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The Spanish so called "invincible armada" is defeated by the British Navy of the coast of France. -
King Henry of France issues the Edict of Nantes, which grants all French Huguenots religious toleration.
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Elizabeth I dies childless promptly end the Tudor dynasty in England out of spite for her father Henry VIII. The Stuarts who were from Scotland took over the kingdom.
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The Thirty Years War began in1618 when three Holy Roman Empire representatives were thrown out of a window
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Oliver Cromwell and the roundheads fight Charles I and the cavaliers over religion and freedom in England. -
Oliver Cromwell becomes the ruler of England and gives himself the title of Lord Protector. -
Peter II takes control of Russia and officially declares it an empire. He is coronated and declared Emperor of All Russia. -
William and Mary take the throne and become the new king and queen of England after a successful overthrow of King James II -
The English Bill of Rights was a document signed by William and Mary which made it so that England was a constitutional monarchy. That basically means that the monarch can't rule without the people or parliaments consent. -
Fredrick II and Prussia attack Austria over the issue that Maria Theresa is set to inherit Hapsburg land starting the War of the Austrian Succession -
The new French constitution which declared "all men are born and will remain free and equal in rights.
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An oath made by the French statesmen which declared that they would meet up at anytime, and anywhere. -
Angry French citizens storm the infamous French prison the Bastille and ransack it of all of its guns and ammunition for the revolution, while killing all the guards. -
Thousands of French woman or "fish ladies" march on the Palace of Versailles over the price and scarcity of bread. -
King Louis was executed for treason against France officially become France's last king. -
A horrific time in France where all ideas not about the revolution are rejected and the people that had those ideas are killed by the guillotine. -
Maximillian Robespierre is executed for encouraging the execution of countless people and for encouraging the reign of terror. -
Napoleon asks the French citizens if they want him to be crowned emperor of France and they voted yes. He is given power over the aw and is coronated by the Pope himself. -
Napoleon invades Russian during the Second Polish War to try and fore them to stop trading with Great Britain. -
Napoleon is defeated in Waterloo by the Duke of Wellington, bringing an end the the Napoleonic era in France