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Henry Tudors became the king Henry VII, ending a civil war between the House of Yorke and the House of Lancaster.

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Columbus lands in the western hemisphere

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England's participation in the Age of Exploration began when the Italian-born explorer John Cabot reached present-day Canada

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Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

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Michelangelo paints the ceiling of Sistine Chapel

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Ponce de Leon explores what is now Florida

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Martin Luther initiated a movement which led to the founding of Protestantism. Luther believed that the Bible, rather than the pope, was the source of spiritual authority. Henry VIII wrote a book attacking Luther's beliefs for this,

Pope Leo X named the Catholic henry "defender of the Faith

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Elizabeth I born to henry VIII and Anne Boleyn

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Pizarro conquest Incas

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Henry VIII made England a Protestant country. Henry had married his older brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon, who bore him a daughter, Mary

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First edition of Copernicus' on the revolutions of the Celestial Spheres is published

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After the death of Henry VIII, His young son became Edward the VI

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Lady Jane became queen for only nine days

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Edward the VI died after six years and was succeeded by lady Jane Grey, granddaughter of Henry's younger sister. she ruled for only nine days

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Elizabeth I becomes Queen of England and returned England to protestant control

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more than 20,00 die in plague

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William Shakespeare is born

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Sir Francis Drake lands in San Francisco

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Sir Francis Drake lands near what is now San Francisco on his voyage around the globe

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The greatest threat to her rule came in 1588 when Catholic Spain sent an armada to conquer England, the English fleet shattered the armada. This glorious moment produced a surge of patriotic spirit in the entire nation

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Spanish Armada | Definition, Defeat, & Facts | Britannica

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Elizabeth I died and was succeeded by her cousin James I, his ruler who inherited a prosperous nation that had become a world power. His struggle with Parliament foreshadowed the civil war that would come during the reign of his son Charles I

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English Colony is established at Jamestown

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The claims of exploration became the claims of settlement, as England began it first colonies-Jamestown, in 1607, and the Massachusetts colonies, beginning in 1620

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Galileo builds first telescope

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James I died and was succeeded by his son Charles I