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Elizabeth Tudor ascended the English throne
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Calvinism and Catholicism had become highly militant or combative religions.
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Spain's leadership of a holy league against the Turks resulted in a victory over the turkish fleet in the battle of Lepanto.
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Henry of Navarre succeeded to the throne as Henry IV. He realized he would never be accepted by the Catholis France, so he converted to Catholicism.
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Shakespeare appreared in London
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Philip faced growning resistance from the dutch in the Northern provinces led by William the Silent, the Prince of Orange. This dragged on until a 12- year truce finally ended the war.
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The Holy Roman Empire, the first war involved the struggle between Catholic forces led by the Hapsbury. Holy Roman emperors, and protestant nobles.
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Parliament passed a Petition of Right.
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The Peace of Westphalia ended the war and gave Sweden and France their new territories.
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Governments grew stronger and the witchcraft hysteria had begun to lessen.
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Thomas Hobbes published the Levithan to try and deal with the disorder problem of the revolutionary upheavals in England.
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Cardinal Mararin died and Louis XIV took over the supreme power. He stated his desire to be a real king and the ruler of France.
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Austria took control of all of Hungary, Transylvania, Crotia, and Slavonia.
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Peter began construction of all St. Petersburg, a base for new Russian Navy.
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Sun King died and on his deathbed he told others to not do wat he did.