Tudor Timeline PDF
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This document presents a timeline of significant events during the Tudor period in England. It covers key figures like Henry VIII, and includes important dates and historical events like the reign of the Tudors, religious changes and discoveries. This historical timeline is suitable for secondary school study.
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1485 -The Battle of Bosworth Fields takes place and is won by Lancastrian 1492- the explorer Christopher Columbus discovers the West Indies 1485/1509- Henry VII reigns over England 1509- King Henry VIII becomes king when his father, Henry VII, dies. 1528- Cardinal Wolsey is sacked for not persua...
1485 -The Battle of Bosworth Fields takes place and is won by Lancastrian 1492- the explorer Christopher Columbus discovers the West Indies 1485/1509- Henry VII reigns over England 1509- King Henry VIII becomes king when his father, Henry VII, dies. 1528- Cardinal Wolsey is sacked for not persuading the Pope to allow king Henry VIII to divorce. 1534- king Henry VIII forms the Church of England and separates it from the Roman Catholic Church- 1535- The Bible is printed in English for the first time. 1536- Wales and England become a single state in the "Act of Union". 1536/1541- The Dissolution of the Monasteries, Henry VIII disbands monasteries, priories, convents and friaries. 1542- Mary. Queen of Scots is born in Scotland. 1545- The Mary Rose ship sinks in an attempted invasion by the French. 1547/1553- King Edward VI reigns over England. 1553/1558- Queen Mary I reigns over England. 1558- Queen Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England. 1561- Mary, Queen of Scots, returns to Scotalnd. 1577/1580- Sir Francis Drake becomes the second person to circumnavigate the world. 1580s- William Shakespeare begins his playwriting career. 1585/1604 The Anglo-Spanish war. 1588- The Spanish Armada is defeated. 1603- Queen Elizabeth I dies. King James of Scotland becomes King.
