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Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain signed the truce of Vaucelles
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Philip II first bankrupcy
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The Escritorial, an enormous palace built on a grid plan for Philip II, was begun in Madrid.
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First stages of revolt in the Spanish Netherlands
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An eighty year war of independence from Spain was carried on by the Calvinist and predominantly mercantile Dutch provinces.
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start of the Revolt of Moriscos
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Philip II defeats Turks at Lepanto
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Henry is crowned King of Navarre after the death of his mother
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5 days after Henry and Margarets wedding- which was an attempt to merge catholics and protestants- Catherine de Medici, along with a mass of followers, murdered thousands of protestants.
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Phillip II becomes King of Portugal
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Phillip II decides to invade England and build the Spanish Armada
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After Henry III was killed by a deranged monk, Henry of Navarre takes the French throne by force
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Henry IV converted from protestantism to catholicism for the good of the country, and to gain more support.
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Unsuccessful siege of Paris by Henry IV of France. Henry is forced to raise the siege when the Duke of Parma comes to its relief with a Spanish army.
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Farnese invades France after being ordered to by Phillip, just as he was about to make progress in the Spanish Netherlands. This enabled rebels to regroup from their losses.
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Henry IV returns France to Catholicism
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Henry IV was crowned King of France
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Stopped the disputes between the catholics and protestants, regarded as the end of the French Wars of Religion
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Henry IV of France defeats the Spanish, but is nearly killed due to his rashness. In January 1595, the king declared war on Spain to show Catholics that Spain was using religion as a cover for an attack on the French state—and to show Protestants that his conversion had not made him a puppet of Spain. He also hoped to take the war to Spain and make territorial gain.
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