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Period: Nov 30, 1533 to
Reign of Ivan the Terrible
was Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 until his death. -
Period: Nov 30, 1556 to Nov 30, 1581
Reign of Phillip II
Phillip the second of spain ruled spain, portugal, Naples, and Sicily -
Period: Jul 30, 1567 to
Reign of James 1
was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603 -
Nov 30, 1572
St. Barholomew's Day Massacre
targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence, both directed against the Huguenots -
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Reign of Henry of Navarre
He was the first monarch of the Bourbon branch of the Capetian dynasty in France. -
Edict of Nantes
was a document by Henry of Navarre, it gave substantial powers to the Hugenots -
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Reign of Louis XIII
Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1610 to 1643. -
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Thirty Years War
The origins of the conflict and goals of the participants were complex, and no single cause can accurately be described as the main reason for the fighting -
Cardinal Richelieu appointed.
Consecrated as a bishop in 1608, he later entered politics, becoming a Secretary of State in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a Cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624 -
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reign of Charles I
was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649 -
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English Civil War
was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians (Roundheads) and Royalists (Cavaliers). -
Louis XIV assumes full control of France
Louis XIV assumes full control of France -
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Reign of Louis XIV
a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. -
Signing of the Peace of Westphalia
was a series of peace treaties signed between May and October of 1648 in Osnabrück and Münster. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War -
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Reign of Oliver Cromwell
was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. -
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Reign of Peter the Great
He carried out a policy of modernization and expansion that transformed the Tsardom into a 5,000,000-square-mile (13,000,000 km2) Empire, and a major European power. -
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Palace at Versaille begins/ends
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Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, is the overthrow of King James II of England -
English Bill of Rights
is an Act of the Parliament of England -
War of Spanish Succession
was fought among several European powers, including a divided Spain, over the possible unification of the Kingdoms of Spain and France under one Bourbon monarch. -
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Reign of Fredrick the Great
In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was also Elector of Brandenburg. -
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Reign of Maria Theresa
was the only female ruler of the Habsburg dominions and the last of the House of Habsburg
