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Jan 1, 1462
Ivan the Great's reign
This was when Ivan began his reign -
Period: Jan 1, 1462 to Jan 1, 1505
Ivan the Great's reign
Rurik monarch who united Russia after the expulsion of the Mongols -
Period: Jan 1, 1492 to
Siglo de Oro
Era of great cultural achievement for Spain; included the works of Cervantes and El Greco -
Dec 4, 1509
Henry VIII reign
This was when Henry's reign began -
Period: Dec 4, 1509 to Dec 4, 1547
Henry VIII's Reign
Tudor monarch who established the Church of England as a means of obtaining a divorce from Catherine ofAragon -
Dec 4, 1533
Ivan the Terrible's reign
This was when 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 4, 1556
Phillip II's reign
This was when Phillip II's reign began -
Period: Dec 4, 1556 to
Phillip II's reign
Hapsburg monarch whose main goal was to promote Catholicism throughout his kingdom; built acombination monastery/palace called El Escorial -
Dec 4, 1558
Elizabeth I's reign
This was when Elizabeth started her reign -
Dec 4, 1558
Defeat of Spanish Armada
Spanish navy defeated by English; signified the decline of Spanish hegemony -
Period: Dec 4, 1558 to
Elizabeth I's reign
Tudor monarch who found a way to create a compromise between Catholics and Protestants in the Churchof England; brought an end to most of the religious strife that had occurred during the reigns of Edward VIand Mary I -
Dec 7, 1568
Spanish Netherlands' Revolt Began
Dutch eventually gained their independence after rebelling against Philip’s attempts to force them to beCatholic -
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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 -
James I's reign
This is the time when James I began his reign -
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James I's reign
Stuart monarch who argued with Parliament about combining England and Scotland -
Charles I's reign
Charles I begins his reign -
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Charles I'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 afunless theocracy led by Oliver Cromwell -
Louis XIV's reign
Louis XIV begins his reign -
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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 Fonde
French revolt which occurred when Louis XIV’s regent tried to tax the nobles -
Charles II's reign
Charles II's reign begins -
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Charles II's reign
Stuart monarch associated with the Restoration -
Versailles renocation began
Former hunting lodge outside Paris which Louis XIV had turned into an opulent Baroque palace which heused to limit the power of the nobles -
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Louis' Wars
Examples include the Nine Years’ War, the War of Devolution, and the War of Spanish Succession; all werefought in an attempt to gain territory for France (and none were very successful) -
Test Act
English legislation that Charles II agreed to which excluded Catholics from public office -
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 -
James II's reign
The beginning of James II's reign -
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James II's reign
Openly Catholic Stuart monarch who abdicated in 1688 when his son-in-law and daughter came tooverthrow 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 thatmonarchs could not keep a standing army without Parliament’s consent -
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Great Nothern 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, aBaroque palace -
Fredrick the Great's reign
Fredrick the Great begins his reign -
War of Austrian Succession
Began when Frederick the Great seized an Austrian province upon the beginning of the reign of MariaTheresa -
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Fredrick the Great's reign
Hohenzollern monarch whose militaristic rule of Prussia helped to expand its territory -
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Seven Years' War
Began when Frederick the Great invaded Saxony; resulted in a huge colonial empire for England and aPrussian/Russian alliance
