British History (1550-1650)
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Transcript of British History (1550-1650)
British History
(1550-1650)
Barbie LuangphixayCassandra Chan
Jenny Khy
Rulers:
Edward VI: 1547-1553 Lady Jane Grey : 1553 Mary Queen of Scots: 1553-1558 Elizabeth I: 1558-1603 James I: 1603-1625 Charles I: 1625-1649
Politics
Rulers
Edward VIElizabeth I
Lady Jane Grey
1560s – Treaty of Berwick and Treaty
of Edinburgh, Peace of Troyes 1577 – Alliance between England and
the Netherlands 1600s – Alliance between James I and
France, England makes peace with France and Spain, Treaty of Westphalia ends Thirty Years’ War
Positive Political Atmosphere
Treaties
Treaty of Edinburgh
Treaty of Westphalia
Revolts against rulers Execution of Rulers Attempt to control religion Thirty Years’ War: 1618-1648 Civil War: 1642-1649
Negative Political Atmosphere
Thirty Years’ War
Poverty
National Legislation distinguished the deserving from the undeserving poor
Fear of magic led to burning of geography and astronomy books
Religious Conflicts
Society’s Concerns
Britain, over 100 years, was crazy
Overall
http://galileo.rice.edu/chron/europe.html http://
www.encyclopedia.com/searchresults.aspx?q=england+1550
http://www.britannia.com/history/time3.html http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/188217/Eng
lish-literature/12806/TheRenaissance-period-1550-1660 http://timeline.ws/1550_1574.html http://british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=19195
Bibliography
http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VI_of_England http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lady_Jane_Grey http://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I_of_England http://
www.scottisharchivesforschools.org/ffa/images/SP6-1_Treaty_lg.gif
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_Years'_War
Bibliography (Images)