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Dec 4, 1462
Beginning of Ivan the Great's Reign
The reign of Ivan the Great begins -
Period: Dec 4, 1462 to Dec 4, 1505
Ivan the Great's Reign
Rurik monarch who united Russia after the expulsion of the Mongol's -
Period: Dec 6, 1492 to
Siglo de Oro
Era of great cultural achievement for Spain; included the works of Cervantes and El Greco -
Dec 4, 1509
Beginning of Henry Vlll's Reign
Henry Vlll begins to reign. -
Period: Dec 4, 1509 to Dec 4, 1547
Henry Vlll's Reign
Tudor monarch who established the Church of England as a means of obtaining a divorce from Catherine of Aragon -
Dec 4, 1533
Beginning of Ivan the Terrible's Reign
Ivan the Terrible's reign began -
Period: Dec 4, 1533 to
Ivan the Terrible's Reign
murderous Rurik czar who ruled using terror and intimidation -
Dec 6, 1556
Beginning of Philip ll's Reign
Philip ll's reign begins -
Period: Dec 6, 1556 to
Philip ll's Reign
Hapsburg monarch whose main goal was to promote Catholicism throughout his kingdom; built a combination monastery/palace called El Escorial -
Dec 4, 1558
Beginning of Elizabeth l's Reign
Elizabeth 1 begins her reign. -
Period: Dec 4, 1558 to
Elizabeth l's Reign
Tudor monarch who found a way to create a compromise between Catholics and Protestants in the Church
of England; brought an end to most of the religious strife that had occurred during the reigns of Edward VI and Mary -
Dec 6, 1568
Spanish Netherlands' Revolt began
Dutch eventually gained their independence after rebelling against Philip’s attempts to force them to be Catholic -
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
Spanish navy defeated by English; signified the decline of Spanish hegemony -
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Time of Troubles
Era of famine and political unrest which occurred between the death of Ivan the Terrible and the establishment of the Romanov dynasty -
Beginning of James l's Reign
The reign of James l begins -
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James l's Reign
Stuart monarch who argued with Parliament about combining England and Scotland -
Beginning of Charles 1 Reign
The reign of Charles 1 begins -
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Charles 1's Reign
Stuart monarch who was supported by the Cavaliers in the English Civil War, and was executed in 1649 -
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English Civil War
Cavaliers (Royalists) fought with Roundheads (Puritans in Parliament); Roundheads won and established a
unless theocracy led by Oliver Cromwell -
Beginning of Louis XIV's Reign
Louis's reign begins. -
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Louis XIV's Reign
Bourbon monarch who was the quintessential absolute monarch; famous for calling himself ‘the Sun King’
and saying ‘L’etat c’est moi.’ -
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Commonwealth
time period during which England was ruled as a Puritan theocracy by Oliver Cromwell -
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the Fronde
French revolt which occurred when Louis XIV’s regent tried to tax the nobles -
Beginning of Charles ll's Reign
The reign of Charles ll begins. -
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Charles ll's Reign
Stuart monarch associated with the Restoration -
Versailles renovation began
Former hunting lodge outside Paris which Louis XIV had turned into an opulent Baroque palace which he used to limit the power of the nobles -
Test Act
English legislation that Charles II agreed to which excluded Catholics from public office -
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Louis' Wars
Examples include the Nine Years’ War, the War of Devolution, and the War of Spanish Succession; all were fought in an attempt to gain territory for France (and none were very successful) -
Beginning of Peter the Great's Reign
Peter the Great begins his reign. -
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Peter the Great's Reign
Romanov czar who attempted to westernize Russia and who fought with Sweden and the Ottoman Empire to gain ports -
Beginning of James ll's Reign
The reign of James ll begins. -
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James ll's Reign
openly Catholic Stuart monarch who abdicated in 1688 when his son-in-law and daughter came to overthrow him -
Glorious Revolution
bloodless overthrow of James II in England by William III of Orange and Mary -
English Bill of Rights
document signed by William and Mary which asserted Parliament’s power of the purse and stipulated that monarchs could not keep a standing army without Parliament’s consent -
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Great Northern War
Peter the Great’s war which was waged against Sweden in an attempt to gain ports along the Baltic Sea -
St. Petersburg established
Western-style city built by Peter the Great on a site that he had captured from Sweden; featured Peterhof, a Baroque palace -
Beginning of Frederick the Great's Reign
Frederick the Great begins reigning. -
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Frederick the Great's reign
Hohenzollern monarch whose militaristic rule of Prussia helped to expand its territory -
War of Austrain Succession began
Began when Frederick the Great seized an Austrian province upon the beginning of the reign of Maria Theresa -
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Seven Years' War
Began when Frederick the Great invaded Saxony; resulted in a huge colonial empire for England and a Prussian/Russian alliance
