Timeline
defeat of the Spanish Armada
1588
battle that ended the War of the Roses
Battle of Bosworth Field
invited from France to rule as king
Charles II
king of Scotland
James I (James VI)
Mother of Mary I
Catherine of Aragon
Normans conquer England
1066
the two families that fought during the War of the Roses
Lancasters and Yorks
reigned during the Glorious Revolution
William and Mary
Charles I
second daughter to reign
Elizabeth I
Gutenberg
1450
known as the "maid of Orleans"
Joan of Arc
country William of Orange had reigned over previously
Netherlands
Cavaliers
Henry VIII's only son
Edward VI
US Constitution ratified
1789
reigned during the time of William Shakespeare
Elizabeth I
year the crown was offered to William of Orange
1688
army of the people during the English Civil War
roundheads
reason Henry VIII broke from Catholic Church
wanted to divorce his wife; pope said no
Israel gets a king
1040 BC
dynasty that reigned after the Tudors
Stuarts
turning point in England's history... where both political and religious liberties were finally the rule of the land
Glorious Revolution (or Bloodless Revolution)
created a military dictatorship and was known as "Lord Protector"
Oliver Cromwell
declared to be this by the pope
infidel