A Student's History of England, v. 2: 1509-1689 From the Earliest Times to the Death of King Edward VII

Accession of James II. Feb. 6, 1685 Meeting of Parliament May 19, 1685 Battle of Sedgemoor July 6, 1685 Prorogation of Parliament Nov. 20, 1685 The Judges allow the King's Dispe...

The Establishment of the Commonwealth 1649 Cromwell in Ireland 1649 Battle of Dunbar Sept. 3, 1650 Battle of Worcester Sept. 3, 1651 The Long Parliament dissolved by Cromwell Ap...

Accession of James I. 1603 The Hampton Court Conference 1604 Gunpowder Plot 1605 Foundation of Virginia 1607 The Great Contract 1610 Beginning of the Thirty Years' War 1618 Foun...

The Execution of the Duke of Norfolk 1572 The foundation of the Dutch Republic 1572 The arrival of the Jesuits 1580 The Association 1584 Babington's Plot 1586 Execution of Mary...

Charles II. lands at Dover May 25, 1660 Dissolution of the Convention Parliament Dec. 29, 1660 Meeting of the Cavalier Parliament May 8, 1661 Corporation Act 1661 Act of Uniform...

The Acts of Succession and Supremacy 1534 Execution of Fisher and More 1535 Dissolution of the smaller monasteries and the Pilgrimage of Grace 1536 Destruction of relics and ima...

Charles's first Parliament and the expedition to Cadiz 1625 Charles's second Parliament and the impeachment of Buckingham. 1626 The expedition to Ré 1627 Charles's third Parliam...

Accession of Elizabeth 1558 The Acts of Supremacy and Uniformity 1559 The Treaty of Edinburgh 1560 Mary Stuart lands in Scotland 1561 End of the Council of Trent 1563 Marriage o...

Battle of Naseby June 14, 1645 Glamorgan's Treaty Aug. 25, 1645 Charles in the hands of the Scots May 5, 1646 Charles surrendered by the Scots Jan. 30, 1647 Charles carried off...

The Debate on the Grand Remonstrance Nov. 23, 1641 The Attempt on the Five Members Jan. 4, 1642 The Battle of Edgehill Oct. 23, 1642 The Fairfaxes defeated at Adwalton Moor June...

Henry seeks for a divorce 1527 His suit before a Legatine Court 1529 Fall of Wolsey 1529 The clergy acknowledge Henry to be Supreme Head of the Church of England 1531 The first...

Somerset's Protectorate 1547 First Prayer Book of Edward VI. 1549 Fall of Somerset 1549 Second Prayer Book of Edward VI. 1552 Death of Edward VI. and accession of Mary 1553 Mary...

Drake singes the King of Spain's beard 1587 The defeat of the Armada 1588 The rising of O'Neill 1594 The taking of Cadiz 1596 Essex arrives in Ireland 1599 Mountjoy arrives in I...

Treaty of Dover June 1, 1670 Second Dutch War of the Restoration March 13, 1672 Declaration of Indulgence March 15, 1672 Test Act March 29, 1673 Dismissal of Shaftesbury Nov. 9,...

Rejection of the Non-Resistance Bill 1675 Marriage of William and Mary Nov. 15, 1677 The Peace of Nymwegen July 31, 1678 The Popish Plot 1678 Dissolution of the Cavalier Parliam...

The Metropolitical Visitation 1634 First Ship-money Writ (to the port-towns) 1634 Second Ship-money Writ (to all the counties) 1635 Prynne, Burton, and Bastwick in the pillory 1...

Tory Reaction 1681 Flight of Shaftesbury 1682 Forfeiture of the Charter of the City of London 1683 The Rye House Plot 1683 Executions of Russell and Sidney 1683 Death of Charles...

Accession of Henry VIII. 1509 Henry's first war with France 1512 Peace with France 1514 Charles V. elected Emperor 1519 Henry's second French war 1522 Francis I. taken captive a...

179. Portrait of William Warham, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1503-1532, showing the ordinary episcopal dress, with the mitre and archiepiscopal cross 376 (_From a painting by Holb...