1600-1700

By tcoxon
  • Thirty Years War

    It was between the Catholics and the Protestants in Europe. It involved all of Europe except England.
  • The Bohemian Revolt

    It was an uprising of the Bohemian estates against the rule of the Habsburg dynasty that began the Thirty Years` War.
  • Pilgrim come to America

    Pilgrim Fathers set sail in Mayflower for America.
  • Charles I of England

    Charles I became the king of England
  • English Civil War

    The English Civil War started in 1642 and ended in 1651. This war led to the execution of Charles I. It also established the republican of commonwealth.
  • Charles II

    Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland reigned from 1660 to 1665. A political crisis that came after the death of Cromwell in 1658 resulted in the restoration of the monarchy, and Charles was invited to return to Britain. On the 29th of May he returned to Britain.
  • Peter the Great

    Peter the great became czar of Russia when he was only a child. One of the first things he did when he was in rule was to storm Azov. This disaster led him to build an army, then the Turks who held Azov surrendered.
  • John Lock Publishes Treatises on Civil Government

    In this book John Locke states that the purpose of government was to protect peoples rights. It also conveyed the importance of fairness in the law. He believed that the government failed to protect the peoples rights.