Anonymous prise de la bastille

Absolutism/revolutions

By Micah Kelley
  • Period: Aug 24, 1474 to Jan 23, 1516

    King Ferdinand and queen 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: May 21, 1527 to

    Philip II

    King of Spain
  • Period: Sep 7, 1533 to

    Elizabeth I

    Queen of England
  • Period: Dec 4, 1533 to

    Ivan the Terrible

    Ruler of Russia
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    Thirty Years War

    One of the longest and most destructive wars. Mostly fought in Europe.
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    English Civil War

    A series of civil wars in England. Mostly fought over governance and religious freedom.
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    King Louis XIV

    Ruled over France
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    Peter the Great

    Emperor of Russia
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    The Glorious Revolution

    Events leading to the deposition of James II and VII. Replaced by his daughter Mary II and her husband and James' nephew William III.
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    War of the Spanish Succession

    Has been considered the first world war of modern time. fought in Spain, Italy, Germany, Italy as well as at sea.
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    7 Years War

    Global conflict. Mostly involving Europe.
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    Louis XVI

    Ruled over France
  • Declaration of the Rights of Man

    Declaration of the Rights of Man

    The idea of the Constituent Assembly, formed by the assembly of the Estates General to make a new constitution. Human civil rights document.
  • Meeting with the Estates-General

    Meeting with the Estates-General

    The first meeting since 1614 of the French Estates-General. King Louis XVI met in order to propose solutions to his government's financial problems.
  • Storming of the Bastille

    Storming of the Bastille

    Parisian revolutionaries and mutinous troops storm Bastille. Bastille is a fortress/prison that symbolized the tyranny of the Bourbon monarchs.
  • Tennis Court Oath

    Tennis Court Oath

    Act of defiance by representatives of the nonprivileged classes of the French Nation. The beginning of the French Revolution.
  • Women's March on Versailles

    Women's March on Versailles

    Known as the October March, one of the earliest and most significant events of the French Revolution. A crowd of over 7,000 Parisians, mostly women, marched to Versailles, demanding reforms.
  • Execution of King Louis XVI

    Execution of King Louis XVI

    Unwilling to give up his power to the Revolutionary government, Louis XVI was found guilty of treason and sentenced to death. He was executed with the guillotine.
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    Reign of Terror

    A period during the French Revolution. A series of massacres and public executions in response to revolutionary fervor.
  • Maximilien Robespierre's Execution

    Maximilien Robespierre's Execution

    Maximilien and some of his followers were arrested and taken to be executed. Maximilien and 21 of his followers were executed in public before a cheering crowd.
  • Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor

    Napoleon Crowns Himself Emperor

    Napoleon announced himself emperor. His coronation was in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris.
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    Peninsular War

    British army fought in the Iberian Peninsula against France. The British held of the French and drove them out.
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    French Invasion of Russia

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

    Napoleon is exiled to Elba

  • Napoleon's Death

    Napoleon's Death

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    Nicholas II

    Ruled over Russia