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1215
Magna Carta
Signed establishing the English rights -
1511
Nicolaus Copernicus
Heliocentric Theory -
Galileo
Uses telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory. -
Johannes Kepler
Discovers planetary motion -
William Harvey
Showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood throughout the body. -
Oliver Cromwell
Began his rule of England as the Lord Protector -
Palace of Versailles
Was built under the reign of Louis XIV -
Louis XIV
Became the king of France -
English Civil War
Began between the Roundheads and the Cavaliers -
Charles I of England
Was beheaded -
Restoration of Charles II
The monarchy was put back in control in England -
Isaac Newton
Published his law of gravity. -
William and Mary
Became the leaders of England -
English Bill of Rights
Was passed laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power. -
James II
Became king of England -
St. Petersburg
Became the capital of Russia -
The Age of Reason
The Enlightenment began. -
Peter I
Became the czar of Russia -
Westernization of Russia
Started by Peter the Great -
Edward Jenner
Introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox.
