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History > Key Stage 3

Making of the United Kingdom, 1500 – 1750
Key Words


In history there are many words and names which you need to be familiar with. This list includes some of the key words whose meanings and spellings you should commit to memory. You should know who or what is being described and should attempt to use them appropriately in your work.You should be able to explain the significance of each word.

  • Monarch
  • Henry VII
  • Wars of the Roses
  • Protestant
  • Catholic
  • The Pope
  • Catherine of Aragon
  • Thomas Cromwell
  • Thomas More
  • Dissolution of the Monasteries
  • Pilgrimage of Grace
  • Reformation
  • Edward VI
  • Mary
  • Elizabeth
  • Puritan
  • Parliament
  • King James
  • Guy Fawkes
  • Divine Right
  • Monopoly
  • John Pym
  • Customs Duties
  • Ship Money
  • William Laud
  • Civil War
  • Cavalier
  • Roundhead
  • Oliver Cromwell
  • Prince Rupert
  • New Model Army
  • Samuel Pepys
  • The Plague
  • Great Fire of London
  • Galileo
  • Royal Society
  • William Harvey
  • Isaac Newton