Crisis of Europe

By Big O
  • 1478

    Spanish Inquisition

    Spanish Inquisition
    In the year 1478, the Spanish Inquisition was founded. The point of the inquisition was to control the church.
  • 1492

    Spanish kicking out Jewish Religion

    Spanish kicking out Jewish Religion
    Ferdinand 11 and his wife ordered that the Jewish religion was not allowed under the Catholic church. The Alhambra Decree was what caused people to be removed from Spain.
  • 1518

    Treaty of Spain

    Treaty of Spain
    Treaty of Spain was signed in 1518. The countries that signed it were Burgundy, France, England, the Holy Roman Empire, the Netherlands, the Papal States and Spain.
  • 1527

    Phillip 11 Birth

    Phillip 11 Birth
    Philip 11 was born on May 21, 1527. His father was Charles V and his mother was Isabelle of Portugal.
  • 1550

    Spain at War with France

    Spain at War with France
    The war lasted 1550-1558 and Henry IV converted to catholic. The war ended with signing a peace treaty.
  • Jul 24, 1554

    Mary 1st married King Philip 2nd

    Mary 1st married King Philip 2nd
    Mary was the queen of England and Phillip 11 was soon to be the king of Spain. Mary is also known as Bloody Mary.
  • 1556

    King Phillip 11

    King Phillip 11
    King Philip became king of Spain in 1556. He was the king of 6 different countries.
  • 1557

    Phillip goes bankrupt

    Phillip goes bankrupt
    Philip 11 went bankrupt 4 times throughout his rule. He went bankrupt again 3 years later.
  • 1567

    Philip Hires Military Commander

    Philip Hires Military Commander
    The Duke of Alva, arrived in the Netherlands. He reined terror on the Netherlands.
  • 1568

    Revolt in Netherland

    Revolt in Netherland
    The revolt was against Phillip 11 and the catholic church. The revolt leader was William of Orange.
  • 1571

    Holy League

    Holy League
    Pius V created the Holy League to destroy the Ottoman Turks. The Holy League consisting of ten different countries had 212 warships.
  • 1574

    Phillip 11 using his Power

    Phillip 11 using his Power
    Phillip 11 used his power to hunt down people who weren't catholic and had them killed. The courts of the public had a lot of power.
  • 1580

    Philip 11 puts money on William of Orange

    Philip 11 puts money on William of Orange
    Phillip 11 puts money on William of Orange to be assassinated. The amount was 25,000 gold coins.
  • 1581

    King Phillip 11 takes over Portugal

    King Phillip 11 takes over Portugal
    Phillip 11 took over for his nephew after he died. He took over Portugal for "Heredity Rights".

  • Philip decides to Invade England

    Philip decides to Invade England
    Philip wanted to avenge the death of Mary Queen of Scots. As you know, the Spanish Armada was defeated.

  • Spanish Armada

    Spanish Armada
    The fleet of ships had 130 boats. They were defeated on August 8, 1588 by the British.

  • Henry IV denies Holy League

    Henry IV denies Holy League
    Henry 111 leader of the Holy League killed in 1588. Henry the third was killed in 1585 and Henry IV turned into a catholic.

  • Phillip 11 Death

    Phillip 11 Death
    Phillip 11 died on September 13,1598. He died from cancer.

  • Phillip 11 Duke of Milan

    Phillip 11 Duke of Milan
    Phillip 11 was Duke of Milan from September 13, 1598 till his death. From the years 1527 to 1700, it was all relatives of Philip's father who ruled Milan.

  • Thirty Year War

    Thirty Year War
    The war lasted 1618-1648. It originally was a battle between Catholic and Protestant states.