Absolutism & Revolution

  • 1469

    Isabella and Ferdinand united Spain

    Isabella and Ferdinand united Spain
    The marriage between these royals united the Castille and Aragon the two most powerful kingdoms in Spain.
  • Jan 28, 1547

    Henry VIII resigns in England

  • Period: 1558 to

    Elizabeth I reigns England

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    Charles ll rules England

    He was known for lifting Puritan restrictions and oversaw the Great Fire of London.
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    Thirty Years War

  • Petition of Right signed

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    The Long Parliament

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    Louis XIV reigns as king of France

  • Peace of Westphalia is signed

  • Thomas Hobbes publishes "Leviathan"

    Thomas Hobbes publishes "Leviathan"
    This is a significant moment of philosphy history as the book described politcal and theology themes with depth and was considered very influential during the Enlightenment.
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    Peter the Great reigns as czar of Russia

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    Glorious Revolution

  • John Locke publishes “Two Treaties of Government”

  • English Bill of Rights signed

  • Daniel Dafoe publishes Robinson Crusoe

    Daniel Dafoe publishes Robinson Crusoe
    Robinson Crusoe is a story about a man who ended up being stranded on an island and learned how to survive.
  • Jonathan Swift publishes “Gulliver’s Travels”

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    Frederick II reigns Prussia

  • Baron de Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws"

    Baron de Montesquieu publishes "The Spirit of the Laws"
    The Spirit of the Laws is considered a major influential work on political theory and shaping political thought of America.
  • Denis Diderot publishes his encyclopedia

    Denis Diderot publishes his encyclopedia
    Denis Diderot when he published the encyclopedia challenged the authority of religious leaders and was persecuted by the church.
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    Seven Years War

  • Voltaire publishes "Candid"

    Voltaire publishes "Candid"
    Voltaire had been exiled to England publiushed his book which was a satire of Leibniz's philosphy .
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    George III reigns England

  • Jean Jacque Rousseau publishes “Social Contract”

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    Catherine the Great rules Russia

    Her period of reign was known as the golden age of the Russian Empire, and was when Russia was modernized with Enlightenment ideals.
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    Joseph II reigns Austria

  • The Boston Massacre

    The Boston Massacre
    A conflict between American colonists and British soldiers including five colonists being killed including Crispus Attucks.
  • The Boston Tea Party

    The Boston Tea Party
    A protest run by the Sons of Liberty where hundreds of crates of tea were thrown into the Boston harbor.
  • The Intolerable acts were signed

    The Intolerable acts were signed
    They were a series of four laws passed by the British Parliament to punish Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The Battle of Lexington and Concord marked the start of the American Revolution and was where the shot heard round the world took place.
  • Adam Smith publishes "Wealth of Nations"

    Adam Smith publishes "Wealth of Nations"
    The "Wealth of Nations" wanted to explore historical and contemporary examples of why or what made nations
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  • The Declaration of Independence was signed

    The Declaration of Independence was signed
    The Declaration of Independce can be seen as the United Sates formally recognizing their own sovreingty, and was signed by 56 brave humans.
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown
    Marked the formal end of the war when General Charles Cornwallis surrendered to American Forces.
  • The Treaty of Paris is signed

    The Treaty of Paris is signed
    The Treaty if Paris was a peace traty between the United States and England and officialy ended the Revolution.
  • The U.S. Constitution was ratified

    The U.S. Constitution was ratified
    It established the current framework of government that is still used today in the United States.
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath
    An oath was sworn for an an assembly to keep meeting until a constitution for France would be established.
  • Storming of the Bastille

  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man
    The Declaration formed a new assembly of the Estates General to draft a new Constituition and precede it with a Bill of Rights.
  • Women's march on Versailles

    Women's march on Versailles
    Thousands of Parisian women marched on Versailles forcing the king and the royal family to return to Paris.
  • The Declaration of the Woman

    The Declaration of the Woman
    It was a response to the Declaration of the Man, and was a way for women to assert their rights and respect of others.
  • Mary Wollstonecraft publishes “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman”

  • National Convention Formed

  • The Committee of Public Safety was founded

    The Committee of Public Safety was founded
    The Committee enacted thousands of executions through the practice of the guillotine and also established a new religion.
  • The 5 Man Directory was created

    The 5 Man Directory was created
    It was formed to create a leadership group of stability after the reign of terror and the rule of The Committee of Public Safety.
  • Napoleon Bonaparte becomes Emperor

  • The Battle of Trafalgar

    The Battle of Trafalgar
    A naval battle that took place during the Napoleonic Wars off the coast of Spain and resulted in over 20,000 troops being taken prisoner.
  • The Battle of Austerlitz

    The Battle of Austerlitz
    This was one of the most important battles in European Military History and was a strategic military victory for Napoleon.
  • The Battle of Leipzig

    The Battle of Leipzig
    Also known as the battle of the nations and was when a group of European nations joined together to defeat Napoleon's army.
  • Napoleon exiled to Elba

  • Congress of Vienna

    Congress of Vienna
    It was a partnership of European countries to encourage peace after Napoleon.
  • Napoleon exiled to St. Helena

  • Edict of Nantes