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Philip lll of Spain
He was the son of Philip II and Anne of Austria. In April 1599 the king married his Habsburg cousin the Austrian archduchess Margaret. -
Galileo proves the Earth orbits the Sun
Galileo turned his telescope to Venus and he realised that the planet passed through phases like the moon. -
30 Years War
Most of the great European powers of the time participated. This war lasted 30 years. France won and became the main European power. -
Philip lV (Spain)
He was son of Philip lll of Spain. He had a daughter (Marie-Thérèse of Austria) and a son (Juan José of Austria). -
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia, signed in 1648, ended the Thirty and Eighty Years Wars and created the framework for modem international relations. -
Charles ll (Spain)
Charles II of Spain, called "the Bewitched", was king of Spain between 1665 and 1700. Son and heir of Philip IV and Mariana of Austria, he remained under the regency of his mother until he came of age in 1675. -
Spanish War of Succession
The War of Spanish Succession was an international war that lasted from 1701 until the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713. Its fundamental cause was the death without issue of Charles II of Spain, the last representative of the House of Habsburg, and left as its main consequently the establishment of the House of Bourbon on the throne of Spain. -
Teatry of Utreacht
The Treaty of Utrecht, also known as the Peace of Utrecht or the Treaty of Utrecht-Rastatt, is, in reality, a set of treaties signed by the antagonistic states in the War of the Spanish Succession between 1713 and 1715 in the Dutch city of Utrecht. and in the German town of Rastatt. -
Louis XIV of France died
Louis XIV, also known as Louis the Great or the Sun King, was King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. His verified reign of 72 years and 110 days is the longest of any sovereign. -
Diderot and d'Alembert started oublishing the Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia, better known as Encyclopédie, was a general encyclopedia published in France between 1751 and 1772, with later supplements, revised editions, and translations. It had many writers, known as the Encyclopédistes. It was edited by Denis Diderot and, until 1759, co-edited by Jean le Rond d'Alembert. -
7 Year's War
The Seven Years' War was a series of international conflicts between early 1756 and late 1763 to establish control over Silesia and for colonial supremacy in North America and India. -
First Industrial Revolution
The First Industrial Revolution began in England in about 1760 that lasted to sometime between 1820 and 1840. It is one of the most distinguished turning points in human history. -
American Revolution
The American Revolution was an ideological and political revolution based on the principles of the American Enlightenment that generally occurred in British America between 1765 and 1789. It created the environment for the American Revolutionary War, which lasted from 1775 to 1783. -
French Revolution
The French Revolution[a] was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789, and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in November 1799. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while the values and institutions it created remain central to French political discourse. -
Edward Jenner-Vaccine
Dr Edward Jenner created the world's first successful vaccine. He found out that people infected with cowpox were immune to smallpox. In May 1796, English physician Edward Jenner expands on this discovery and inoculates 8-year-old James Phipps with matter collected from a cowpox sore on the hand of a milkmaid.