SOL 6 By 3106194winn 1215 The Magna Carta was signed establishing the foundations of English rights 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus developed the heliocentric theory 1609 Johannes Kepler discovered planetary motion 1628 William Harvey showed that the heart acted as a pump to circulate blood 1632 Galileo used the telescope to support the proof of the heliocentric theory 1642 The English Civil War began between the Roundheads (supporters of Parliament) and the Cavaliers (supporters of the King) 1643 Louis XIV became the king of France 1649 Charles I of England was beheaded 1651 Thomas Hobbes published Leviathan – social contract (people give up rights to a strong ruler who maintains order) 1653 Oliver Cromwell began his rule of England as the Lord Protector 1660 The Restoration of Charles II – the monarchy was put back in control in England 1682 The Palace of Versailles was built under the reign of Louis XIV 1682 Peter I became the czar of Russia 1685 James II became the King of England 1685 The Age of Reason (the Enlightenment) began 1687 Isaac Newton published his law of gravity 1688 William and Mary became the leaders of England (this is referred to as the Glorious Revolution) 1689 The English Bill of Rights was passed laying out specific rights on Parliament and putting limits on royal power 1703 The Westernization of Russia was started by Peter the Great 1703 St. Petersburg became the capital of Russia under Peter the Great 1796 Edward Jenner introduced a vaccine to prevent small pox
