Early Modern Britain, c1450–c1800 (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Time period of early modern Britain
Time period of early modern Britain
1450-1800
Divine right
Divine right
Belief monarchs chosen by God to rule
Year villeinage system ended
Year villeinage system ended
1450
% of medieval population in countryside
% of medieval population in countryside
Over 95%
Year Henry VIII sought divorce
Year Henry VIII sought divorce
1527
Year of Act of Supremacy
Year of Act of Supremacy
1534
What Act of Supremacy did
What Act of Supremacy did
Made Henry VIII Supreme Head of English Church
Year dissolution of monasteries began
Year dissolution of monasteries began
1536
Non-conformism
Non-conformism
Protestant groups rejecting monarch's religious authority
Scientific revolution period
Scientific revolution period
16th & 17th centuries
Key scientists of scientific revolution
Key scientists of scientific revolution
Galileo Galilei & Isaac Newton
Enlightenment period & key emphasis
Enlightenment period & key emphasis
18th century; reason over belief