Spain- Time line By andiejepson Oct 7, 1500 SPAIN: spain emerged as the first modern European power spain Oct 7, 1524 SPAIN:Treaty between Spain and Portugal http://eudocs.lib.byu.edu/index.php/The_Spanish_Golden_Age Oct 7, 1556 SPAIN: charles V gave up his titles and entered a monastery Oct 7, 1571 SPAIN: Spain won Battle of Lepanto Oct 8, 1572 FRANCE: St. Bartholomew's day massacre Oct 8, 1589 FRANCE: Henry the sixth takes over Oct 9, 1603 ENGLAND: Elizabeth died Oct 8, 1610 FRANCE: Henry's 9 year old son, Louis, takes over throne Oct 8, 1624 FRANCE: Cardinal Richelieu becomes French principal minister http://www.findfast.org/history-and-events-timeline-france.htm Oct 9, 1629 ENGLAND: Charles signed the Petition Oct 9, 1649 ENGLAND: start of the Civil war http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/history.html#Stuart Oct 9, 1652 ENGLAND: parliament passes a law exiling most Catholics to barren land in the west of Ireland Oct 9, 1689 RUSSIA: Peter takes control of the government Oct 9, 1697 RUSSIA: peter sets out to study western technology Oct 9, 1700 RUSSIA: Peter hired Danish to explore Oct 9, 1712 AUSTRIA/PRUSSIA: King Frederick I of Prussia presented his amber room Oct 9, 1725 RUSSIA: Peter died Oct 9, 1740 AUSTIRA/ PRUSSIA: Frederick II seized the rich Hapsburg province Oct 9, 1740 AUSTRIA/PRUSSIA: Frederick II inherited the Prussian throne Oct 9, 1756 AUSTIRA/PRUSSIA: start of the seven years war
