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 High finance on chequered table |
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c. 1170 |
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| Exchequer table seen in a manuscript
National Archives, Kew
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| Henry III reissues Magna Carta |
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1225 |
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| Magna Carta, in the version issued by Henry III in 1225
National Archives, Kew
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| Edward II imprisoned |
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1326 |
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| Edward III replaces his father |
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1327 |
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| The Great Seal of Edward III
National Archives, Kew
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| Mortimer impeached for death of Edward II |
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c. 1330 |
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| Articles of impeachment against Roger Mortimer in 1330
National Archives, Kew
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| Infant king of England and France |
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1422 |
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| Stamp signature of Henry VI in 1436
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| Richard III proclaimed |
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1483 |
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| Richard III writes to his Lord Chancellor |
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c. 1483 |
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| Letter from Richard III in 1483
National Archives, Kew
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| Henry VIII is king of England |
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1509 |
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| Francis I is king of France |
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1515 |
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| Field of Cloth of Gold |
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1520 |
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1520 |
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| Gold seal of Henry VIII in 1527 (reproduction)
National Archives, Kew
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| Francis I at Fontainebleau |
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1527 |
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| Gold seal of Francis I in 1527
National Archives, Kew
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| Francis I and Henry VIII exchange gifts and honours |
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c. 1527 |
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 Thomas More is Lord Chancellor |
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1529 |
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| Henry VIII marries Anne Boleyn |
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1533 |
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| Henry VIII disappointed by another daughter |
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1533 |
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| Thomas More beheaded |
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1535 |
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| Interrogations for the trial of Sir Thomas More
National Archives, Kew
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| English king plunders monasteries |
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1536 |
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| Anne Boleyn executed |
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1536 |
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1536 |
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| Record of the trial of Anne Boleyn in 1536
National Archives, Kew
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| Catherine Howard writes an indiscreet letter |
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c. 1541 |
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| Catherine Howard beheaded in Tower |
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1542 |
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1542 |
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| Letter from Catherine Howard to Thomas Culpeper, 1541
National Archives, Kew
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1554 |
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| Letter from Elizabeth to her sister Mary I
National Archives, Kew
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| Elizabeth writes to her sister Mary, begging to be released from the Tower |
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1554 |
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| Mary I succeeded by sister, Elizabeth |
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1558 |
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1585 |
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| The Great Seal used by Elizabeth I from 1586
National Archives, Kew
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| Five Members evade royal arrest |
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1642 |
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| Battle of Edgehill |
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1642 |
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| Cavaliers defeated at Naseby |
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1645 |
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| Charles I convicted of treason |
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1649 |
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| Record of the trial of Charles I
National Archives, Kew
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| Charles I beheaded |
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1649 |
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| First Continental Congress |
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1774 |
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| Signatures on the petition of the Continental Congress
National Archives, Kew
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| Shot fired at Lexington |
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1775 |
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| Washington is American commander |
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1775 |
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| American colonists make a final bid for peace |
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1775 |
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| The Olive Branch Petition of 1775
National Archives, Kew
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