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1492
Spain expelled the Muslims and Jews
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1547
The Seven Years' War began
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1547
Ivan IV (the terrible) became the czar of Russia
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1555
Philip II became leader of Spain
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1563
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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Phillip 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 the King of England
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Miguel Cervantes published Don Quixote
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Beginning of the Thirty Year's War
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Louis XIV's Palace of Versailles was completed
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Charles I signed the Petition of Right on England
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Fredrick William became the elector of Brandenburg
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The English Civil War begin
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Louis XIV became 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 in England
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Charles II became King of England ( Thus beginning the Restoration)
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Jean Baptiste Colbert became the minister of finance in France
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Peter I (the great) became the Czar of Russis
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Louis XIV cancelled the Edict of Nantes
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James II became King of England
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William and Mary became the King and Queen of England (Glorious Revolution)
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The English Bill of Rights was issued in England
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Charles VI became the leader of Austria
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Treaty of Utrecht was signed ending the War of the Spanish Succession
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Peter I moved the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg
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Maria Theresa became the leader of Austria
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Frederick II (the great) became the leader of Prussia
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The War of the Austrian Succession began
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The treaty of Aix-LA-Chapelle was signed