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Jul 24, 1567
James I Becomes King
James I was the first monarch of the Stuarts and wanted absolute power. He got rid of taxes and got rid of Parliament. -
Period: Jul 24, 1567 to
European Abosultism
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Jun 9, 1572
Henry IV Became King
Henry IV was a Bourbon prince and a Huggenot. He switched to Catholic becasue he was Protestant. He passed the Edict of Nantes to protect Protestants. -
Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes was passed by Henry IV. This gave Huguenot religious toleration. -
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu was appointed Louis XIII cheif minister. He was determined to destroy the power of the Nobles and Huguenots. He defeated the privatre armies of the obles and destroyed their castles. He also took down the Huguenot wall and outlawed their armies. -
Thirty Years' War Begins
The Thirty Years' War began with the Defenestration of Prague. It was the biggest and last war of religion. -
Defenestration of Prague
Defenestration of Prague was when Protestants got thrown out of the window because of their religious belief. This started the Thirty Years' War. -
Charles I Becomes King
Charles I raised taxes and brought back Parliament. He signed the Petition of Right before doing any funding. After he got rid of Parliament agian. 11 years passed and he tried getting back Parliament during the Scottish Rebellion. -
Petition of Rights Passed
The Petition of Rights was passed so that people could not get thrown into jail for no reason. This is the same law that we have today. -
Charles Signs Petition of Right
Charles signs the Petition of RIght once when he comes to power. He was encouraged to sign it by Parliament. -
Creation of Versailles
Versailles was created by Louis XIV. It used to be a hunting lodge. It is a symbol of the "Sun King." It can house 10,00 people at one time. -
English Civil War Begins
The English Civil War broke out between the Cavaliers, people supported the monarch, and the Roundheads, people who supported a revolution. Oliver Cromwell defeated the Cavaliers. King Charles got tried in court and got exicuted by his own people. -
Louis XIV Became King
Louis XIV built the Palace of He expaned France borders. He killed a bunch of Huguenots. -
New Model Army Created
Oliver Cromwell created the New Model Army. It defeated the Cavaliers in the English Civil War. -
Treaty of Westphalia
The Treaty of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War. It reconized Switzerland and Netherlands as countries. THe Holy Roman Empire only existed in name. -
Thirty Years' War Ends
The Thirty Years' War ends with the Treaty of Westphalia. It gave Calvanism to the choice of religion. -
Charles I Execustion
Charles I got tried and executed by his own people. This happened at the end of the English CIvil War. He would not shiver to show people his respect. -
Creation of Commonwealth
The Commonwealth was created when Oliver Cromwell came into office. With this poor men had the same equal rights as richer men. Also, people could not have fun and it had to be all about religion. -
Long Parliament
The Long Parliament lasted ontil 1653. It was created for to pass finicial bills. -
English Civil War Ends
English Civil War ends with the Oliver Cromwell defeating the monarch.Charles got tried and exicuted. The Glorious Revolution started after this. -
Restoration of Stuarts
Charles II came into power and was very popular. He believed in absolute monarchy and tolerated Catholics. Then James II took the throne and people got scared because they felt he was going to bring back the Roman Catholic Church. After his daughter and husband ruled England. -
Peter I Becamos Tsar
Peter I became Tsar after his uncle died. But gave the throne to his half brother. Then became Tsar after his brother died six years after. He like Europe. He changed Russia to be more European. Went to war with Sweden and created St. Petersburg, the new capital of Russia. -
Peter I travels to Europe
Peter travels to Europe soon after he became Tsar. He had to come back to Russia after a couple of years to solve conflicts. -
Revocation of Edict of Nantes
The Edict of Nantes got revocated by Louis XIV. It damaged France greatly. -
The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was when Mary and William forced James II to flee France. -
Singing of the English Bill of Rights
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Creation of St. Petersburg
Peter I created St. Petersburg. He went to war with Sweden for it. He wanted a port to start trade with England. -
Louis XIV Death
Louis XIV was called the Sun King and Louis the Great. He was the longest ruler of France of 72 years. -
Peter I Dies
Peter I was known as Peter the Great. He made many advancements in Russia. He changed many traditions. He made European changes to Russia.
