1. English Reformations and Contested Spaces Timeline presentation of significant events related to the reformation of Christianity in England and contemporary events occurring in Eretz Israel Allison Ostrowski English Reformations Fall 2012

2. 596-600

3. In the year 596, Pope Gregory sends Augustine into Britain to preach

4. In600, Pope Gregory I commissions a hospital in Jerusalem to treat Christian pilgrims to Eretz Israel

5. 601-626

6. In 605, Pope Gregory dies

7. In 608, Jews attack Byzantium under the promise of returning to Eretz Israel In 614, Persians invade Jerusalem, destroy churches and expel Jews. Jews are forbidden to reside within a three mile radius of Jerusalem.

8. 627-640

9. In 627, King Edwin is baptized, with his nation, at Easter

10. In 629, Jerusalem is recaptured by the Byzantines In 636, Eretz Israel is conquered by the Arabs In 638, Jews are readmitted to Jerusalem under Islamic rule

11. 641-679

12. In 673, Bede is born In 673, King Egbert dies

13. 632-661 sees the rise of Islam across the Arabian peninsula and the conversion or removal of Jews

14. 680-691

15. In 680, a synod is held at Haethfelth concerning Catholicism In 680, Abbess Hilda dies

16. In 691, the Dome of the Rock is constructed in Jerusalem on the site of the destroyed first and second temples

17. 1260-1516

18. In 1509, Henry VII dies and Henry VIII takes the throne

19. During 1260-1516,the Mamluk rule becomes increasingly unstable

20. 1517-1520

21. In 1517, Martin Luther protests against indulgences

22. In 1516, Ottoman Turkish rule begins In 1520, Bezalel ben Abraham Ashkenazi is born

23. 1559-1564

24. In 1549, the Book of Common Prayer is published In 1559, the 39 Articles are established

25. From 1538-1541, Suleman rebuilds the walls of Jerusalem In 1541, the Golden Gate is permanently sealed In 1564, the Shulhan Arukh (Code of Jewish Law) is published

26. 1570-1576

27. In 1570, Elizabeth I receives papal excommunication

28. During 1566-1570, the study of Kabbalah flourishes In 1572, Isaac ben Solomon Luria dies

29. 1577-1594

30. In 1594, Hooker writes Laws of Ecclesiastical polity

31. In 1577, the Hebrew printing press is established in Safed

32. 1603-1625

33. In 1603, Queen Elizabeth I dies, James VI succeeds to the English throne

34. In 1610, Yochanan ben Zakai Sephardic synagogue is completed in Jerusalem In 1625, Jewish leaders are imprisoned by Mohamed ibn Farouk

35. 1672-1699

36. In 1689, the Act of Toleration is enacted

37. In 1660, Safed and Tiberias are destroyed in Druze revolt In 1665, Sabbatai Zevi returns to Eretz Israel proclaiming himself the messiah In 1672, the Synod of Jerusalem is held

38. 1703-1720

39. In 1703, John Wesley is born

40. In 1705, restrictions are imposed with heavy taxation In 1720, Ashkenazi synagogue is destroyed by the Ottomans, and Ashkenazi Jews are banned

41. 1720-1777

42. In 1735, Wesley embarks on mission to America

43. From 1720-1777, Jerusalem Rabbi and Kabbalist Shalom Sharabi lives In 1743, Suleiman Pasha is killed by Tiberias Jews and a holiday is declared

44. 1784-1786

45. In 1786, American Book of Common Prayer is compiled

46. In 1784, agricultural settlements are created in Eretz Israel

47. 1791-1799

48. In 1971, John Wesley dies

49. In 1799, Napoleon conquers Haifa

50. 1807-1810

51. In 1807, slavery is abolished in England

52. From 1808-1810 the Ten Disciples emigrate to Jerusalem and Safed

53. 1812-1820

54. In 1820, Froude, Keble, and Prevost begin discussions in Oriel

55. In 1812, the Safed plague destroys 80% of the Jewish population

56. 1831-1833

57. In 1833, the Irish Church Temporalities Bill is enacted

58. In 1831, Egypt conquers Eretz Israel

59. 1833-1843

60. From 1833-1841, Tracts for our Times is published

61. In 1833, the first printing press arrives in Jerusalem In 1834, the Safed Great Plunder occurs In 1840, Jerusalem falls to Turkish control In 1841, Samuel Salant, Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem, arrives in Eretz Israel

62. 1845-1855

63. In 1845, Newman converts to Roman Catholicism

64. In 1844, first official census in Jerusalem is undertaken In 1855, first Jew enters the Temple Mount in modern times

65. 1860-1870

66. In 1867, 1 st Lambeth Conference is held

67. In 1860, the first neighborhood is built outside Jerusalem’s wall (Mishkenot Sha’ananim) In 1870, the first agricultural school Mikveh Israel, is established

68. 1881-1903

69. In 1882, Edward Bouverie Pusey dies

70. In 1881, Eliezer ben Yehuda moves to Eretz Israel and establishes Zionism During 1882-1903, the first aliyah occurs

71. 1909-1917

72. In 1910, the first World Missionary Conference is held

73. From 1904-1914, the second aliyah occurs In 1909, the first kibbutz (Degania) is established In 1909, Tel Aviv is founded In 1917, the Balfour Declaration is enacted In 1917, an exodus of Jews from Egypt to Eretz Israel occurs

74. 1994-1998

75. In 1998, the 13 th Lambeth Conference occurs

76. In 1994, the Cave of the Patriarchs massacre occurs In 1998, the State of Israel celebrates its 50 th Anniversary