Absolutism/Revoluitions

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  • Period: Aug 24, 1474 to Jan 23, 1516

    King Ferdinand and Isabella

    Isabella was the queen of Castile. Ferdinand was King of the Crown of Castile until Isabella's death.
  • Period: Apr 22, 1509 to Jan 28, 1547

    King Henry VIII

    King of England
  • Period: Dec 4, 1533 to

    Ivan the Terrible

    The grand prince of Moscow
  • Period: Jan 16, 1556 to

    Philip 2nd

    He served as king of the Spaniards
  • Period: Nov 17, 1558 to

    Elizabeth I

    Ruled England
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    Thirty Years War

    Ignited in 1618 over an attempt by the king of Bohemia, the future Holy Roman emperor Ferdinand Il. He wanted to impose Catholicism throughout his domains.
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    English Civil War

    Their were disagreements about religion, and discontent over the king's use of power and his economic policies. The war ended with Parliamentarian victor
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    Louis XIV

    Was King of France
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    Peter the Great

    Monarch of Russia
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    The Glorious Revolution

    Permanently made Parliament as the ruling power of England. So they went from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.
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    War of the Spanish Succession

    The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict that took place from 1701 to 1714.The war was concluded by the treaties of Utrecht and Rastatt thereby averting a union of France and Spain.
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    Seven Years War

    The Seven Years' War was a global conflict.The Seven Years' War ended with the signing of the treaties of Hubertusburg and Paris.
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    Louis XVI

    Ruled over France
  • Meeting with the Estates-General

    Meeting with the Estates-General
    The opening of the Estates General in Versailles marked the start of the French Revolution. This assembly was composed of three estates who had the power to decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country.
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath
    They were locked out of the hall at Versailles because the king was forcing them to disband, so they moved to a nearby indoor tennis court. Then they took an oath to never separate until a written constitutional had been established for France.
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille
    A state prison on the east side known as the Bastille was attacked by an angry and aggressive mob. The event became one of the defining moments in the Revolution that followed.
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man
    The Declaration served as an affirmation of the core principles of the French, "men are born and remain free and equal in rights."
  • Women's March on Versailles

    Women's March on Versailles
    Because of the over priced and scarcity of bread, women from the marketplaces led the March on Versailles. This was one of the most significant events of the French Revolution.
  • Execution of King Louis XVI

    Execution of King Louis XVI
    Louis was refusing to give is royal power to the Revolutionary government, so he was found guilty of treason and he was guillotined publicly.
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    Reign of Terror

    The Reign of Terror was a period of the French Revolution when a series of massacres and numerous public executions took place. This was all in responce to revolutionary fervour, anticlerical sentiment, and accusations of treason.
  • Maximillian Robespierre's execution

    Maximillian Robespierre's execution
    Robespierre and a lot of his followers were arrested at a hotel in Paris. The next day Robespierre and 21 of his followers were taken and they were executed by a guillotine.
  • Napoleon Crowns himself emperor

    Napoleon Crowns himself emperor
    Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor, and made Josephine Empress. He crowned himself be it symbolically showed that he would not be controlled by Rome or submit to any power other than himself.
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    Peninsular War

    The British Army fought a war in Peninsula against the invading forces of Napoleon's France. Helped by their allies, the British won a series of victories and drove them out.
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    French Invasion of Russia

    Napolian and his troops invade Russia. The campain failed however, because Napolian and his men ran out of food and could not survive the harsh weather.
  • Napoleon is exiled to Elba

    Napoleon is exiled to Elba
  • Napoleon dies

    Napoleon dies
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    Nicholas II

    was the last Emperor of Russia