Chapter 21 By dakota104 1492 Spain expelled the Muslims and Jews 1533 Ivan IV (the terrible) became the czar of Russia 1556 Phillip II became the leader of spainT 1559 Phillip II's palace, Escorial, was built 1567 James I became the King of England 1568 The dutch revolt against Spanish rule began 1572 St.Bartholomew's Day Massacre occured 1581 The dutch Republic was created 1588 Phillip II's Spanish Armada was defeated by England 1589 Henry IV became the first king of the Bourbon dynasty in France 1598 Henry IV issued the Edicts of Nantes 1598 Louis XIV cancelled the Edicts of Nantes 1615 Miguel Cervantes published Don Quixote 1618 Beginning of the thirty year's war 1628 Charles I signed the Petition of Right in England 1638 Louis XIV became the king of France 1640 Frederick William became the Elector of Brandenburg 1642 The English Civil war began 1648 The peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War 1649 Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in England 1649 Charles II became the King of England 1665 Jean Baptist Colbert became the minister of finance in France 1682 Louis XIV's palace of Versailles was completed 1682 Peter I (the Great) became the czar of Russia 1685 Charles VI became the Hapsburg ruler 1685 James II became the King of England 1689 William and Mary became the King and Queen of England 1689 The English Bill of Rights was issued in England 1713 Maria Theresa became the leader of Austria 1713 Treaty of the Utrecht was signed ending the War of the Spanish Succession 1728 Peter I moved the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg 1739 The war of the Austrian succession began 1740 Frederick II (the Great) became the leader of Austria 1748 The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapella was signed 1756 The Seven Years' War began