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Jan 1, 1500
Catholic kingdoms in Spain
Spain took over muslim areas and took out the Spanish Jews. They had the choice to convert or be forced to leave. -
Period: Jan 1, 1550 to
Conflict and Absolutism in Europe
This time period is about the stress and cooralation between the religion and wars going on during this time. -
Feb 5, 1555
Religious disputes continued in Germany after the Peace of Augsburg in 1555.
Religious disputes continued in Germany after the Peace of Augsburg in 1555. One reason for the disputes was that the peace settlement had not recognized Calvinism -
Feb 5, 1558
Elizabeth Tudor acsended to the throne
Elizabeth Tudor ascended the English throne in 1558. During her reign, the small island kingdom became the leader of the Protestant nations of Europe and laid the foundations for a world empire. -
Jan 1, 1560
Calvinism and Catholicism had become highly militant
Calvinism and Catholicism ahd become highly militant. This means that these two religion were at a despute in their belifes. This was also influenced by the politcal, and the econimic partys. -
Feb 5, 1562
French wars of religion
French civil wars known as the French Wars of Religion (1562–1598) -
Feb 5, 1566
10,000 troops
Philip sent 10,000 troops to crush the rebelion. -
Jan 1, 1571
Battle of Lepanto
Philip II was the most Catholic religious king to rule in that time period. Spain was fighting for something they called the Holy League. They fought over this with the Turks. This battle is now known as the Battle of Lepanto. Although they one this battle, and other battles he found defeat a little more frequent. -
Philip II made preparations to send an armada
In 1588, Philip II made preparations to send an armada—a fleet of warships—to invade England. A successful invasion of England would mean the overthrow of Protestantism. The fleet that set sail had neither the ships nor the manpower that Philip had planned to send. -
Henry IV Takes Throne
Henry IV took the throne in 1594. He made the national religion Catholism. He did this to solve the religious civil wars that were profoundly takeing over the French. -
1598, Spain was not the great power that it appeared to be
By the end of Philip's reign in 1598, Spain was not the great power that it appeared to be. Spain was the most populous empire in the world, but it was bankrupt. Philip II had spent too much on war. His successor spent too much on his court. The armed forces were out of date, and the government was inefficient. Spain continued to play the role of a great power, but the real power in Europe had shifted to England and France. -
1600, calvinism spread through europe
By the 1600s, Calvinism had spread through Europe. -
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Inflation
In the 1600's the demand increased, and my prices sky rocket. This was due to the overwhelming poulation. Many goods grew scarce, and hard to find. This is showing that the supply was lower than the demand so it made it harder to produce causing it to make the prices jump. -
Truce between northern provineces and the nethlands
a 12-year truce finally ended the war. The northern provinces began to call themselves the United Provinces of the Netherlands and became the core of the modern Dutch state. -
Population Decline
The European population took a major toll, and dropped quite a bit. The factors that made this take place had to do with warfare, plague, and famine. -
After Charles died without a son, James II became king in 1685.
Arousing more suspicion, on his deathbed Charles II had decided to convert to Catholicism. After Charles died without a son, James II became king in 1685. James was an open and devout Catholic. He named Catholics to high positions in the government, army, navy, and universities. Religion once more became a cause of conflict between king and Parliament. -
William began making preparations to invade in England
William began making preparations to invade England in early 1688. It was not until early October that James realized William's intentions. In November 1688, William's forces landed at Torbay and began their march toward London.