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1485The War of theRoses finishes atthe Battle ofBosworth.


1485-1509

Reign of KingHenry VII.


1492ChristopherColumbusdiscovers theWest Indies.


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


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


1534King Henry VIII forms theChurch of England.


1535Wales becomespart of Englandin the ‘Act ofUnion’.


1535

The Bible is printedin English for thefirst time.


1536-1539The Dissolution of Monasteries.


1542Mary, Queen ofScots lays claimto the Englishthrone.


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


1547-1553

King Edward VI’sreign.


1553-1558

The reign ofQueen Mary Tudor.


1558Queen Elizabeth Ibegins her reign.


1561

Mary, Queen ofScots goes backto Scotland.


1570Sir Francis Drakebegins his firstjourney to theWest Indies.


1577

Sir Francis Drakebecomes the secondperson to go aroundthe world.


1585-1604

England and Spainare at war.


1588

The defeat of theSpanish Armada.


1591A William Shakespeareplay is first performed.


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

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