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Period: Dec 3, 1533 to
Reign of Ivan the Terrible
Ivan's wife died in 1560 and he blammed the boyars of poisoning his wife. Ivan turned against them. Ican executed many boyars, their families, and the peasants who worked their lands. -
Period: Jul 25, 1554 to
Reign of Phillip II
Phillip the second was very religious. Europe was experiencing religious wars caused by the reformation. Phillip believed that it was his duty to defend Catholicism against the muslims. -
Aug 23, 1572
St. Barholomew's Day Massacre
It sparked a six-week, nationwide slaughter of Huguenots in Paris. It occured when many of the Huguenots were in Paris for Catherine's wedding to Huguenot Prince Henry of Navarre. Most of the nobles died, but Henry survived. -
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Reign of Henry of Navarre
When Catherine and her last son died, Prince Henry inherited the throne. He proved himself to be decisive, fearless in battle, and a clever politician. He declared the Edict of Nantes. Which allowed the Huguenots to live in peace in France and set up their own houses of worship in some cities. He restored the French monarchy to a strong position. -
Signing of the Edict of Nantes
This declared that the Huguenots could live in peace in France and set up their own houses of worship in some cities. -
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Reign of James I
His worst struggles were with money. The Puritans hope he would enact reforms to purify the English church of Catholic practices. -
Cardinal Richelieu was appointed
He was ambitious and enjoyed exercising authority. He took two steps in improving the Bourbon monarchy. First, he moved against Huguenots. Second, he sought to weaken the nobles' power. -
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Reign of Louis XIII
He became king from his father's assassination in 1610. -
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Thirty Years War
A conflict over religion and territory and for power among European ruling families. The war can be divided into two main phases: the phase of Hapsburg triumphs and the phase of Hapsburg defeats. -
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Reign of Charles I
Charles was in need of money at all time because he was at war with both Spain and France. -
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English Civil War
Supporters and opponents of King Charles fought the Cavaliers. They faced the Puritan supporters of Parliament. -
Louis XIV assumes full control of France
His reign lasted 72 years and ended because of his death in 1715. -
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Reign of Louis XIV
He was the most powerful ruler in French history. He was only four years old when he began his reign. -
Peace of Westphalia
Germanys population dropped from 20 million to 16 million because of the war. Trade and agriculture were disrupted. The Peace of Westphalia was what ended the war in 1648. Some of the consequences of the treaty were; weakend the Haspburg states of Spain and Austria; Strengthened France by awarding it German territory; made German princes independent of the Holy Roman emperor. -
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Reign of Oliver Cromwell
He abolished the monarchy and the House of Lords in 1649. He established a republican form of government. -
Restoration of English Crown
The period of Charles II's rule over England, after the collapse of Oliver Cromwell's government. -
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Reign of Peter the Great
Peter the Great contined the trend of increasing the czar's power. Peter had a goal to make Russia stronger which was westernization; using western Europe as a model for change. -
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Palace at Versailless started & ended.
It was proof of Louis XIV's absolute power and it cost around $2.5 billion. -
Glorious Revolution
Glorious Revolution is known as the bloodless overthrow of King James II. -
English Bill of Rights.
To make clear the limits of royal power, Parliament drafted the Bill of Rights. The document listed many things that a ruler could not do. -
War of Spanish Succession
England, Austria, the Dutch Republic, Portugal and several German and Italian states joined together to prevent the union of the French and Spanish thrones. -
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Reign of Frederick the Great
He followed the military policies that his father went by. He encouraged religious toleration and legal reform. -
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Reign of Maria Theresa
Her main enemy was Prussia and she faced many years of war.
