Regicide

    Charles I's Regicide
  • Abolition of the monarchy and the House of Lords​

  • The Instrument of Government

    The Instrument of Government
  • Period: to

    Oliver Cromwell rules as Lord Protector

  • Period: to

    Richard Cromwell rules as Lord Protector

  • Period: to

    Charles II's reign

  • Act of Union of Scotland

  • Act of Union of Ireland