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Elizabethan Court Timeline Game

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Summoning Knowledge...

About This Challenge

Explore the intrigue and drama of the Elizabethan Court with this engaging timeline game. Test your knowledge of historical events and see if you can place them in their correct chronological order.

  • Players can learn about key events such as the defeat of the Spanish Armada
  • Challenge yourself with events like the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
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  • 17 November 1558: Accession of Queen Elizabeth I
  • 15 January 1559: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth I
  • 1559: Act of Supremacy establishes Elizabeth as Supreme Governor of the Church of England
  • 8 February 1587: Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots
  • 1588: Spanish Armada defeated by English fleet
  • 1590: Shakespeare's first play performed
  • 1599: The Globe Theatre opens in London
  • 24 March 1603: Death of Queen Elizabeth I
  • 24 March 1603: Accession of King James I
  • 5 November 1605: Gunpowder Plot foiled
  • 1611: King James Bible published
  • 29 October 1618: Execution of Sir Walter Raleigh
  • 27 March 1625: Death of King James I
  • 27 March 1625: Accession of King Charles I
  • 1642: Beginning of the English Civil War
  • 30 January 1649: Execution of King Charles I
  • 1660: Restoration of the monarchy with Charles II as king
  • 2-6 September 1666: Great Fire of London
  • 6 February 1685: Death of King Charles II
  • 6 February 1685: Accession of King James II

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