history- the tudors, yr7

the tudors year 7 topic key terms dates and definitions

when did Christopher Columbus ‘discover’ the Caribbean islands

1492

when did Henry VIII become head of the English church

1534

when did England establish its first succsessful colony in North America

1607

when did England’s East India Company start to trade with South East Asia

1600

when was Charles I executed

1649

when did the Glorious Revolution happen

1688

who invented the printing press

William Caxton

what was one thing that mattered to Henry VIII throughout his entire lift

securing a male heir

was Henry VIII catholic or protestant?

he was very catholic but in 1534 he created his own church

was Edward VI catholic or protestant?

he was very protestant and burned down catholic churches

was Mary I catholic or protestant?

she was very catholic throughout her whole reign

was Elisabeth I catholic or protestant?

she didn’t openly favour either, and instead created new rules to find a middle ground

what was the Elizebethan Golden Age

it was teh time when Queen Elizebeth I ruled- from 1558- 1603

why was the Elizebethian Golden Age called such

england had wealth in houses, they went on many voyages and discovered potatoes, population doubled and many great poems and plays were written