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Queen Isabella finances his voyage to the Americas
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Phillip the second took the throne after the Hapsburgs empire divided
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Charles V gives up his throne, and joins a monestary. He divided his empire and left it to his brother Ferdinand
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Hugenots and Catholics were attending a wedding when violence broke out and resulted in the slaughter of 3,000 Hugenots
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Elizabeth dies with no heir, which ended the tudor dynasty and passed it to her cousins the stuarts.
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Henry is assassinated and his son takes the throne
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King charles' cavaliers fought with the roundheads. This civil war ultimatley led to the execution of Charles the first
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The thirty years war is ended by the peace of Westphilia
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Parliament passed a law that exiled most catholics to barren lands in Ireland
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This led to 10,000 Hugenots fleeing France in fear of persecution
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Age of Absolutism
William and Mary were the protestant rulers who took over for James II. They also recognized the English Bill of Rights -
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Age of Absolutism
Louis XIV of france fought with his grandson Phillip V of Spain to make France and Spain one -
Peter the Great began a long war against Sweden for land for a port
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Peter the Great creates a tax on beards
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Maria Teresa begs hungary for help against Fredrick II of prussia
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The seven years' war starts between prussia, austria, russia, france and britain
