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James I Becomes King
James I named King of England after Elizabeth I dies. He is not as liked as much as Elizabeth I. Ended a long war with Spain. -
Death of Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth the First, a politcally shrewd and flexible ruler, dies. Her combination of fiscal know-how, clever manipulation, and devotion to hard work makes her legacy hard to live up to. She died without an heir in order to impose her authority without having to submit to a husband. -
Gunpowder Plot Fails in England
Failed assassination attempt against King James 1 of England by English Catholics. The plan was to blow up the House of Lords during State Opening of England's Parliament. -
Dutch East India Enters Alliance to Attack Malacca
The Dutch made Malacca into a fortress and controlled them fora long time. -
Austrailia Discovered
William Janszoon makes the first recorded European landing on the continetn of Australia. He was initally instructed by the Dutch East India Company to explore the coast of New Guinea for economic opportunities. -
Treaty of Antwerp
Netherlands and Spain enter 12 year truce to 80 Years War. -
Henry IV Assassinated
Following the Edict of Nantes, devout Catholic Fracncois Ravaillac assassinates Henry IV, setting off national crisis. -
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30 Years War
A series of wars in Central Europe. Started as a war within the fragmenting Holy Roman Empire between Catholics and Protestants but developed into a conflict encompassing most of the great powers of Europe. Saw the devastation of entire regions and bankrupted most of the combatant powers and ended with the Treaty of Osnabruck and Munster. -
Puritans Land in Massachusetts
The Puritans, a group of English protestants founded by John Calvin, lands in Massachusetts Bay, seeking religious freedoms. -
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Danish Intervention
Denmark saw the protestant freedom that they had threatened, and they were able to build a large force to fight in the war. -
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Swedish Intervention
Sweden invades the Holy Roman Empire. Considered a major turning point of the Thirty Years' War. King Gustav II Adolf ordered a full-scale invasion of the Catholic states after the HRE's multiple attempts to stop the spread of Protestantism resulting in the birth of the Swedish Empire. -
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French Intervention
France, despite being Roman Catholic, was a rival of the Holy Roman Empire and Spain and provided finances and resources to Sweden and the Netherlands. The Battle of Rocroi in 1643 after the French declared war against Spain resulted in the first defeat of the Spanish in over a century and could be considered a turning point in the war. -
Triennial Act
Requires that Parliament meet for at least 50 days in every 3 year period. -
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English Civil War
A conflict between the crown and Parliament which ended in the execution of Charles I. England itself could not fight in the 30 years war, due to being weakened from the civil war, but sent troops to fight with different countries. -
Trial and Execution of Charles I
Court acted as if he had declared himself guilty even though he was arguing he had divine right to be king. -
Leviathan is Created
Thomas Hobbes's political philosophy book Leviathan is published, establishing and exploring the foundations of social contract theory - the surrendering of certain liberties in exchange for the protection of others. -
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First Anglo-Dutch War
As a result of the Navigation Acts, the Dutch were irritated that pirates were-according to British law-legally allowed to take their ships. Through this tension, war was declared after the Battle of Goodwin. Though the rivarly continued, the war ended with the exchange of some land and sea. -
Start of Cromwell's Rule
Lord Protector of Commonwealth of England, Scotland, and Ireland. He was a military dictator and a hero of liberty by the people at the time. -
English Monarchy Restoration
English Monarchy coming back after an interruption, New politcal settlement and restoration of kings as center figure. Charles II assumes the throne. -
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Second Anglo-Dutch War
The war began out of the English-Dutch rivalry. With only a few battles, the English took what is present day New York, but the Dutch won the war overall. -
England starts Hudson's Bay Company
Hudson's Bay Company is started in Canada, fur trading. -
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Third Anglo-Dutch War
Out of the English being bound by a treaty with the French, they joined them to fight the Dutch. Invasion was prevented by the Dutch and the French and English lost the war. -
Jamestown Burned to the Ground
As a result of Bacon's rebellion-an upset of the governor of the colony-Jamestown was destroyed. -
The Glorious Revolution
Overthrow King James II of England by English Parliamatarians which led to ascending of English throne. Happened in British Isles. -
Toleration Act Passed
Non-Catholics were allowed to have a place to worship, priests and teachers.
