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Unification of political opportunism, not romance. Isabella needed help to gain succession of the throne.
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Ruled England for 36 years and was known for his chaotic love life. He presided over changes that brought his nation into the Protestant Reformation. -
Regarded as one of the greatest monarchs of England. The period she ruled was considered the "Elizabethan Age".
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Enforced by Henry VI which granted a large measure of religious liberty to his Protestant subjects. -
Published in two parts by Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. It was one of the most widely read classics of Western literature. -
A series of wars fought by various nations for various reasons, including religious, dynastic, territorial, and commercial rivalries.
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The Petition of Rights pushed for commoners' voices to be heard in the government. -
Charles I issued the Long Parliament to raise income to combat Scotland. -
Succeeded his father Louis XIII and ruled for 72 years, making his reign the longest of any European monarch.
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Treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War. -
Thomas Hobbes wrote that citizens had to transfer some of their freedom in exchange for protection and security from sovereign authority. -
Charles II was king of Great Britain and Ireland who was restored to the throne after years of exile. The years of his reign were known as the Restoration period.
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Reigned jointly with his half-brother Ivan V.
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Events of King James II of England getting removed from office and getting succeeded.
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Major statement of the political philosophy of John Locke. -
One of the basic instruments of the British constitution. The main purpose was to declare illegal various practices of James II. -
First published in London, he explained how he ignored his family's advice and left his middle-class home in England to go to sea. -
Four-part satirical work that was published anonymously. -
Height of his musical career took off and he wrote his famous "Draft of a well-appointed church music".
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A brilliant military campaigner who enlarged Prussia's territories and made it the foremost military power in Europe.
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This principle work of Baron de Montesquieu is one of the most influential studies in political theory. -
One of the principal works of the Age of Enlightenment. -
Conflict between France and Great Britain that began as a dispute over North American land claims.
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Voltaire's most famous work demonstrating satire and deals with some of his most significant philosophical viewpoints. -
England's longest-ruling monarch before Queen Victoria. During his reign, he pushed through the Seven Years' War victory.
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People would receive a better kind of freedom in exchange for their independence.
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Came to power after overthrowing her husband Peter III.
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Battle between British troops and a crowd in Boston, Massachusetts. -
342 chests of tea belonging to the British East India Company were thrown from ships into Boston Harbor by disguised American patriots. -
Four punitive measures enacted by British Parliament in retaliation for acts of colonial defiance.
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Initial battles between British regulars and American provincials marking the beginning of the American Revolution. -
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Adam Smith publishes the "Wealth of Nations", which became a foundational study in the history of economics. -
The founding document of the United States was signed by 56 delegates.
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Was co-regent of Austria with his mother from 1765 and then later succeeded as sole ruler in 1780.
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The final battle of the American Revolution.
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Treaty signed between American colonies and Great Britain that ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the U.S. as an independent nation. -
Time when the Constitution of the United States was finally accepted by the delegates.
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Men of the National Assembly swore an oath never t stop meeting until a constitution had been established. -
Parisians stormed the Bastille for gunpowder and to free the prisoners. -
One of the basic charters of human liberties containing the principles that inspired the French Revolution. -
Tens of thousands of women marched on Versailles seeking better provisioning, the royal family's return to Paris, and the resolution of constitutional debates. -
Pamphlet made by Olympe de Gouges asserting that women are equal to men in society and entitled to the same citizenship rights.
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Mary Wollstonecraft argued that women should be treated with equal dignity and respect to men, especially regarding education.
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During the Radical Phase, France was made a republic, abolishing the monarchy and executing the king.
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Created to provide a new constitution for France after the overthrow of the monarchy.
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The Committee of Public Safety was set up to provide for the defense of the nation against its enemies and to oversee the already existing organs of executive government.
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People in France were arrested for not supporting the Revolution and many were executed.
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French Revolutionary government set up by the Constitution of the Year III.
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Crowned himself Emperor under the name of Napoleon I. -
Naval engagement of the Napoleonic Wars which established British naval supremacy for more than 100 years. -
First engagement of the War of the Third Coalition and one of Napoleon's greatest victories. -
The defeat for Napoleon resulting in the destruction of what was left of French power in Germany and Poland. -
Was the emperor of France and one of the greatest military leaders in history. He abdicated the throne and was banished to Elba in the Treaty of Fontainebleau.
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Assembly that reorganized Europe after the Napoleonic Wars.
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Napoleon was exiled to St. Helena after he was defeated by the British at the Battle of Waterloo.