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 * **1509: ** Henry VIII becomes King
 * 1532: The Church allows the King to have superior authority over them
 * The Laws in Wales Acts of **1535 and 1542 ** introduced the English legal system in Wales
 * **1549: ** Edward VI becomes King[[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Darnley_stage_3.jpg width="199" height="288" align="right" caption="Queen Elizabeth - Known for establishing the Protestant Church of England" link="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/Darnley_stage_3.jpg"]]
 * **1553: ** Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen
 * Later this year, Mary (a Catholic) becomes Queen and Catholicism is forced upon England - however the citizens resist
 * **1558:** Elizabeth I becomes Queen and Protestantism is brought upon England
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">**1560:** Treaty of Edinburgh
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">made by the Parliament of Scotland to attempt to formally end the Auld Alliance with France
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">**1588:** The Spanish Armada
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">**1689:** The Bill of Rights
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">Freedom from royal interference with the law.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">Freedom from taxation by Royal Prerogative. The agreement of parliament became necessary for the implementation of any new taxes.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">Freedom to petition the monarch
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">Freedom from the standing army during a time of peace
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">Freedom for Protestants to bear arms for their own defence
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">Freedom to elect members of parliament without interference from the sovereign.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">Freedom of speech and debates
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">Freedom from cruel and unusual punishment and excessive bail
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">Freedom from fine and forfeiture without a trial
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">**1702:** Queen Anne becomes Queen
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">**1754:** Seven Years' War
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">**1772:** Slavery is effectively outlawed in England
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">**1775:** The Revolutionary War
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">**1799:** The Napoleonic Wars
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span class="wiki_link"><span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">**1714:** King George I becomes King
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span class="wiki_link"><span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">**1727:** King George II becomes King
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span class="wiki_link">**<span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">1760: ** King George III becomes King
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span class="wiki_link">**<span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">1773: ** Boston Tea Party
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span class="wiki_link"><span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">**1799:** Income Tax was introduced
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span class="wiki_link">**<span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">1804: ** First Corn Law was made
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span class="wiki_link">to protect English cash crops (esp. corn) from foreign competition
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">**1810:** Seizure of Cape Colony
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);"><span class="wiki_link"><span style="color: rgb(245, 66, 66);">**1812:** War of 1812 started
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; color: rgb(28, 146, 28);">war between USA and British North America mainly because of land disputes (49th parallel was the result)


 * References**
 * 1 -** "[|British History Timeline]." __BBC - History - Timelines__. 2009. //BBC.co.uk.// 10 May. 2009 <[]>.

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