• 1450

    Gutenburg Printing press

    Created an easy way to mass produce newspapers, prints, Gutenberg bible
  • 1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    Sultan Mehmed II led the Ottoman Empire and ended the Byzantine Empire
  • Period: 1485 to

    Reign of the Tudor Dynasty

    Kick started the English Renaissance led by a English- Welch family
  • 1492

    Alhambra Decree

    Spanish Catholics forced Jews and Muslims who refused to transition to Catholicism to leave
  • 1492

    Columbus Voyage to the Americas

  • 1492

    Completion of the Reconquista

    last Muslim stronghold surrendered
  • 1512

    Michelangelo finishes painting the Sistine Chapel

    Italian painting, sculptor, artist
  • 1517

    Martin Luther post his 95 Theses

    Protestant Reformation by challenging practices of the Catholic church
  • 1521

    Luther attends the Diet of Worms

    assembly calling Luther to speak about his response of the pope
  • 1532

    Machiavelli's The Prince is published

  • 1534

    Anglican Church

    Blend of Protestant and Catholic church
  • 1534

    Act of Supremacy under Henry VIII

    legislation that decreased Henry the lead/head of catholic church
  • 1543

    Copernicus

    Astronomer known for the initial construction of the solar system
  • Period: 1543 to 1563

    Council of Trent

    (Catholic reformation) series of meeting to address the Protestant Reformation and the Counter-Reformation.
  • 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    A treaty which ended the conflict between Catholics and Lutherans
  • 1572

    St. Bartholomews Massacre

    Catholic assasinations set on Huguenots
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    War of the Three Henrys

    3 way war between Henry I, Henry III, Henry IV
  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Spanish fleet sent to invade England
  • Philip II of Spain vs. Elizabeth I of England

  • Edict of Nantes

    a decree King Henry IV of France that allowed substantial rights to the Huguenots, France's Calvinist Protestant minority
  • Defenestration of Prague

    protestants through catholic leaders out of a big castle causing 2 main ideas that either they were seated by God or luck in forcing more theories from each side.
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    Thirty years war

    Due to religious conflicts they begin to fight primarily in Europe, defenestration of Prague, Ferdinand II, Hapsburg, Gustavus Adolphus,
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    English civil war

    Starting because of religion and the monarchy,s use of power and money. Oliver cromwell leading parliamentarian general. Charles the I got executed and now in the English they have better relations with parliament monarchy
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    Royalist vs. Parliamentarians

    British Civil Wars Royalists (Cavaliers) supported King Charles I and the divine right of monarchy, while Parliamentarians (Roundheads) backed Parliament's power to govern, leading to the English Civil War over who held ultimate authority, with the Parliamentarians eventually winning, executing the King, and establishing a republic under Oliver Cromwell's rule.
  • Peace of Westphalia

    Many treatys signed in a short period of time in Germany ending the thirty years war because it was reinforcing religious tolerance, state sovereignty, and coexisting with smaller city states.
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    Reign of Louis XIV at Versailles (without regent)Reign of Louis XIV at Versailles (without regent)

    Louis XIV's reign at Versailles, after taking personal control in 1661 following Cardinal Mazarin's death, was defined by his pursuit of absolute monarchy, centralizing power by moving the court to Versailles to control the nobility through elaborate etiquette, ritual, and lavish displays of royal authority, making the palace a symbol of his divine right and transforming French governance.
  • Ends with execution of Charles I and establishment of the Commonwealth

    The execution of King Charles I on January 30, 1649, and the subsequent establishment of the Commonwealth of England, a republic ruled by Parliament, marking a revolutionary shift from monarchy to republican rule under Oliver Cromwell's influence.
  • Glorious Revolution

    series of events in 1688‐89 which culminated in the exile of King James II and the accession to the throne of William and Mary. Turning britian from a absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.
  • James II replaced by William III and Mary II (Protestant monarchs invited by Parliament)

  • English Bill of Rights

    The English Bill of Rights was a landmark act that limited the monarchy's power, established Parliament's supremacy, and guaranteed key civil rights, arising from the Glorious Revolution to prevent future abuses by King James II, laying groundwork for constitutional monarchy and inspiring the U.S. Bill of Rights, with provisions for free speech in Parliament, right to petition, no excessive bail or cruel punishments, and regular elections.
  • Locke’s Two Treatises on Government published

  • Treaty of Utrecht ends the War of Spanish Succession

    The Treaty of Utrecht resolved hostilities between the enemies of the War of Spanish Succession, ending aggression between England and France. With conflict abated, the French and English intensified their commercial activities
  • War of Austrian Succession

    Austria and Sardinia defeated Spanish attacks in Northern Italy, while the during the third an increasingly global contest between Britain and France.
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    Reign of Maria Theresa of Austria

    Enlightened absolutist, Habsburg ruler, centralized administration, modernized the military, including taxing nobility, established compulsory education, and navigated major conflicts like the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War, solidifying the empire's strength and laying groundwork for modern Central Europe.
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    Diderot’s Encyclopedia Published

    Compiling human knowledge, promoting Enlightenment ideals of reason, science, and progress, and featuring other contributors like Voltaire and Rousseau, despite censorship and controversy for challenging church and monarchy.
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    Early Industrial Revolution in Great Britain

    Britain had cheap energy with its abundant supply of coal, and labor was relatively expensive, so inventors and investors alike were lured by the possibility of profit if machines could be made that ran on coal and saved labor. In the Industrial Revolution the steam engine first powered pumps in mines.
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    Seven Years’ War

    Marked the end of French colonial power in North America, led to Britain's rise as a global empire, and significantly increased British debt, contributing to future tensions like the American Revolution.
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    Frederick the Great (Prussia), Louis XV (France), Maria Theresa, and George III (Britain)

    Key monarchs leading to shifts in power, colonial expansion (especially for Britain), and the rise of Prussia as a major power, with Frederick challenging Austria (Maria Theresa) while Britain and France fought globally, all under Louis XV's reign in France and eventually George III's in Britain.
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    Reign of Catherine the Great

    Golden age for Russia, with enlightened absolutism, significant territorial expansion (gaining Crimea and parts of Poland), cultural flourishing (founding the Hermitage, promoting arts and sciences), and modernization efforts that integrated Russia into European political life
  • Treaty of Paris

    With Great Britain emerging as the dominant colonial power by acquiring vast French territories, including Canada and lands east of the Mississippi, though this victory led to war debts and colonial tensions that fueled the American Revolution.
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    1773-1774: Pugachev’s Rebellion

    Pugachev failed to take Tsaritsyn and was defeated in the steppe below that town. His closest followers betrayed him to the authorities. After a prolonged interrogation, Pugachev was publicly executed