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Oct 8, 1492
Columbus receives finaces from Spain
Queen Isabella finances his voyage to the Americas -
Jan 8, 1556
Phillip II begins rule of Spain
Phillip the second took the throne after the Hapsburgs empire divided -
Oct 8, 1556
Charles V gives up throne (Spain)
Charles V gives up his throne, and joins a monestary. He divided his empire and left it to his brother Ferdinand -
Aug 24, 1572
St.Bartholomew's Day massacre (France)
Hugenots and Catholics were attending a wedding when violence broke out and resulted in the slaughter of 3,000 Hugenots -
Elizabeth dies (England)
Elizabeth dies with no heir, which ended the tudor dynasty and passed it to her cousins the stuarts. -
Henry IV assassinated
Henry is assassinated and his son takes the throne -
The English civil war begins
King charles' cavaliers fought with the roundheads. This civil war ultimatley led to the execution of Charles the first -
Peace at last (Prussia)
The thirty years war is ended by the peace of Westphilia -
Catholics exiled (England)
Parliament passed a law that exiled most catholics to barren lands in Ireland -
Louis XIV of France revokes edict of nates
This led to 10,000 Hugenots fleeing France in fear of persecution -
William and Mary of Orange (England)
Age of Absolutism
William and Mary were the protestant rulers who took over for James II. They also recognized the English Bill of Rights -
Peter the Great of Russia tours Western Europe
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War of Spanish Secession (France)
Age of Absolutism
Louis XIV of france fought with his grandson Phillip V of Spain to make France and Spain one -
Search for a warm water port (Russia)
Peter the Great began a long war against Sweden for land for a port -
Beard Tax
Peter the Great creates a tax on beards -
A new threat (Prussia)
Maria Teresa begs hungary for help against Fredrick II of prussia -
The Seven Years' War (Prussia and all the others)
The seven years' war starts between prussia, austria, russia, france and britain
