Absolutism/Revolutions

  • Period: 1479 to Jan 23, 1516

    King Ferdinand and Isabella

    Ruled over Spain
  • Period: Aug 22, 1509 to Jan 28, 1547

    King Henry VIII

    Ruled over England
  • Period: Jan 16, 1547 to

    Ivan the Terrible

    Ruled over Russia
  • Period: Jan 16, 1556 to

    King Phillip II

    Ruled over Spain
  • Period: Nov 17, 1558 to

    Queen Elizabeth I

    Ruled over England and Ireland
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    Thirty Years War

    Thirty Years' War was one of the longest, bloodiest, and most destructive conflicts in all of European history. This 17th religious battle was mainly fought in central Europe.
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    King Louis XIV

    Ruled over France
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    Peter the Great

    Ruled over Russia
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    The War of the Spanish Succession

    The War of the Spanish Succession was another know as one of the first-ever world wars in modern times. The war sparked in 1700 when Habsburg King Charles II of Spain. Prior to his death, the throne was given to Philip, Duke of Anjou, grandson of King Louis XIV of France.
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    King Louis XVI

    Ruled over France
  • May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General

    May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
    The meeting on May 5th was considered the start of the French Revolution. Louis XVI called this meeting to find solutions to France's financial and economical problems.
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath
    The Tennis Court Oath was a meeting called by the third estates leader, and he basically was telling them that they were no longer a part of the French government and that they were revolting against the upper classes.
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille
    The Storming of the Bastille is when revolutionary soldiers stormed and seized control of the fortress and political prison known as the Bastille. At the time, the Bastille represented royalty in the center of Paris.
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man
    The Declaration is a set of rights for all men. Three of the main points of the Declaration are liberty, property, and resistance to oppression.
  • Women's March of Versailles

    Women's March of Versailles
    The Women's March of Versailles, also known as the October March, was one of the first and most influential events in the French Revolution. The march consisted of about 7,000 Parisians, led by market women.
  • Execution of King Louis XVI

    Execution of King Louis XVI
    King Louis XVI was not willing to give up his power to the Revolutionary Government of France. Therefore, he was found guilty for treasen and piblically executed.
  • Maximilien Robespierre's Execution

    Maximilien Robespierre's Execution
    Maximilien was executed alongside 21 of his followers at the Palace de la Reveltion. This is where they would be publically executed in form of cheering crowds.
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    Peninsular War

    The Peninsular War was fought in the Iberian Peninsula by the countries Spain, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. They faught against the very first French Empire during the Napoleonic Wars.
  • Napoleon Crowns Himself King

    Napoleon Crowns Himself King
    Napoleon crowned himself as the Emperor of France and made Josephine the Empress. The coronation ceremony was held on December 2, 1804, in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame is Parris.
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    French Invasion of Russia

    The French Invasion of Russia was led by Napoleon, intending to annex the country. The invasion was a failure, when Napoleon and his troop run out of food, and begin to lose the troops due to the cold, harsh conditions.
  • Napoleon Exiled to Elba

    Napoleon Exiled to Elba
  • Napoleons Death

    Napoleons Death
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    King Nicholas Romanov II

    Ruled over Russia