Timeline British History

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Tudor Britain
The Tudors were a Welsh-English family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603 - one of the most exciting periods of British history. During this time, Britain was a more stable and peaceful place than it had ever been. There were rebellions, and minor wars between England, Scotland and France. But the turmoil that had been experienced during the fifteenth century, with its civil wars and exhausting struggle against the French, was over for good. Read more....
1485	The War of the Roses ends at the Battle of Bosworth. Henry Vll crowned king.
1497	John Cabot sails from Bristol aboard the 'Matthew' and discovers North America
1509 - 1547	Henry Vlll succeeds to the throne
1513	English defeat the Scots at the Battle of Flodden
1534	Henry VIII forms the 'Church of England'. Henry is confirmed as 'Supreme Head of the Church of England 'following a parliamentary Act of Supremacy
1536	Act of Union joins England and Wales
1536 - 39	Destruction or closure of 560 monasteries and religious houses
1542	Mary, Queen of Scots lays claim to the English throne
1558	Elizabeth I begins her 45 year reign
1570	Sir Francis Drake sets sail for his first voyage to the West Indies
1587	Queen Elizabeth I executes Mary, Queen of Scots
1588	The English defeat the Spanish Armada
1591	First performance of a play by William Shakespeare
1600	First British involvement in the Indian continent - East India Company formed. Population of Britain just over 4 million
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