history By jjjaaaayyyyyy 4 BCE Roman catholic church takes over 1300 the renaissance begins 1430 Ferdinand Magellan May 3, 1492 new world is discovered Jun 29, 1588 Spanish armada gets defeated May 13, 1598 Edict of Nantes 1642 English civil war Jun 22, 1685 Louis XIV revokes the Nantes 1701 English bill of rights 1765 American Revolution May 14, 1789 french revolution 1814 Congress of Vienna Jul 8, 1853 Matthew opening Japan