Sky Hughes' World History 2 Timeline Chapter 21 By SkyHugs 1492 Spain expelled the Musims and Jews 1552 Ivan IV (the Terrible) became the Czar of Russia 1556 Philip II became the leader of Spain 1563 Philip II palace, Escorial, was built 1568 The Dutch revolt sgainst Spanish rule began 1572 St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre occurred 1581 The Dutch Republic was created 1588 Philip II's Spanish Armada was defeated by England 1589 Henry IV became the first king of the Bourbon dynasty in France 1598 Henry IV issued the Edict of Nantes 1603 James I became the King of England 1615 Miguel Cervantes published Don Quixote 1618 Beginning of the Thirty Year's War 1628 Charles I signed the Petition of Right in England 1640 Frederick William became Elector of Brandenburg 1642 The English Civil War began 1643 Louis XIV became king of France 1648 The Peace of Westphalia ended the Thirty Years' War 1649 Oliver Cromwell became the Lord Protector of the Commonwealth in England 1658 Charles II became the King of England (thus beginning the Restoration) 1665 Jean Baptiste Colbert became minister of finance in France 1682 Louis XIV's Palace of Versailes was completed 1682 Peter I (the Great) became the Czar of Russia 1685 Louis XIV cancelled the Edict of Nantes 1685 James II became the King of England 1689 William and Mary became the King and Queen of England (Glorious Revolution) 1689 The English Bill of Rights was issued in England 1711 Charles VI became the Hapsburg ruler 1713 Treaty of Utrecht was signed ending the War of the Spanish Succession 1713 Peter I moved the capital of Russia to St. Petersburg 1740 Maria Theresa became the leader of Austria 1740 Frederick II (the Great) became the leader of Prussia 1740 The War of the Austrian Succession began 1748 The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle was signed 1763 The Seven Years' War began