timeline

  • 1450

    Gutenberg invents the printing press

  • 1452

    Fall of Constantinople

  • Period: 1485 to 1485

    Tudor dynasty founded

  • 1490

    Columbus Voyage to the Americas, Alhambra Decree, Completion of the Reconquista in Spain (fall of Granada)

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    collapse of the Tudor Dynasty

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    Thirty years war

    Initially a religious conflict, then spirals out into a war of power wanting to be seized. This grand struggle was ended by the peace of westphalia
  • Trial of Galileo

    Poor Galileo was put up to stake because of his ideas.
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    English civil war

    Charles I wanted to rule absolutely, saying God himself gave him the power to do so. Parliament had other intentions, sparking an internal war.
  • Peace of westphalia

    Ended the thirty years war
  • Hobbes publishes leviathan

    Hobbes published a book, check it out, its pretty cool.
  • English Monarchy restored

    Charles II came in and restored the Monarchy of england
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    Reign of Louis XIV

    Louis began to establish a more absolute idea of Monarchy across France. He created a very grand court in the process to solidify power
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    Reign of Peter the great

    Absolute lad made russia into a powerhouse of a country, reforming lots of things.
  • Glorious Revolution

    King James II was overthrown, and parliament decided to seize control.
  • English Bill of Rights

    A bill that presents the people with rights and privileges, further deabsolutifying the kings power
  • Treaty of Utrecht

    Series of peace talks and such that ended the spanish succession.
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    Maria Theresa reign of austria

    Modernized austria, reforming things and what not, making austria rather powerful
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    Diderot’s Encyclopedia Published

    A book that compiles human knowledge.
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    seven year war

    A conflict between the french and the English over North America mostly, sorta like a first modern world war.
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    Catherine the great reign of prussia

  • first partition of poland

    Poland goes bye bye
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    Pugachev’s Rebellion

    Russia having a major peasant revolt, that lead to a grand crushing of the peasants, and pugachev being executed.
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    American revolution

    A conflict between the colonies and the UK. wanting mainly to be their own fellows
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    French revolution

    A revolution of people being highly unhappy with things, and deciding to overthrow anyone with power, and chopping heads off.
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    Haitian Revolution and Independence

    An outstandingly successful slave revolt that occured, allowing for freedom, and ultimately independence.
  • Reign of Terror

    A series of executions against to anyone deemed against the people, allowing heads to be chopped, and noble people like Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette being killed
  • Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power

    Napoleon was beloved by the people, and ultimately gave himself power. this namely ends the french revolution.
  • Napoleon crowns himself Emperor of the French

    Napoleon absolutely angers the pope, but mainly become the big man of the french.
  • End of the Holy Roman Empire

    A centuries long empire finally ends because of napolean and gives way to french occupation of that land
  • Battle of Waterloo

    A tragic final defeat for napolean, causing the end of french supreme dominance.