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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
First document forced on King John that takes away the divine right of kings. -
King James I ascended to throne
King James is crowned the King Of England after ruling in Scotland as King James IV for many years. He took the throne from his cousin, Queen Elizabeth. -
Witch Hunts are still taking place- 1435-1750
Witches were being burned, drowned, tortured and killed. Any suspicious woman was acused of being a witch- this includes single women, the elderly, healers, and widows. If suspicious things happened- ie. people miraculously being healed or "cursed", it was blamed on a nearby woman and she was acused instantly of being a witch. -
Gunpowder Plot executed
The Gunpowder Plot was executed by a group of unsatisfied Catholics. They were trying to assasinate King James by blowing up the House of Lords. -
James stops calling parliament for the next 7 years
He "didn't feel like it'. This is the point where he basically gave up trying to rule England. -
Charles crowned king
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James died
Said he died of a stroke -
Petition of Right created
The Petition of Right stated the king needed to follow the Magna Carta, abolish the Court of Star chamber, have fair trials and call parliament. -
Short Parliament called
Charles calls parliament to ask for support to fight the Scots. They tell him to sign the Petition of Right. -
Short Parliament dissolved
Charles rufused to sign the Petition of Right and therefore dissolved parliament. -
Long Parliament called by Charles
Never legally dissolved. Charles called it hoping they would all of a sudden like him again. They have terms he needs to agree to: Laud and Stafford have to die and has to admit his wrong doings. -
Grand Remonstrance signed
presented to Charles at Hampton Court. Written by John Pym. Passed with 11 votes. -
Civil war broke out
Royalists vs. Parliamentarians
(Cavaliers vs. Roundheads) -
First great battle of the civil war
Took place at Edgehill. The outcome was indescisive. -
Parliament wins a battle in the civil war
Two sides met en masse at Martson Moore and Parliament was triumphant. -
Puritans win the Civil War
At Naseby. The Puritans took 5000 prisoners, 100, 000 pounds in jewels and booty, and captured the king's private correspondance. -
MPs vote to disband the New Model Army
Soliders were sent home. They were dismissed without being payed and they were upset that Parliament wanted to negotiate a deal with Charles. -
Overthrew existing parliament
The only people allowed in parliament were Cronwell supporters- noone could be loyal to the king! -
MPs vote to try King Charles for treason
John Bradshaw was the only man who stepped up to be the judge for this case. Trail started the 20th of January -
Charles beheaded
Charles was found guilty as a "Tyrant, Traitor, Murderer and Public Enemy to the good people of this nation". He was beheaded that afternoon. People were actually sad because they no longer had a king and didn't know what this would entail for their lives. -
England declared a commonwealth
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Oliver Cronwell dies
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Steam Engine invented
invented by James Watt. -
Flying shuttle invented
Kay invented it. -
Cast Iron process invented
Darby invented it. -
King Louis XVI born
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George III crowned king of England
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French surrender Canada to English
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Royal Proclomation
Quebec becomes an actual colony; not ruled by military anymore. First Nations receive a large amount of land near the Ohio valley. Rids colonists from this area. -
Sugar Act
Import/export tax. -
Stamp Act
To support military revenues. When you bought a piece of paper or something of that sort, you also had to buy a stamp to prove you payed for it. -
Stamp Act repealed
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British troops occupy Boston
Their presence lead to many street fights, including the Boston Massacre. British soldiers were placed here because the British government wanted to enforce their acts and rules more strictly. -
Napoleon Bonaporte born
In Corsica, France. He was a Catholic, Nationalist, and supported the Jacobins. He attended military school and was a born leader; his overall goal was an empire. -
Boston Massacre
4 or 5 killed, 6 or more wounded. Americans were taunting the British soldiers in Boston, yelling at them to fire their guns. They did so. -
Boston Tea Party
Bostonians were angry at the British, so they dumped 43 tons of tea (worth $1,000,000) into the ocean. This lead to the Intollerable Acts -
Intollerable Acts imposed
Imposed as a punishment for the Boston Tea Act. -
King Louis XVI crowned
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Quebec Act
-The old boundaries of the Quebec province were extended southward all the way to the Ohio River -Was not approved by the French-Canadians or the colonists. It also promised the French people their Catholic religion. Considered included in the Intollerable Acts. -
First Continental Congress
The Congress drew up several dignified papers, including the Declaration of Rights. John Adams lead this group with a revolutionary ideal. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
First battles of the American Revolutionary War. -
Second Continental Congress
gradually moving forwards to solidifying the separation between England and America. -
George Washinton named Commander in Cheif
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Battle of Bunker Hill
Moral victory for the Americans but the Brits won officially. -
Thomas Paine writes "Common Sense"
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Declaration approved by Congress
Written by Thomas Jefferson. Fully states the unalienable rights of men and is the offical clean break from England. -
Treaty of Paris is signed
This ended the American Revolutionary War. -
US Constitution signed
It was fully adopted over the course of the year. -
Third Estate calls itself "The National Assembly"
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Tennis Court Oath
The Third Estate was locked out of a town meeting, so they walked down the street in a fury and gathered together. They agreed to make thier own constitution, and all but one signed it. About 500 people were in attendance. -
Storming of the Bastille
A stampede of French people attacked thr Bastille to get weapons. They also released all prisoners (only 6 at the time) and began tearing the building down brick by brick. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Defines the individual rights of all people and states they are all equal -
French Women invade Versailles
They were in search of Marie Antoinette. Many of these women worked by the sea with fisheries, so they were strong and bulky, and also very aggresive. If they had encountered Marie, they proably would have killed her right then and there. -
Louis XVI arrested
Him and his family were arrested while trying to flee France. -
Louis XVI accepts constitution formally
This day was huge because it marked the offical joining of the monarchy and the constitution, creating a constitutional monarchy. This was Lafayette's dream. This brought the citizens of France together. -
France declared war on Austria
Helped King Louis XVI's situation because it could get him back on the throne. -
Louis XVI executed
Tryed for treason and found guilty -
Start of the Reign of Terror
Anyone who questioned the revolution was executed by the Revolutionary leaders, including Marat and Robespierre. Over 17,000 people were sentenced to death during this year-long phase. -
Robespierre executed
Also the end of the Reign of Terror. The French Revolution starts to decrease here as Robespierre was such a vital key to the movement. -
Napoleon marries Josephine
Josephine de Beauharnais. She later became the first Empress of France. -
French Revolution Ends
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Coup D'etat
Napoleon staged a coup d'etat to overthrow the existing French government, which was very corrupt. -
English Factory Acts passed
attempted to improve working conditions in factories -
Napoleon Coronated
Napoleon actually grabbed the crown from the Pope's hands and crowned himself during his coronation. -
Child Labour made illegal
Children under 8 were no longer allowed to work in factories. -
Napoleon marries Marie Louise of Austria
They had a child together. -
Napoleon leads troops into Russia
He lead 130,000 troops into Russia because it had never been done before and would be very beneficial to France. ventually the Russians withdraw but France still loses 30,000 men. People were upset with how Napoleon was ruling because people were dying all the time. -
Napoleon exiled to Elba
He was officially exiled in the Treaty of Fontainebleu. He escaped in the next year. -
Reign of 100 Days
When Napoleon escaped from Elba, he ruled for a mere 100 days before he went back at war with England and Prussia at the battle of Waterloo. He lost and was exiled again, this time to St. Helenas. not exact date -
Napoleon Dies
he died of stomach cancer while on the island of St. Helena's, -
Workers Association legalized
Once parliament found out the working conditions in factories, they legalized the early labour unions.
