Anne Boleyn
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Anne Boleyn was Henry VIII’s second wife. She married Henry in January 1533 – four months before his divorce from Catherine of Aragon was announced. Anne was born in 1500 or 1501. She was considered beautiful with dark eyes, long dark hair and a lively personality. At the age
Catherine of Aragon
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Catherine of Aragon was born in 1485 and died in 1536. Catherine was born in Aragon, Spain and her parents were King Ferdinand of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castille. She was Henry VIII’s first wife and was divorced so that Henry could marry Anne Boleyn. Spain and England
Scotland and Devolution
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Scotland was promised a referendum on devolution by the Labour Party in the build up to the 1997 election. This manifesto promise was carried out in 1997 just four months after the general election and a process of devolution was started for Scotland which lead to a Scottish Parliament
Philip II of Spain – a timeline
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Philip II of Spain – a timeline Years of Crisis 1557 : first bankruptcy 1560 : second bankruptcy 1566 : first stages of Revolt in the Spanish Netherlands 1568 : start of the Revolt of the Moriscos Years of Triumph 1571 : defeats Turks at Lepanto BUT :
Phillip II – the man
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Philip II was born in 1527 and he died in 1598. Philip II became king of Spain in January 1556. He governed Spain in her so-called “Golden Age”. However, his reign saw the economic decline of Spain, her bankruptcy and a disastrous decade from 1588 to 1598 which included
Martin Bucer
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Martin Bucer played a part in the Reformation and his impact was in the city of Strasburg. Martin Bucer is not as well known as Martin Luther and John Calvin but he did make an impact on Strasburg until he was forced to flee the city. Bucer was born on
Women in 1900
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Women in 1900 Despite the activities of the Suffragettes and the support of the Labour Party and some members of the Liberal Party, women still had very few rights in 1900 and certainly no political rights. In fact, the activities of the Suffragettes lost women the support of many
Samuel Pepys
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Samuel Pepys was born on February 23rd 1633 near Fleet Street in London. Pepys is best known for his diaries written between 1660 and 1671 that include descriptions of major events such as the coronation of Charles II, the impact of the plague in London in 1665 and the
Samuel Pepys and the Plague
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Samuel Pepys left for the world a graphic description of the impact of the plague in London in 1665. The diaries written by Pepys cover the months when the plague first hit London in 1665 to the time in September when it was at its worst to the time
Oliver Cromwell
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1599 Oliver Cromwell was born in Huntingdon, Cambridge 1616 Cromwell joined Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge University 1617 Cromwell’s father died. Cromwell left Cambridge University and returned to Huntingdon 1620 Cromwell married Elizabeth Bourchier 1628 Cromwell was elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon 1629 Cromwell attacked bishops in a parliamentary