Слайд 1The main events of the 14th-17th centuries
Слайд 2The 14th century.
The century of Plagues, war with France
and conflicts in the elite
Слайд 3Scotland recognized, 1328
Robert the Bruce
Edward III
Слайд 5The Time Line of 100 Years War
Слайд 6The Black Death sweeps 1/3 of English population, 1348-9
Слайд 8Chaucer starts “The Canterbury Tales”, 1386-9
Слайд 9Richard II deposed, 1399
Richard II
Henry IV
Слайд 10The 15th century. The century of dynastic disputes
Слайд 11Scottish King James I Stewart taken hostage in England, 1406
Слайд 13The Treaty of Troyes, 1420
Agreement that Henry V or his
heirs would be crowned as king of France after the
death of Charles VI
Слайд 15The Battle of Castillon and the Loss of the War,
1453
Слайд 16The Dynastic Struggle between the Lancasters and the Yorks begins,
1455
Слайд 18Henry VI deposed, 1461. Edward IV becomes king
Henry VI
Edward IV
Слайд 19Richard Duke of Gloucester, the last of Plantagenets, becomes king,
1483
Слайд 20The Battle of Bosworth and coronation of Henry Tudor, 1485
Слайд 21The 16th century.
The century of Reformation, absolute monarchy and
rise of England as a leading European power
Слайд 22Henry VIII breaks with Roman Catholicism, 1534
Henry VIII
Dissolution of
monastaries
Слайд 23Mary I returns Catholicism for 5 years, 1553-58
Слайд 24Francis Drake circumnavigates the Globe, 1577-80
Слайд 25Elisabeth I signs the death sentence on Mary Queen of
Scots, 1587. James becomes king
Слайд 26The Spanish Armada defeated, 1588
Слайд 27The 17th century. The Crown and the Parliament are fighting
about their prerogatives
Слайд 28James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of England,
1603. The Union of Crowns
Слайд 30Charles I launches the campaign against France , 1627-29
The Siege
of La Rochelle
Слайд 311628 - Petition of Rights:
In return for finances, Charles I
was forced to accept Parliament's statement of civil rights
Charles
I prorogues the Parliament and begins 11 years of personal rule, 1629;
Слайд 32Anglo-Scottish Bishop’s War, 1639
Слайд 33The events which led to the 1st Civil War
Short Parliament,
1640;
Irish Rebellion, Oct 1641;
Grand Remonstrance of Grievances, Dec. 1641;
Charles enters
Parliament to arrest its 5 rebellious leaders, Jan 4, 1642
Charles leaves London to raise his army
Charles raises his royal standard in Nottingham, Aug 1642. The War begins
Слайд 35The 2nd Civil War, 1648-9
Scots reach agreement with Charles and
invade England, but already in Aug 1648 are defeated by
Cromwell
Слайд 373d English Civil War, 1649 - 51
Cromwell marches to Ireland
and harshly puts down the rebellion there;
Lands of Irish Catholics
confiscated and given to protestants;
Charles II is crowned king in Scotland in 1651 and invades England, but defeated by Cromwell
Слайд 38English Republic, 1649 - 1660
Oliver Cromwell, 1653 – 1658 Lord
Protector
The Rump of the Long Parliament, dissolved in 1653, but
recreated in 1659
Слайд 39Monarchy restored, 1660
Charles II (ruled 1660 – 1685)
James II (ruled
1685-88)
Слайд 40Restored Monarchy and Parliament
1661 - Clarendon Code; "Cavalier" Parliament of
Charles II passes series of repressive laws against Nonconformists
1665 –
Great Plague
1666 – Great Fire of London
Слайд 41Major Political Events between 1679 and 1689
1679 - Habeas Corpus
Act: forbidding imprisonment without trial; Charles II blocks the Parliament's
Bill of Exclusion against his Catholic brother James; Parliament dismissed; Charles II rejects petitions calling for a new Parliament; petitioners become known as Whigs; their opponents – as Tories
1681 - Whigs reintroduce Exclusion Bill; Charles II dissolves Parliament;
1685 – Charles II dies and James becomes James II of England and VII of Scotland; rebellion by Charles II's illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, against James II is put down;
1686 - James II lets Roman Catholics to be appointed to public office;
1687 - James II issues Declaration of Liberty of Conscience, extends toleration to all religions;
1688 - England's 'Glorious Revolution'; William III of Orange is invited to save England from Catholicism, lands in England, James II flees;
1689 - Convention Parliament issues Bill of Rights; establishes a constitutional monarchy in Britain; bars Roman Catholics from the throne; William III and Mary II become joint monarchs of England and Scotland (to1694), Toleration Act grants freedom of worship to dissenters in England
Слайд 42New Age, New Monarchy
1701 – The Act of Settlement;
1707 –
The Act of Union between England and Scotland
1714 – Queen
Ann dies and is followed by her German relative George Hanover (George I)
1715-16 – Jacobite Rebellion
1721 – Robert Walpole becomes 1st Minister; the Age of Prime Ministers comes
Слайд 43Urquhart Castle, blown up in 1690
Eilean Donan Castle, Demolished in
1719
Jacobite Resistance in the Highlands
Слайд 44Bonnie Prince Charlie
(Charles Edward Stuart)
1720 - 1788