British Empire/Tudor Origins/Timeline

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Timeline

Date	Event	Impact	Key individuals	Topics
1485	Battle of Bosworth Field	End of the War of the Roses Foundation of Tudor dynasty	Henry VII Richard III	Dynasty War
1495	First drydock in Europe established in Portsmouth	Development of Tudor Navy	Henry VII	Science War
1497	Discovery of Newfoundland	Development of English exploration of North America	John Cabot Henry VII	Science Colonialism
1514	Foundation of Trinity House for the Advancement of Navigation and Training in pilotage	Centralised resource for the development of navigational skills	Henry VIII Thomas Spert	Trade Science
1539	Publication of Great Bible as the official Bible in England	Official sanction for complete translation of the Bible into English	Thomas Cromwell Myles Coverdale Henry VII	Religion Culture
1542	Laws in Wales Acts completed	Annexation of Wales to England and harmonisation of administration	Thomas Cromwell Henry VIII	Governance
1542	Crown of Ireland Act 1542 completed	Henry VIII proclaimed King of Ireland	Thomas Cromwell Henry VIII	Governance
1549	Introduction of the English language Book of Common Prayer	Standardisation of Anglican liturgy and Prayer Book Rebellion	Thomas Cranmer	Religion Governance
1555	Start of Marian Persecutions of English Protestants	284 Protestants burnt alive, many more flee into exile	Thomas Cranmer William Hunter	Religion
1565	Foundation of the Royal Exchange	Development of London as a financial centre	Thomas Gresham	Trade
1580	The Siege of Smerwick	English soldiers massacre Italian and Spanish Catholic soldiers as well as Irish men and women	Earl Grey Walter Raleigh Edmund Spenser	War Religion
1588	Defeat of the Spanish Armada	Attempted Spanish invasion thwarted, English colonialism gains freer rein	Frances Drake Elizabeth I Philip II Duke of Medina Sidonia	War
1597	Foundation of the Gresham College	Development of intellectual centre linked to the merchants of the City of London	Thomas Gresham Humphrey Gilbert	Science