Absolute Monarchy

Cortes conquers the Aztec Empire

1521

Henry VIII has Parliament pass the Act of Supremacy

1534

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Ignatius creates the Jesuit Order

Jan 8, 1534

British defeat the Spanish Armada

1588

Henry IV Passes the Edict of Nantes

Apr 13, 1598

Tokugawa Shoguns control Japan

1603

Shah Jahan orders the construction of the Taj Mahal

1631

Louis XIV begins his rule in France

May 14, 1643

Puritans under Oliver Cromwell execute the English King

Jan 30, 1649

Louis XIV dies

Sep 1, 1715

Maria Theresea becomes the head of the AustrianHabsburgs

1740

Prussian King Frederick the Great begins the Seven Years’ War against Austria

Aug 29, 1756