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| 1 | 1547 | - 1547: Edward VI. Ruler of England 1547-1553. House of Tudor: Son of Henry VIII, by Jane Seymour, his 3rd queen. Ruled under regents. Was forced to name Lady Jane Grey his successor. Council of State proclaimed her queen July 10, 1553. Mary Tudor won Council, was proclaimed queen July 19, 1553. Mary had Lady Jane Grey beheaded for treason, Feb 1554.
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| 2 | 1553 | - 1553: Mary I. Ruler of England 1553-1558. House of Tudor: Daughter of Henry VIII, by Catherine of Aragon.
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| 3 | 1558 | - 1558: Elizabeth I. Ruler of England 1558-1603. House of Tudor: Daughter of Henry VIII, by Anne Boleyn.
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| 4 | 1568 | - 1568: Bottled beer invented in London.
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| 5 | 1569 | - 1569: Gerard Mercator invents Mercator map projection.
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| 6 | 1589 | - 1589: Englishmen, William Lee invents the knitting machine.
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| 7 | 1590 | - 1590: Dutchmen, Zacharias Janssen invents the compound microscope.
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| 8 | 1593 | - 1593: Galileo invents a water thermometer.
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| 9 | 1603 | - 1603: James I. Ruler of England 1603-1625. House of Stuart: Son of Mary, Queen of Scots, granddaughter of James IV and Margaret. First to call himself King of Great Britain. This became official with the Act of Union, 1707.
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| 10 | 1608 | - 1608: Hans Lippershey invents the first refracting telescope.
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1542 - 1614 (72 years)