The English History During the 16th and 17th centuries

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1542 Scotland – Mary, Queen of Scots, accedes to the Scottish throne
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1542 Scotland – Mary, Queen of Scots, accedes to the Scottish throne

Both QueenMary and her father King James V were born at Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian, Scotland.
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Both QueenMary and her father King James V were born at Linlithgow Palace in West Lothian, Scotland.

1536 :England – Ex*****on of William Tyndale in Antwerp
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1536 :England – Ex*****on of William Tyndale in Antwerp

The Treasons Act 1534 or High Treason Act 1534 (26 Hen. 8. c. 13) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed in 1534...
02/11/2024

The Treasons Act 1534 or High Treason Act 1534 (26 Hen. 8. c. 13) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed in 1534, during the reign of King Henry VIII.

1535 England – Ex*****on of Thomas More and Cardinal John Fisher.
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1535 England – Ex*****on of Thomas More and Cardinal John Fisher.

1534:England – Act of Supremacy passed by Henry VIII
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1534:
England – Act of Supremacy passed by Henry VIII

Sir Thomas Pope (c. 1507 – 29 January 1559), was a prominent public servant in mid-16th-century England, a Member of Par...
21/02/2024

Sir Thomas Pope (c. 1507 – 29 January 1559), was a prominent public servant in mid-16th-century England, a Member of Parliament, a wealthy landowner, and the founder of Trinity College, Oxford.

Thomas Allen (or Alleyn) (21 December 1542 – 30 September 1632) was an English mathematician and astrologer. Highly repu...
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Thomas Allen (or Alleyn) (21 December 1542 – 30 September 1632) was an English mathematician and astrologer. Highly reputed in his lifetime, he published little, but was an active private teacher of mathematics. He was also well connected in the English intellectual networks of the period.

In the winter of 1532, Henry met with Francis I at Calais and enlisted the support of the French King for his new marria...
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In the winter of 1532, Henry met with Francis I at Calais and enlisted the support of the French King for his new marriage.Immediately upon returning to Dover in England, Henry, now 41, and Anne went through a secret wedding service.She soon became pregnant, and there was a second wedding service in London on 25 January 1533.

A year later, Catherine was banished from court, and her rooms were given to Anne Boleyn. Anne was an unusually educated...
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A year later, Catherine was banished from court, and her rooms were given to Anne Boleyn. Anne was an unusually educated and intellectual woman for her time and was keenly absorbed and engaged with the ideas of the Protestant Reformers, but the extent to which she herself was a committed Protestant is much debated. When Archbishop of Canterbury William Warham died, Anne's influence and the need to find a trustworthy supporter of the annulment had Thomas Cranmer appointed to the vacant position. This was approved by the Pope, unaware of the king's nascent plans for the Church.

After a short period in which Henry took government upon his own shoulders, Thomas More took on the role of Lord Chancel...
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After a short period in which Henry took government upon his own shoulders, Thomas More took on the role of Lord Chancellor and chief minister. Intelligent and able, but a devout Catholic and opponent of the annulment, More initially cooperated with the King's new policy, denouncing Wolsey in Parliament.

chance for an annulment lost, Cardinal Wolsey bore the blame. He was charged with praemunire in October 1529, and his fa...
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chance for an annulment lost, Cardinal Wolsey bore the blame. He was charged with praemunire in October 1529, and his fall from grace was "sudden and total". Briefly reconciled with Henry (and officially pardoned) in the first half of 1530, he was charged once more in November 1530, this time for treason, but died while awaiting trial. After a short period in which

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