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Daemonologie is written
Daemonologie was a book that condemned witches and started the Witch Hunt Ferver -
King James I rises to power
King James was a strong believer in the Diving Right of Kings and also believed in the Witch Hunts. However, he was also more leniant to the Catholics in the country. -
Gunpowder Plot
Guy Fawkes attempts to blow up the Parliament Building with James inside. He is found however and the plot is foiled. -
Charles I rises to the throne
Married Henrietta Maria- a French Catholic, this caused the Puritan parliament to question his intentions. -
Petition of Right Created
Charles attempted to rule the country without parliament for 11 years. He called parliament to get more money and when he did they propsed the Bill of Rights. This diminished Charles' power as it restricted him from using Martial Law. -
King Charles summons the short parliament
He called them for money to fight the Scots. When they did not pay him however, he dissolved it and would lose to the Scots. -
Dissolvement of short parliament
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Long Parliament begins
Charles calls Parliament for money. However, parliament did not support the king and forced him to sign the Great Remonstrance. -
Triennial Act
An act that force the king to call parliament once every 3 years -
Abloishment of Court of Star Chamber
The Court of Star Chamber was a tool that Charles used to persucute his enemies. In the Court the people being persecuted had no rights -
Grand Remonstrance
Forced Charles to call parliament regualarly, not impose new or illegal taxes, gave the parliament control over army and navy, and would uphold the privilage of parliament. -
New Model Army formed
An army to combat the Royalist Supporters. Lead by Oliver Cromwell. Commonly known as the Roundheads. Won Civil War in the Battle of Naseby -
King Charles Surrenders
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Pride's Purge
Colonal Pride went into the Long Parliament to remove any supporters of the king. This left only Puritans whom wanted to execute the king. This left the Rump Parliament -
King Charles Beheaded
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Charles II proclaimed
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Council of State Formed
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Cromwell defeats Charles II
Charles escapes to France after trying to reclaim the throne -
Rump Parliament Dissolved
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Cromwell becomes Lord Protector
By dissolving the Rump Parliament he effectively becames the ruler of England. Tries to make a Puritan country by using Blue Laws which makes anything amusing illegal -
Cromwell names Lord Protector
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Union of Scotland and England
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Cromwell dies
Son Richard accepted as his successor -
Richard steps down
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General Monk brings back Long Parliament
Monk allows the members who were in the Long Parliament to come back in order for it to properly dissolve. -
Test Act Passed
This made it so that any Catholics could not hold any high ranking positions. -
Charles II passes away
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James II ascends to throne
Although parliament dislikes him as he is Catholic, they believe he will die soon and leave the throne open. However, once he has a heir, parliament decides to go against him. -
William and Mary of Orange given throne
Parliament chooses the the monarchy for the first time. -
James II runs away from England
With many of his officers defecting to join William of Orange James runs to France. There is no fighting. -
Bill of RIghts
In order to get to the throne William and Mary had to sign this. Made the monarchy a constitutional monarchy instead of an absolute. -
Enclosurs begin to be used
instead of having small strips of land spread apart, large fields are created. These fields are more effective when growing crops. -
Seed Drill invented
Invented by Jethro Tull, the seed drill cultivated land quicker than the traditional methods. This began the agricultural revolution -
Steam Engine invented
Beginning of Industrial Revolution. Using compressed steam, pistons could be moved without human labour. -
Cast Iron in mass use
Cast iron products could be made easier and quicker than the traditional methods. As iron mines began growing so did the coal mines. -
Royal Proclamation
King George of England announces that the settlers in America cannot spectulate west of the Appalaichans. Natives receive this land -
Spinning Jenny invented
Instead of using looms a spinning jenny could be used. This device allowed multiple threads to be spun at once. -
Boston Massacre
Fight in Boston in which settlers and Redcoats fight. Americans use this a anti-british propaganda. -
Marriage of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette
Uniting Austria and France in this political marriage -
Boston Tea Party
In defiance of the taxes that Britian put on the Americans the Sons of Liberty poured the contents of British Trade Ships into to Boston harbour. This lead to the Intolerable acts being created. -
Intolerable Acts put into place
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Coronation of Louis XVI
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
First battle of American Revolution. Hearing about an arms depot in Concord the British march there. Shots are fired in Lexington to slow them down. Americans warned ahead of time by Paul Revere's Midnight Ride -
George Washington become Commander in Chief
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Battle of Bunker Hill
When British try to storm a hill under American control the Americans do not fire until they are extremely close. This is due to a lack of ammunition. Although British take the hill they suffer heavy loses. -
Crossing of the Delawware
Washington attacks Princeton which is under control by German mercanaries. Took 900 prisoneers -
Lafayette arrives in Philadelphia
French envoy arrives. Beginnning of American-French alliance. -
Battle of Saratoga
3 pronged attack by British go wrong. American defeat Burgoyne using guirilla tactics. Convinced French to help Americans. -
America-France Alliance formed
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Battle of Yorktown
Final battle of American Revolution. Cornwallis trapped in Yorktown. Americans all the ground and French in the sea. -
US constitution signed
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Estates General
Louis XVI calls estates to Versailles in order to create taxes to support debt. -
Declaration of the National Assembly
Third Estate was locked out of the Estates General and declared itself as the National Assembly. There they swore the tennis court oath -
Tennis Court Oath
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Storming of the Bastille
The Bastille was a French prison in Paris the signaified the king's power. There the people literally rip the building down. They also take guns from there. When the governor of the Bastille tried to surrender the poeple cut his head off and put it on a pike. -
Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen written
A document that declared all men equal -
L'ami de Peuple first published
Newspaper by Marat. It induced people to attack the king and wanted the rise of the lower classes. -
Woman's March on Versaille
Women from Paris march to Versaille in order to take the Royal Family back to Paris. -
King and Queen try to flee
Stopped at Varennes -
Guillitine is Offical means of execution
Created to make an equal death fror everyone. Meant to also be painless. -
France declares war on Austria
Austria wanted to reinstate Louis as King of France -
Louis XVI brought to trial
Had charges against the country and its people. -
Execution of Louis XVI
Died by guillotine -
Robespierre elected into Committee of Public Safety
The committee was a group that imprisoned and executed anyone whom may have wanted the king back in power or spoke against the bloodshed in the revoltuion -
Reign of Terror Begins
Over 17000 people are killed from being prosecuted by Committee of Public Safety -
Marie Antoinette executed
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Robespierre executed
Charged with treason against France and its people. With his dath the Terror ends. -
Napolean becomes First Consul
His Coup D'etat left a rump parliament whom assigned him as a First Consul -
Napolean becomes Emperor of France
Napolean has full control over France with few people openly critizing him -
Napolean exiled to Elba
Napolean was forced to Abdicate the Throne as his generals has mutinied and pressure from other countries. -
Napolean leaves Elba
When arriving in France the army decides to follow him. He rules for 100 days and then loses to British General Wellington. -
Napolean exiled to Saint Helena
He would later die there in 1821.