Absolutism/Revolutions

  • Period: Dec 11, 1474 to Nov 26, 1504

    King Ferdinand and Isabella

    Leaders over Spain
  • Period: Jun 24, 1509 to Jan 28, 1547

    King Henry VIII

    Henry VIII ruled England for 36 years, presiding over sweeping changes that brought his nation into the Protestant Reformation.
  • Period: Dec 3, 1533 to

    Ivan The Terrible

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

    Philip II

    King of Spain
  • Period: Nov 17, 1558 to

    Elizabeth I

    Queen of England and Ireland
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    Thirty Years' War

    The Thirty Years' War was one of the longest and most destructive conflicts in European history, lasting from 1618 to 1648.
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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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    Peter The Great

    Peter I, most commonly known as Peter the Great, was a monarch of Russia who modernised it and made it a European power.
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    The Glorious Revolution

    The Glorious Revolution permanently established Parliament as the ruling power of England—and, later, the United Kingdom—representing a shift from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.
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    War of The Spanish Succession

    A European great power conflict
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    Seven Years' War

    The Seven Years' War was a global conflict involving most of the major European powers and many smaller European states, as well as nations in Asia and the Americas.
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    Louis XVI

    Ruled over france
  • May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General

    May 5, 1789 meeting with the Estates-General
    This assembly was composed of three estates – the clergy, nobility and commoners – who had the power to decide on the levying of new taxes and to undertake reforms in the country. The opening of the Estates General, on 5 May 1789 in Versailles, also marked the start of the French Revolution.
  • Tennis Court Oath

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

    Storming of Bastille
    It happened in Paris, France. Insurgents stormed and seized the fortress of Bastille.
  • Declaration of the Rights of Men

    Declaration of the Rights of Men
    Human civil rights document form the french revolution.
  • Women's March on Versailles

    Women's March on Versailles
    Also known as the October March, this was one of the most significant days of the French Revolution. This day stripped the remaining independence of King Louis XVI, ending France's absolute monarchy.
  • Execution of King Louis xvi

    Execution of King Louis xvi
    Executed by a guillotine. A major event in the french revolution. Took place publicly.
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    Reign of Terror

    Period of the French Revolution when the first republic took place. huge series of massacres and numerous public executions.
  • Maximilien Robespierre's Execution

    Maximilien Robespierre's Execution
    Robespierre and a number of his followers were arrested at the Hôtel de Ville in Paris.
  • Napoleon Crowns Himself King

    Napoleon Crowns Himself King
    By crowning himself, Napoleon symbolically showed that he would not be controlled by Rome or submit to any power other than himself.
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    Peninsular War

    Military Conflict fought in the Iberian Peninsula by Spain, Portugal, and United Kingdom.
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    French Invasion of Russia

    Napoleon and his troop invade Russia. The campaign failed, however, because Napoleon and his men ran out of food, and could survive the harsh weather conditions.
  • Napoleon is exiled to Elba

    Napoleon is exiled to Elba
  • Napoleon dies

    Napoleon dies
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    Nicholas II (Romanov)

    last Emperor of Russia, King of Congress Poland and Grand Duke of Finland