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AP Euro Timeline

By Gavin M
  • Invention Of The Printing Press
    1450

    Invention Of The Printing Press

    Gutenberg invents the printing press which leads to many people learning to read and write. Also it leads to mass production of literature and text.
  • Fall of Constantinople
    1453

    Fall of Constantinople

    The Byzantine empire was invaded and taken over by the Ottoman empire.
  • Period: 1485 to

    Tudor Dynasty

    A royal house that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. They established the Church of England and launched early British colonization .
  • Columbus goes to America
    1492

    Columbus goes to America

    Columbus sails across the ocean blue looking for a direct route to Asia but instead runs into America.
  • Completion of the Reconquista in Spain
    1492

    Completion of the Reconquista in Spain

    The end of Muslim rule in Spain because of the catholic monarchs Ferdinand and Isabella. This led to the spread of Christianity.
  • Alhambra Decree
    1493

    Alhambra Decree

    King Ferdinand and Isabella forced Jews and Muslims to convert to Christianity or leave spain. This lead to a huge drop of population and led to social and economical instability
  • Michelangelo completes the painting of the Sistine Chapel
    1512

    Michelangelo completes the painting of the Sistine Chapel

    Michelangelo created one of the most famous pieces of arts on the altar wall in the Sistine chapel. Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II to paint the ceiling and he started in 1508.
  • Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther posts his 95 Theses

    Martin Luther launches the Protestant Reformation. It's a list of arguments against the Catholic Church's and criticizing them about there ways.
  • Luther’s attendance at the Diet of Worms
    1521

    Luther’s attendance at the Diet of Worms

    Martin Luther wa told to recant his writing but refused and defended his writing instead.
  • Machiavelli’s The Prince is published
    1532

    Machiavelli’s The Prince is published

    the book details strategies for leaders arguing that a ruler should be willing to act immorally if necessary to secure their rule.
  • Act of Supremacy under Henry VIII
    1534

    Act of Supremacy under Henry VIII

    A law declaring King Henry VIII the Supreme Head of the Church of England
  • Copernicus publishes On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
    1543

    Copernicus publishes On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres

    proposed a heliocentric model of the universe, where the Sun is at the center and the Earth is a planet that rotates daily and orbits the Sun annually.
  • Period: 1544 to 1563

    Council of Trent (Catholic Reformation)

    responded to the Protestant Reformation by clarifying Catholic doctrine and reforming the Church
  • Peace of Augsburg
    1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    A treaty signed in 1555 that ended the religious conflict between Catholics and Lutherans within the HRE.
  • St. Bartholomew's Massacre
    1572

    St. Bartholomew's Massacre

    a series of targeted assassinations and mob violence against Huguenots in Paris.
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    War of the Three Henrys

    the final conflict of the French Wars of Religion. Fought between King Henry III, the Catholic League leader Henry of Guise, and the Protestant Henry of Navarre
  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    Defeat of the Spanish Armada

    The english navy's successful naval campaign against a massive Spanish invasion fleet, which prevented Spain from conquering England.
  • Edict of Nantes

    Edict of Nantes

    A decree signed in 1598 by France's King Henry IV that granted French Protestants substantial rights in a predominantly Catholic nation.
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    30 Years War

    War in Europe over power and religion and the four phases where Bohemian, Danish, Swedish, and French. In the end Countries control their own governments and the HRE is weakened.
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    English Civil War

    Royalists who support King Charles I vs. parliamentarians led by Oliver Cromwell fight and Charles is executed, also england becomes commonwealth.
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    Reign Of King Loius XIV

    He was King of France and was an absolute monarch, and also built Versailles palace.
  • Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution

    King James II got removed and William and Mary became rulers.
  • English Bill of Rights

    English Bill of Rights

    It limited the king’s power and gave power to parliament it also created a constitutional monarchy.
  • Treaty of Utrecht

    Treaty of Utrecht

    It ends war of spanish succession, stops France and Spain from uniting, and helps Britain gain power.
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    Maria Theresa

    She rules Austria and improves government and army.
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    Diderot’s Encyclopedia

    Spreads Enlightenment ideas and supports reason and learning.
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    Seven Years’ War

    It was a big war against Britain vs. France. Ends with treaty of Paris with Britain getting the win.
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    Industrial Revolution

    The revolution starts in Britain and its about factories and machines and people move to cities.
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    Catherine the Great

    She rules Russia and expands the land, also supports enlightenment ideas.
  • American Revolution

    American Revolution

    Colonies fight Britain and was inspired by Enlightenment. America yeah🦅🇺🇸
  • French Revolution

    French Revolution

    It happened because people were mad at taxes and inequality. Under the reign of Louis XVI.
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    Haiti Revolution

    Slave revolt and Haiti becomes independent
  • Reign of Terror

    Reign of Terror

    Led by Robespierre, many executions, and King and queen killed
  • Napoleon Takes Power

    Napoleon Takes Power

    Overthrows government and ends French Revolution.
  • Napoleon Becomes Emperor

    Napoleon Becomes Emperor

    seized power as First Consul and established a powerful and centralized government
  • Holy Roman Empire Ends

    Holy Roman Empire Ends

    Napoleon pressured Francis II and dissolving the empire to nothing.
  • Napoleon Defeated

    Napoleon Defeated

    He was defeated in the battle of waterloo and kings get restored. Bye Bye
  • Congress of Vienna

    Congress of Vienna

    European powers redraw borders and restore monarchies after Napoleon.
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    Age of Klemens von Metternich

    Conservative governments try to suppress liberal and nationalist movements.
  • Carlsbad Decrees

    Carlsbad Decrees

    Austria restricts universities and press to stop liberal ideas.
  • Peterloo Massacre

    Peterloo Massacre

    in Manchester, England, local authorities violently suppressed a peaceful protest for parliamentary reform, resulting in deaths and injuries and becoming a symbol of working-class repression.
  • Meurte de Napoleon

    Meurte de Napoleon

    Napoleon dies on the island of Saint Helena, where he was exiled after his defeat at Waterloo. The cause of his death is debated, but it was officially attributed to stomach cancer.
  • Decemberist Revolt in Russia

    Decemberist Revolt in Russia

    Failed uprising against the Russian tsar.
  • July Revolution in France (The pic low-key tuff)

    July Revolution in France (The pic low-key tuff)

    French king overthrown; Louis‑Philippe I becomes Citizen King.
  • Revolutions in France and Belgium

    Revolutions in France and Belgium

    Belgium gains independence from the Netherlands.
  • Great Reform Act

    Great Reform Act

    Expands voting rights in Britain and reforms Parliament.
  • Revolutions of 1848

    Revolutions of 1848

    Liberal and nationalist uprisings across Europe; most eventually fail.
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    Crimean War

    Russia fights the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and France for more power but Russia lost.
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    Second Industrial Revolution

    Rapid industrial growth with steel, electricity, and chemicals.
  • Franco‑Austrian War

    Franco‑Austrian War

    France helps Piedmont defeat Austria, advancing Italian unification.
  • Italian Unification Begins

    Italian Unification Begins

    Led by Camillo di Cavour and Giuseppe Garibaldi. Alexander II of Russia emancipates the serfs.
  • Austro‑Prussian War

    Austro‑Prussian War

    Prussia defeats Austria and gains control of German states.
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    Franco‑Prussian War

    Prussia defeats France; German Empire created under Wilhelm I led by Otto von Bismarck.
  • Congress of Berlin

    Congress of Berlin

    European powers met to reorganize the Balkans after the Russo-Turkish War and limit Russian influence.
  • Triple Alliance

    Triple Alliance

    A military alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy for mutual defense in Europe.
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    Berlin Confrence

    European powers, led by Bismarck, met to divide and regulate the colonization of Africa.
  • Dreyfus Affair

    Dreyfus Affair

    A Jewish French officer, Alfred Dreyfus, was wrongly convicted of treason, causing major political division in France.
  • Russian Revolution of 1905

    Russian Revolution of 1905

    Protests and strikes against Tsar Nicholas II after Bloody Sunday and defeat in the Russo-Japanese War led to the creation of the Duma.
  • Triple Entente Forms

    Triple Entente Forms

    Britain, France, and Russia formed a diplomatic alliance to counter the Triple Alliance.
  • Bosnian Crisis

    Bosnian Crisis

    Austria-Hungary annexed Bosnia-Herzegovina, angering Serbia and increasing tensions in the Balkans.
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    Balkan Wars

    Balkan states fought the Ottoman Empire and then each other over territory in southeastern Europe.
  • Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand

    The Austrian archduke was assassinated by a Serbian nationalist in Sarajevo, starting World War I.