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1453
Ottoman, led by Mehmed II, lay seige to Constantinople
The Fall of Constantinople was the capture of the capital city of the Byzantine Empire by an invading Ottoman army on 29 May 1453. -
1534
Act of Supremacy makes Henry VIII head of new church of England.
The Acts of Supremacy are two acts passed by the Parliament of England in the 16th century that established the English monarchs as the head of the Church of England. The 1534 Act declared King Henry VIII and his successors as the Supreme Head of the Church, replacing the pope. -
1555
Peace of Augsburg divides Christianity in Germany
After the Protestant Reformation, these independent states became divided between Catholic and Protestant rulership, giving rise to conflict. The Peace of Augsburg, signed by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, ended the war between German Lutherans and Catholics. -
1562
French Wars of Religion
The French Wars of Religion were a prolonged period of war and popular unrest between Catholics and Huguenots in the Kingdom of France between 1562 and 1598. -
1566
Ottoman Sultan dies
Suleiman I, known as Suleiman the Magnificent was the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1520 until his death in 1566. -
English defeats Spanish Armada
The Spanish Armada went to invade England. They were badly damaged by the English cannons, then hit a storm and died. This event weakened Spain because it took away a bunch of ships and equipment.(ships were costly). -
Henry IV issues the Edict of Nantes
Henry IV issues the Edict of Nantes which ends the Wars of Religeon -
Start of the Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War was a war fought primarily in Central Europe. One of the most destructive conflicts in human history, it resulted in eight million fatalities not only from military engagements but also from violence, famine, and plague. -
Shakespeare’s First Folio is published
The First Folio of Shakespeare, published in 1623, is an extraordinary book. About half of Shakespeare's plays had never previously appeared in print, including As You Like It, Julius Caesar, Macbeth, The Tempest, and many more. -
English found Massachusetts Bay Colony
Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled in 1630 by a group of Puritans from England under the leadership of Governor John Winthrop. The grant empowering the group to create a colony in Massachusetts was granted by King Charles I to the Massachusetts Bay Company. -
Oliver Cromwell begin reign as Lord Protector of England
Oliver Cromwell was an English general and statesman who led the Parliament of England's armies against King Charles I during the English Civil War and ruled the British Isles as Lord Protector from 1653 until his death in 1658. -
John Locke publishes "Two Treatises of Government"
Two Treatises of Government is a work of political philosophy published anonymously in 1689 by John Locke.Locke defends a very conservative position; however, Locke never published it. In 1669, Locke co-authored the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina, which endorses aristocracy, slavery and serfdom -
Louis XV comes to throne
Son of the Duke of Burgundy and Marie Adélaïde of Savoy, and great-grandson of Louis XIV, Louis XV became heir apparent upon the death of his father in 1712. He then became king in 1715 at just five years of age upon the death of Louis XIV. -
Louis XIV died
His health started to decline on 10 August 1715 upon his return from a hunting trip in Marly. On 25 August, the day of Saint Louis, he was forced to remain in bed, and thereafter never left his bedchamber. -
Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence, a message to Britain that they're forming their own country.
