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1492
Spain expelled the Muslims and Jews.
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1548
Ivan IV (the Terrible) became the Czar of Russia.
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1556
Phillip II became the leader of Spain
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1563
Phillip II's palace, Escorial, was built.
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1568
The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule began.
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1572
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre opened.
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1581
The Dutch Republic was created.
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Phillip II's Spanish Armada was defeated by England.
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Henry IV became the first king of the Bourbon dynasty in France.
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Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes.
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James I became the King of England.
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Miguel Cervantes published Don Quixote.
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Beginning of the Thirty Year's War.
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Charles I signed the Petition of Rights in England.
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Frederick William became the Elector of Brandenburg.
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The English Civil war began.
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The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War.
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Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in England.
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Charles II became King of England (Restoration).
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Jean Baptiste Colbert became the minister of finance in France.
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Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles was completed.
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Peter I (the Great) became the Czar of Russia.
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Louis XIV cancelled the Edict of Nantes.
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James II became the King of England.
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The English Bill of Rights was issued in England.
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William and Mary became the King and Queen of England (Glorious Revolution).
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Charles VI became the Hapsburg ruler.
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Peter I moved the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg.
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Treaty of Utrecht was signed ending the War of the Spanish Succession.
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Louis XIV became the King of France.
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Maria Theresa became the leader of Austria
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Frederick II (the Great) became the leader of Prussia.
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The War of Austrian Succession began.
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The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed.
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The Seven Year's War began.
