17th Century

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    Cardinal Richelieu

    Turned the tide in 30 Years War. Did much to centralize power in France, strengthening the monarchy.
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    Oliver Cromwell

    Won the English Civil War, beheaded Charles I, Lord Protector of Commonwealth of England.

  • Dutch East India Company founded

    Its success contributed to the Dutch Golden Age.

  • Jamestown, Virginia founded

    Becomes the first permanent English colony in North America

  • Galileo sentenced before Inquisition

    Highlights the division between science and religion
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    James II of England

    Last of the absolute monarchs and Catholic monarchs in England.

  • Cardinal Richelieu declares war on Spain

    Counters Ferdinand II's expansion. French give help ensure victory for the Protestants.
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    Sir Isaac Newton

    Law of universal gravitation and three laws of motion. Key player in Scientific Revolution.

  • Peace of Westphalia ends Thirty and Eighty Years War

    marks the ends of Spain and the Holy Roman Empire as major European powers.

  • Charles I Beheaded by Cromwell

    First time that a sitting monarch was beheaded. End of English Civil War.
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    William III of England

    Led Glorious Revolution. English Bill of Rights under William and Mary.

  • Restoration of monarchy in England

    Charles II is crowned. End of commonwealth and protectorate.

  • Peter the Great coronated

    Peter would be the major reason behind the push to modernize and "Europianize" Russia

  • Newton's "Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy" first published

    States Newton's laws of motion and universal gravitation.

  • William and Mary made joint monarchs of England

    Glorious Revolution in England ends peacefully