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1492
Spain expelled Muslims and Jews
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1527
Phillip II became the leader of Spain
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1547
Ivan IV became Czar of Russia
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1559
Phillip II's palace,Escorial,was built
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1568
The Dutch revolt against Spanish rule began
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1572
St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre occurred
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1581
The Dutch Republic was created
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Philip II's Spanish Armada was defeated by England
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Henry IV became the first king of the Bourbon dynasty in France
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Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes
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James I became King of England
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Miguel Cervantes published Don Quixote
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The Thirty Year war began
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Charles I signed the Petition of Right in England
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Frederick William became the Elector of Brandenburg
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The English Civil War began
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Louis XIV became the king of France
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The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War
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Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England
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Charles II became the King of England
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Jean Baptiste Colbert became the minister of finance in France
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Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles was completed
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Louis XIV cancelled the Edict of Nantes
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Charles VI became the Hapsburg ruler
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James II became King of England
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William and Mary became the King and Queen of England
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The English Bill of Rights was issued
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Peter I became Czar of Russia
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Peter I moved the capital of Russia to St.Petersburg
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Treaty of Utrecht was signed ending the War of the Spanish Succesion
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Frederick II became the leader of Prussia
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Maria Theresa became the leader of Austria
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The War of Austrian Succession began
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The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed
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The Seven Years' war began