-
1492
Spain
expelled the Muslims and Jews -
1506
Charles VI
became the Hapsburg ruler -
1530
Ivan IV (the terrible)
became the Czar of Russia -
1556
Philip II
became the leader of Spain -
1559
Philip II's
palace, Escorial, was built -
1568
The Dutch
revolt against Spanish rule began -
1572
St. Bartholomew's Day
Massacre occurred -
1581
The Dutch Republic
was created -
Philip II's
Spanish Armada was defeated by England -
Henry IV
became the 1st king of the Bourbon dynasty in France -
Henry IV
issued the Edict of Nantes -
Oliver Cromwell
became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in England -
James I
became the King of England -
Miguel Cervantes
published Don Quixote -
Beginning of the
Thirty Year's War -
Frederick William
became the Elector of Brandenburg -
Louis XIV
became the king of France -
Charles I
signed the Petition of Right in England -
The English Civil War
began -
The Peace of Westphalia ended
the 30 Year's War -
Charles II
became the King of England (thus beginning the Restoration) -
Jean Baptiste Colbert
became the minister of finance in France -
Peter I (the great)
became the Czar of Russia -
Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles
was complete -
Louis XIV
cancelled the Edict of Nantes -
James II
became the King of England -
William and Mary
became the King and Queen of England -
The English Bill of Rights
was issued in England -
Peter I
moved the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg -
Treaty of Utrecht
was signed ending the War of the Spanish Succession -
Maria Theresa
became the leader of Austria -
Frederick II (the great)
became the leader of Prussia -
The War of the Austian Succession
began -
The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle
was signed -
The 7 years war
began
