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  expelled the Muslims and Jews
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  became the Hapsburg ruler
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  became the Czar of Russia
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  became the leader of Spain
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  palace, Escorial, was built
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  revolt against Spanish rule began
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  Massacre occurred
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  was created
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  Spanish Armada was defeated by England
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  became the 1st king of the Bourbon dynasty in France
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  issued the Edict of Nantes
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  became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in England
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  became the King of England
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  published Don Quixote
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  Thirty Year's War
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  became the Elector of Brandenburg
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  became the king of France
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  signed the Petition of Right in England
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  began
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  the 30 Year's War
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  became the King of England (thus beginning the Restoration)
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  became the minister of finance in France
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  became the Czar of Russia
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  was complete
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  cancelled the Edict of Nantes
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  became the King of England
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  became the King and Queen of England
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  was issued in England
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  moved the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg
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  was signed ending the War of the Spanish Succession
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  became the leader of Austria
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  became the leader of Prussia
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  began
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  was signed
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  began