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1492
Spain expelled the Muslims and Jews
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1506
Charles VI became the Hapsburg ruler
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1516
Philip II became the leader of Spain
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1563
Philips 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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Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in England
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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 years war
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Fredrick William became the Elector of Brandenburg
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Charles I signed the Petition of Right in England
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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 30 years war
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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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Ivan IV became the Czar of Russia
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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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James II became the 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 in England
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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 Succession
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Maria Theresa became the leader of Austria
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Fredrick II became the leader of Persia
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The war of the Austrian Succession began
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The treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed
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The Seven years war began
