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'''1538 King Henry VIII ordered parishes to begin keeping vital records within their parishes. '''Not all the churches started keeping christenings, marriage, and burial records. | '''1538 King Henry VIII ordered parishes to begin keeping vital records within their parishes. '''Not all the churches started keeping christenings, marriage, and burial records. | ||
'''1542 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cromwell,_1st_Earl_of_Essex Thomas Cromwell] '''established the Church of England as the state religion by overthrowing the Catholic Church. King Henry VIII had killed any one who opposed him including the Earl of Montgomery and the Abbott of Glastonbury. The king ordered all the statues of saints destroyed, did away with priories, nunneries, monks, nuns, established divorce and created his new church called the Church of England. King Henry had his wives killed who bore him daughters and Thomas Cromwell beheaded for finding him a wife who bore a girl. King Henry's only son Henry died at the age of 18 leaving Mary(Catholic) and Elizabeth(Church of England) to fight over the throne. After years of fighting, Elizabeth became the Queen of England. Mary fled to Scotland where she was known as Mary Queen of Scots. She had a son James before being killed. James became King of England and Scotland in 1603. | '''1542 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cromwell,_1st_Earl_of_Essex Thomas Cromwell] '''established the Church of England as the state religion by overthrowing the Catholic Church. King Henry VIII had killed any one who opposed him including the Earl of Montgomery and the Abbott of Glastonbury. The king ordered all the statues of saints destroyed, did away with priories, nunneries, monks, nuns, established divorce and created his new church called the Church of England. King Henry had his wives killed who bore him daughters and Thomas Cromwell beheaded for finding him a wife who bore a girl. King Henry's only son Henry died at the age of 18 leaving Mary(Catholic) and Elizabeth(Church of England) to fight over the throne. After years of fighting, Elizabeth became the Queen of England. Mary fled to Scotland where she was known as Mary Queen of Scots. She had a son James before being killed. James became King of England and Scotland in 1603. | ||
'''1584 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan Puritan Movement:]''' The Puritain Relgions flurished and their leaders established Emanuel College in 1584 at Cambridge University. Emanuel College taught Protestant doctrine and men to be ministers like Benjamin Childe. | '''1584 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puritan Puritan Movement:]''' The Puritain Relgions flurished and their leaders established Emanuel College in 1584 at Cambridge University. Emanuel College taught Protestant doctrine and men to be ministers like Benjamin Childe. | ||
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'''1800: Ireland became part of the United Kingdom.''' | '''1800: Ireland became part of the United Kingdom.''' | ||
'''1804-1815 War with Napolean and France in which England was victorious.''' | '''1804-1815 War with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napolean Napolean] and France in which England was victorious.''' | ||
'''1812 War with the United States in which the United States were victorious.''' | '''1812 War with the United States in which the United States were victorious.''' | ||