Chapter 18-19 Timeline: 1550-1750

  • Feb 1, 1556

    King Phillip II Came Into Power

    King Phillip the II was the son of Charles V. He was the king of Spain, Italy and Burgundy, the Netherlands, Naples, and overseas Spanish America. He ruled one of the largest empires.
  • Feb 1, 1560

    Calvinism and Catholicism

    Both empires wanted to destroy each other kso bad and take one another's rule. This was the reason Europe was so unpopular in the 16th Century.
  • King Philip and the Spanish Armada

    Philip wanted to attack England. He wanted to use his powerful navy called the Spanish Armada. It didn't go well because the fleet got destroyed by a terrible storm.
  • End of Philip II Reign

    He left the country of Spain bankrupt. He did to many bad things, he spent to much money on war and his personal things.
  • Death of King Philip II

    King Philip II died in Escorial, Spain. The cause of death was cancer. He was the first official king of Spain.
  • Dutch Resistance

    King Philip tried to gain more control of the area around him. He tried to convert the Netherland area of 17 provinces to Catholicism. The Dutch resistance died down by the issuing of a 12-year truce.
  • Religious wars of France

    The religious wars of France is often called the Thirty Year's war.It was fought in Central Europe between 1618-1648.The war was between the Protestants and the Catholics.
  • Petition of Rights

    King Charles I made petition of rights. English Parliament formed a Petition of Rights. It limited the power of the King.
  • John Locke

    He was a Influential philospher in England during the enlightenment. He believed that all humans have natural rights; Life, Liberty, and property. It is the govt. job to protect those rights.
  • Thomas Hobbes

    He believed in Absolutism. The Leviathan- human guided by ruthless struggle for self-preservation. Published a book about political philosophy.
  • Civil war in England

    The civil war of England started in 1642 and went till 1651. It was a series of civil wars and political machinations between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers. The Roundheads ended up winning at the battle of Worcester
  • Absolutism

    It started in between the 16th and 17th century. It means that the king would have absolute power over there country and monarch. It was made for Louis XIV.
  • Cromwell- His Death

    Cromwell was a great military leader. He also had a very strong dictatorship in England. Cromwell died of Malaria.
  • Peter the Great

    Peter the Great Centralized Russia’s government, modernized the army, and created a domestic and foreign policy. He reformed Russia's church. His military reforms that strengthened Russia’s army and navy.
  • The Glorious Revolution

    Nobles invited and wanted William of Orange to invade England. King James II flees to France to evade capture. England was taken without bloodshed.