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Absolutism and Revolution Timeline

  • Isabella and Ferdinand unify Spain
    1469

    Isabella and Ferdinand unify Spain

    Isabella and Ferdinand married and united 2 kingdoms.
  • Henry VIII resigns
    1532

    Henry VIII resigns

    Henry VIII resigned
  • Period: 1550 to

    age of Absolutism and Revolution

  • Period: Nov 17, 1558 to

    Elizabeth I reigns Britain

    Queen Elizabeth I is the second female ruler of Britain.
  • Edict of nantes

    Edict of nantes

    The Edict of Nantes granted religious tolerance to Huguenots.
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    Don Quixote is published

    One of the most renown books is published.
  • Period: to

    Thirty years war

    The longest and most destructive war in European history.
  • Petition of right signed

    Petition of right signed

    The petition of right gave people basic rights.
  • Period: to

    The long parliament

    The long parliament was after the short parliament.
  • Peace of Westphalia is signed

    Peace of Westphalia is signed

    The peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years War.
  • Period: to

    Louis XIV rules France

    King Louis XIV rules France.
  • Leviathan is published

    Leviathan is published

    Thomas Hobbes publishes Leviathan.
  • Period: to

    Charles II rules england

    Charles II held a policy of religious tolerance.
  • Period: to

    Peter the great is czar of Russia

    Peter the Great modernizes mother Russia.
  • Period: to

    The Glorious Revolution

    Chain of events that lead to the deposition of James V
  • English bill of rights is signed

    English bill of rights is signed

    The bill of rights gave Parliament the right to meet and hold elections.
  • Two Treaties of Government is published

    Two Treaties of Government is published

    John Locke publishes the book Two Treaties of Government.
  • Robinson Crusoe is published

    Robinson Crusoe is published

    The novel Robinson Crusoe, the story of a man castaway on an island.
  • Gulliver's travels is published

    Gulliver's travels is published

    Jonathan Smith publishes the book Gulliver's travels.
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    Frederick II reigns Prussia

    Frederick II is ruler of Prussia.
  • Spirit of laws is published

    Spirit of laws is published

    A book by Baron de Montesquieu.
  • Sebastian Bach peaks

    Sebastian Bach peaks

    Bach produces Mass in B minor.
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    Denis Diderot publishes the encyclopedia

    The multi volume reference book is published.
  • Period: to

    7 years war

    Global war between most European powers.
  • Candide is published

    Candide is published

    Voltaire publishes Candide.
  • Period: to

    George III rules Britain

    George III is ruler of Britan.
  • Period: to

    Catrine the great rules Russia

    Catrine II was the ruler of Russia during the enlightenment.
  • Period: to

    Joseph II rules Austria

    Joseph II was the 43rd monarch of Austria.
  • Social Contract is published

    Social Contract is published

    Jean-Jacques Rousseau publishes the book Social Contract.
  • Boston massacre

    Boston massacre

    Red coats open fire on American protestors.
  • Boston tea party

    Boston tea party

    American protestors dump boxes of British tea into Boston harbor.
  • intolerable acts

    intolerable acts

    A series of laws made to punish Americans for the Boston Tea Party.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The first battles of the revolutionary war.
  • wealth of nations is published

    wealth of nations is published

    Book by Adam Smith.
  • Signing the Declaration of Independence

    Signing the Declaration of Independence

    This action declared the 13 colonies their own county, not a part of Britain.
  • Period: to

    Battle of Yorktown

    The Americans laid siege to British occupied Yorktown.
  • Treaty of paris is signed

    Treaty of paris is signed

    The Treaty of Paris end the revolutionary war.
  • U.S. constitution is ratified

    U.S. constitution is ratified

    The constitution sets the framework for the government.
  • Tennis court oath

    Tennis court oath

    The 3rd estate declares that they will keep meeting.
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille

    The French rebels storm the Bastille prison.
  • Declaration of the rights of man

    Declaration of the rights of man

    Major document of the French Revolution, declared that men have inalienable rights.
  • Women's march on Versaille

    Women's march on Versaille

    Riot at th palace of Versailles.
  • Declaration of the rights of women

    Declaration of the rights of women

    French document stating that women have rights.
  • A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is published

    A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is published

    A Vindication of the Rights of Woman is a feminist philosophy.
  • National convention is formed

    National convention is formed

    New government after the revolution.
  • Radical phase of the French revolution

    Radical phase of the French revolution

    France becomes a republic rather than a monarchy.
  • Committee of public safety

    Committee of public safety

    Committee used during the French Revolution.
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    Reign of Terror

    The execution of anyone opposed to revolution.
  • French directory is founded

    French directory is founded

    The French directory was the first government after the revolution.
  • Napoleon becomes emperor

    Napoleon becomes emperor

    One of the most well known people becomes emporer.
  • Battle of Trafalgar

    Battle of Trafalgar

    Naval battle between the French and British.
  • Battle of  Austerlitz

    Battle of Austerlitz

    Major battle of the Napoleonic wars.
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    Battle of leipzig

    Battle between Napoleon and most of Europe.
  • Napoleon is exiled to Elba

    Napoleon is exiled to Elba

    Napoleon is exiled to the island of Elba.
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    Congress of Vienna

    International meetings to put Europe back together.
  • Napoleon is exiled to St Helen

    Napoleon is exiled to St Helen

    After the battle of Waterloo and is exiled. (again)