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Henry IV became king
Henry IV became to power because Henry III was assonated. He will stay in power for 21 years and for nine of them he was forced to fight the Holy league. He was brought up as a protestant and would eventually convert to Catholicism. He would sign the Edict of Nantes. He was very influential to France. -
The Edict of Nantes was created
It was signed by Henry IV to give religious freedom to the Protestants. It was a way of making everyone happy, while he converted to Catholicism. It also restored Catholicism throughout where it had been effected by the war. -
James I comes into power
James I comes into power after Elizabeth died. He was the first Stuart monarch. “He lectured about divine rights, clashed with Parliament over money and clashed over religion with the puritans.” -
Defenestration at Prague
This was when the Bohemian Calvinists were afraid of losing their rights, so they forcibly threw two Catholics out the window. They fell in cow poop and it was well known through the city, and was one of the main causes of the 30 years of war. -
30 Years of War begins
This is when the 30 years of war started. It was one of the most deadliest wars over religion and would last for 30 years. The bulk of the war was fought in central Europe, The peace of Augsburg. This war was between the Protestants and the Catholics. -
Charles I came to power.
Charles I came to power. He believed in absolutism and the Parliament had no say. They wanted him to sign the “Petition of Right”. This forced the people to have an opinion and a say. It would not lead to an absolute monarchy again. -
“Petition of Right”
Charles Signed the “Petition of Right” – This petition “prohibited king form raising taxed with consent”. This made Charles I loose a lot of power that he had. The Parliament though it was needed because he was becoming too powerful towards his country. -
Cardinal Richelieu Strengthens Monarchy
HE created the Académie Française and then the Imprimerie Royale in 1640. This man was a very powerful man and mad much influence on the people of France. He kept his power until he died. He believed in absolutism and that is what he pursued. -
Long Parliament
Long Parliament- This was the new Parliament that had to make all the decisions. It was on and off because of the struggle with the relationship with the king. -
The English Civil war Begins
Charles I was seen as one of the leading cases to the English Civil war. The king would kill people to get what he wanted and therefore caused much chaos in England at the time. It was the roundheads vs. Claviers. -
Louis XIV becomes king
He became king after Cardinal Richelieu’s death. He was known as the Sun King and wanted to take over the government himself. He believed in divine right and the “sun” was his symbol of power. -
Oliver Cromwell creates the New Model army
Oliver Cromwell creates the New Model army- Oliver Cromwell was the leader of the Roundheads and organized it into a new and improved fighting force. They beat the Cavilers in many battles. -
30 years of war Ends
30 years war ends, After 30 years of deadly fighting, the war was now over and it was settled with the Treaty of Westphalia. -
Treaty of Westphalia
This was a treaty that ended the 30 years of war. This will reform the Calvinist church and allow more religious freedom throughout. After so many deaths over religion, they give it much more of a chance. France and Sweden received more territory, and Dutch and Switzerland gave Germans the ability to make treaties. -
Charles I was executed
In 1647, the parliament had most control over the King. Charles I was called “tyrant, traitor, murder”. He was seen as the enemy. All of Europe was shocked and it had a lot of effect on us. -
The English Civil War ends
The civil war ended here, when Charles died most of the tension was settled down. New government was going to occur and new happenings would create a new setting for England. -
Creation of the Commonweath
Oliver Cromwell created the Commonwealth after the execution, this declared England as a republic. This made the parliament enact a series of laws to set aside Sundays for religious purposes. During the commonwealth, the Puritans has much control. -
The Stuarts Restored
Charles II came back to London, and restored the official church of England. He had sympathy for Christian, and tolerated other Protestants. James’ protestant daughter Mary, and her husband William III became the next rulers of England. -
The creation of Versallies
Louis XIV took a cabin lodge and created this amazing’ place called the Palace of Versailles. It was the most “magnificent building in Europe”. It could fit over 10,000 people. -
The revocation of the Edict of Nantes
Louis XIV decided that the Edict of Nantes was illegal and it should be we written. He made the Edict of Fontainebleau, but in the end it ended up hurting France. Many people fled to leave due to this new law. -
The Glorious Revolution
When Willaim and Mary landed, James II left to France. It was the bloodless overthrow of a King. They had to accept many acts, which was the English Bill of Rights. The parliament was ruling and it was not a monarchy anymore. It meant big changes in the times of ruling France and their type of government. -
The signing of the English Bill of Rights
This was an act of Parliament, insuring its people and not allowing a monarchy to take over again. It was forced that William and Mary understood these new laws. It included Habeas Corpus, which was that no person could be held in prison without being charged, and it also held the toleration act with the puritans and the protestants. -
Peter I becomes tsar
He was appointed after he was in a battle with his half sister about who was going to be in power. Ivan was his “running mate”, and he let him rule alone, but once he passed away he took the throne. -
Peter the great travels to Europe.
Peter the great travels to Europe. When he does his travels to Europe he gains a lot of knowledge from the English and Dutch culture. When he comes home back to Russia, he has many ideas set out for the way he wants to run his empire. -
Creation of St. Petersburg
This is when Peter the Great made St. Petersburg. It was the new and improved city and would soon be the capital. It was along the banks of the Neva river and more then 50,000 workers worked on creating it. This city was built out of nothing. -
Death of Louis XIV
He died in the Palace of Versailles, and was well known for accomplishing many things for France. He was 76 years of age. There was still much more of the Louis’s to take the power. -
Peter the Great dies
There are many stories on the cause of his death, but the leading story was that it involved his bladder infection. He left a great impact on Russia both positive and negative. He boosted Russia to a whole level.
