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Feb 5, 1555
Religous Disputes in Germany
Religous Disputes in Germany continue after the peace of augsburg is signed because of the lack of recognition of Calvinism. -
Jan 5, 1556
King Philip II Rules
King Philip II starts to rule over spain and then is given credit as to being the most catholic king. -
Jan 1, 1560
Calvinism and Catholicism become combactive rivals
The tension between these groups grows to a very desperate and violent. -
Period: Jan 1, 1562 to
French wars of religion
The French wars were fought over religion between the Huguenots and the Ultra Catholics to determine what the main religion of france is to be. -
Jan 1, 1566
Philip II sends troops to crush the rebellion
King Philip II is upset with the netherlands for the uprising of the Calvinists and sends his troops to end the uprising. The combat lasts for years on end and eventully ends with a treaty between the two. -
Jan 1, 1571
Spanish armada defeats the Turks in the battle of lepanto
The spanish armada destroys the turks Protestant resistance as one of its last major victories. -
Philip II sends the armada to england
Because Queen Tudor revoked the laws of bloody mary that made Prodestant Faiths illegal and the Catholic faith the main faith of England. The armada was deafeated and on the way back to Spain the armada was badly damaged by a Hurricane, -
Henry IV becomes King
To end the French wars Henry of Navarre becomes Catholic and gets elected as king and makes catholicism the main religion and gives Protestants free rights by signing the Edict of Nantes in 1598. -
Philip II reign ends
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End of the Tudor Dynasty
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The treaty is signed to end conflict between spain and the netherlands
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The 30 year war
The 30 year war is called the last religous war because it started out as a war mainly about religion but as the war waged on it became more political. -
English Civil War
(Calvaliers vs Roundheads) The cavaliers are on the side of the King and the Roundheads are on the side of the Parliment. The roundheads went on to victory because of the New model army of Oliver Crommwell. -
Execution of Charles I
In 1649 after the civil war they executed Charles and set up a commonwealth goverment. Shortly after they establish the goverment Oliver Crommwell destroys it and set up a military dictatorship. -
Crommwell Dies
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Thomas Hobbes publishes his political work "The Leviathan"
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Charles II takes rule
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England returns to a monarchy
After Crommwell dies the soldiers relize how unpopular it was and restore england to a monarchy -
Louis XIV takes supreme power over France
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Charles II converts to catholicism and dies
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James II becomes King
James took advantage of being king and placed catholics in high goverment positions. -
William is made king of England
William is made king after taking over england during king James reign. -
The English sign the Toleration Act
The toleration act allows Puritans to pratice freely but not Catholics. -
Louis the XIV dies
During Loui's reign he started 4 different wars.