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Composer Timeline
 Henry VIII makes himself head of the Church of England
– Henry VIII closes the monasteries and confiscates their property
William Byrd – Tomas Luis de Victoria –
 An Act of Uniformity imposes a Book of Common Prayer
Giovanni Gabrieli –
– Queen Mary persecutes Protestants. Nearly  people are burned to death for 'heresy'
Thomas Morley –
 Queen Mary (also known as 'Bloody Mary') dies. Elizabeth I becomes queen
Claudio Monteverdi – Thomas Tomkins –
 The first theatre opens in London
Thomas Weelkes –
– Francis Drake sails around the world
Orlando Gibbons –
 The Spanish Armada is defeated
Heinrich Schütz – Adrian Batten –
 The gunpowder plot, a Catholic conspiracy to blow up parliament, is discovered
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