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1485The War of theRoses finishes atthe Battle ofBosworth.

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1485-1509

Reign of KingHenry VII.

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1492ChristopherColumbusdiscovers theWest Indies.

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1509King Henry VIIdies. His son,Henry VIII,succeeds as king.

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1528King Henry VIIIsacks CardinalWolsey for notpersuading the Popeto allow his divorce.

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1534King Henry VIII forms theChurch of England.

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1535Wales becomespart of Englandin the ‘Act ofUnion’.

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1535

The Bible is printedin English for thefirst time.

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1536-1539The Dissolution of Monasteries.

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1542Mary, Queen ofScots lays claimto the Englishthrone.

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1545Following Henry VIII’s invasionof Northern France, the Frenchattempt to invade England. TheMary Rose ship sinks.

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1547-1553

King Edward VI’sreign.

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1553-1558

The reign ofQueen Mary Tudor.

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1558Queen Elizabeth Ibegins her reign.

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1561

Mary, Queen ofScots goes backto Scotland.

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1570Sir Francis Drakebegins his firstjourney to theWest Indies.

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1577

Sir Francis Drakebecomes the secondperson to go aroundthe world.

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1585-1604

England and Spainare at war.

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1588

The defeat of theSpanish Armada.

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1591A William Shakespeareplay is first performed.

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1603Queen Elizabeth I dies.King James (Scotland) becomesking.