Events
Death of Elizabeth I
and accession of James I,
the first of the Stuart KingsWyatt
1505-1542Surrey
1517-1547Sidney
1554-1586Ralegh
1552-1618Marlowe
1564-1593Shakespeare
1564-1616Donne
1572-1631Jonson
1572-1637Herrick
1591-1674Accession of henry
VII inaugurates the
tudor dynastyAccession of Henry VIIIMartin Luther's
Wittenburg theses;
Beginning of the reformation
95 ThesesHenry VIII declares
himself head of the
english churchPublication of Tottel's Song
and Sonnets, containing poems by Sir Thomas
Wyatt; Henry Howard, earl of surrey; and othersAccession of
Elizabeth IBuilding of the Theater,
The first permanent
structure in England for
the presentation of playsDefeat of the
Spanish ArmadaHenry forced the entire
clergy of England to beg
pardon for having
unsurped royal authority
in the administration of
canon law.Act made it treasonous
to refuse royal oathThomas Cromwell
Suppressed.Book of common prayer
was adopted as basis of
english worship services.Edward died after
6 years in powerLovelace
1618-1657Marvell
1621-1678Milton
1608-1674Death of Elizabeth I,
accession of James I,
first stuart king of
EnglandThe Gunpowder Plot,
a failed effort by catholic
extremist to blow up
Parliament and the kingEstablishment of first
permanent English
colony in the new
world at jamestown,
VirginiaDeath of James I;
accession of Charles IOutbreak of civil war;
theaters closedExecution of Charles I;
beginning of Commonwealth
and Protectorate,
known inclusively as
the interregnumEnd of the protectorate;
restoration of Charles IIKing James Bible
CompletedHenry VIII
ExcommunicatedPeriods
HOT: Henry VII, Married daughter of Edward IVHOT: Henry VIII, Son of Henry VIIHOT: Edward VI, Son of Henry VIIIHOT: Mary I, "Bloody," Daughter of Henry VIIIHOT: Elizabeth I, daughter of Henry VIIIJames I (James VI of Scotland)Charles I, Son of James ICouncil of
StateOliver Cromwell,
Lord ProtectorRichard Cromwell,
Son of Oliverdissolution of monasteries
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