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 VI

Elizabeth ILady 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)