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Barons rebelled against King John’s taxes and abuses of power.
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He criticised indulgences and the corruption of the Church.
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He reformed the Church of England and asked for a divorce.
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Through laws, England integrated Wales.
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England was officially Protestant.
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She restored Catholicism; Protestants were persecuted (“Bloody Mary”).
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Compromise between the Church of England and the Anglican Church; new legislation and the Anglican compromise (the via media).
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England defeated Spain under Elizabeth I.
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First permanent English colony in America.
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Where 60 out of 500 colonists survived.
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Puritans left England on the arrival of James I.
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Civil war that ended with the beheading of King Charles I (Stuart).
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The Glorious Revolution and the Bill of Rights by Mary II and William III.
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Uniting England and Scotland.
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The end of a large part of the British Empire.
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Creation of Northern Ireland.
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Referendums approved the creation of devolved institutions.
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Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly.
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Peace agreement and power-sharing institutions in Northern Ireland.
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The United Kingdom officially left the European Union.