Absolutism/ Revolution

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  • Period: Jun 28, 1491 to Jan 28, 1547

    King Henry VIII

    Ruled over england
  • Period: Jan 20, 1497 to Jan 23, 1516

    King Ferdinand and Isabella

    Ruled of spain
  • Period: Sep 7, 1533 to

    Elizabeth I

    Ruled over england
  • Period: Jan 16, 1547 to

    Ivan the terrible

    Ruled over Russia
  • Period: Jan 16, 1556 to

    Phillip II

    Ruled over spain
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    Thirty Year War

    The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648. Fought primarily in central Europe, an estimated 4.5 to 8 million soldiers and civilians died as a result of battle.
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    English Civil War

    The English Civil War was a series of civil wars and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists, mainly over the manner of England's governance and issues of religious freedom. It was part of the wider Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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    King Louis XIV

    Ruled over france
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    Peter the Great

    Ruled Over Russia
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    The Glorious Revolution

    Glorious Revolution, is the term used for the events leading to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688, and replacement by his daughter Mary II and her husband and James' nephew William III of Orange, de facto ruler of the Dutch Republic.
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    War of the Spanish Succession

    The War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714) has been described as 'the first world war of modern times' with major campaigns fought in Spain, Italy, Germany, Italy as well as at sea. It was triggered by the death in 1700 of the childless Habsburg King Charles II of Spain.
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    Louis XVI

    Ruled over France.

  • May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General

    The opening of the estates general, on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, also marked the start of French revolution.

  • Tennis court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath, French Serment du Jeu de Paume, (June 20, 1789), dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the nonprivileged classes of the French nation (the Third Estate) during the meeting of the Estates-General (traditional assembly) at the beginning of the French Revolution.
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    French invasion of Russia

    Napoleon and his troops invade Russia. The campayne failed however, because him and his men ran out of food.