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Muere Isabe I
Elizabeth I of England dies without children. His heir is James I, until 1625 the son of his cousin Mary Stuart, former Queen of Scotland, whom she herself ordered beheaded for treason. -
William Shakespeare dies
In 1616 two great writers died: William Shakespeare and
Miguel de Cervantes, creator of Don Quixote, icons of the Renaissance. -
Period: to
the thirty years war
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new philosophical system
René Descartes created a new philosophical system and a new method of scientific research based on methodical doubt and the analysis of parts: rationalism, by publishing the Discourse on Method in 1638. -
France fights against the power of the nobility
France fights against the power of the nobility, during the reign of Louis XIII (the frond) under Cardinal Richelieu and Mazarin. In the middle of the century, Louis XIV, the Sun King, came to power, achieving royal absolutism. He built the Palace of Versailles in 1648. -
charles first executed
English Revolution. Charles I is executed in 1649 for being considered a tyrant by Parliament and Cromwell leads a civil war that attempts to establish a Commonwealth in 1650.