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Nov 2, 1015
Magna Carta
Magna Carta (Latin for "the Great Charter"). limits the kings power. -
Nov 2, 1556
Philip the 2nd
He was King of Spain from 1556 and of Portugal from 1598. -
Nov 2, 1566
Philip the 2nd
During his reign the Spanish empire attained its greatest power, extent, and influence, though he failed to suppress the revolt of the Netherlands -
Nov 2, 1576
Decline of Spain
1576-1700 was the decline pf Spain In 1599, a year after Philip took the throne, a bubonic plague killed about half a million people (1/10 of the Spanish population at the time). -
Nov 2, 1578
Defeat of Ottomans
He was fighting a major naval war with the Ottoman Empire in the Mediterranean and, from 1568, he was faced with rebellion and war in the Netherlands. He then defeated them. -
Reign of Philip III of Spain
Reign of Philip III of Spain (1598-1621) -
James The first
He was the first monarch to be called King of Great Britain. was King of Scotland as James VI, and King of England and King of Ireland as James l. -
English Bible
The English Bible was created, by James the First. -
Reign of Philip IV of Spain
he reigned from 1621 to 1665. -
Charles l
This was the year he married and took the throne. -
Petition of Right
in 1628 Parliament forced the King to assent to the Petition of Right. This asked for a settlement of Parliament's complaints against the King's non-parliamentary taxation and imprisonments without trial -
English Civil War
King vs. Parliment -
Oliver Cromwell
English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England. -
Charles II
Year of beginging to reign. -
Restoration of England
Bring a king back, to restore. -
Reign of Charles II of Spain
(1665-1700) -
Habeus Corpus
Responding to abusive detention of persons without legal authority, public pressure on the English Parliament caused them to adopt this act, which established a critical right that was later written into the Constitution for the United States. Habeas Corpus Act. -
Spanish society during the 17th century
The nobility, being wealthier than ordinary people, also had the privilege of being exempt from taxes, which the lower classes did not have. -
Economic Situation in Spain during the 17th Century
Political commentators in Spain, known as arbitristas, proposed a number of measures to reverse the decline of the Spanish economy. But in fact they did little to change the attitude of the nobility toward work. Contempt for retail trading was reinforced by its association with conversos and moriscos. -
Constitutional Monarchy
The bill of Rights. The Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England that deals with constitutional matters and lays out certain basic civil rights
